what is the meaning of valentine?

Question

is valentine means lover only or everyone who loves u.

Answer 1

Saint Valentine's Day or Valentine's Day is on February 14. It is the traditional day on which lovers express their love for each other; sending Valentine's cards or candy. It is very common to present flowers on Valentine's Day. The holiday is named after two men, both Christian martyrs named Valentine. The day became associated with romantic love in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished.

The day is most closely associated with the mutual exchange of love notes in the form of "valentines." Modern Valentine symbols include the heart-shaped outline and the figure of the winged Cupid. Since the 19th century, handwritten notes have largely given way to mass-produced greeting cards. The Greeting Card Association estimates that approximately one billion valentines are sent each year worldwide, making the day the second largest card-sending holiday of the year behind Christmas. The association estimates that women purchase approximately 85 percent of all valentines.

In the United States, the marketing of Valentine's Day has tagged it as a "Hallmark holiday." A recent trend has been to refer to February 14 as Singles

Answer 2

The origins of Valentine's Day, like the origins of love itself, are somewhat obscure — a combination of myth, history, destiny, chance and marketing.

Legend has it that a certain third-century priest named Valentine persisted in performing marriage ceremonies despite a ban by the Roman emperor Claudius II (Claudius was persuaded that single men made better soldiers for his army). Thrown into jail, Valentine formed a relationship with his jailor's daughter (some say he cured her blindness) and he signed his last message to her "From your Valentine," a phrase which still gets a lot of mileage.

St. Valentine was executed on February 14, circa the year 270, and his remains (probably his, but there were two other Christian martyrs called Valentine) are now on display in the Whitefriar Street Carmelite Church in Dublin.

The first valentine on record was sent in 1415 by Charles, duke of Orleans, to his wife while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London. That message is on display in the British Library. In the 1840s a Massachusetts woman called Esther Howland came up with the idea of mass-producing Valentine's Day cards; now, about a billion are sent yearly, mostly by women.

Starting on Valentine's Day 1400, the French royal court held a Cour Amoreuse, in which ministers met after mass in "joyous recreation and talk about love." Love poems were presented before the ladies, who judged them and awarded a golden crown for the best one.

Answer 3

I really cant say but i know the people in school that i gave a valentine to i didnt love so not sure

Answer 4

well just the word Valentine means Strong of Powerful

Answer 5

in Rome the pagans there celebrated the festival of goddess februato juno(feb 14-15)...which was a fertility festival of sexual practices where guys and gals used to draw lots and found a partner they called "valentine". the church had opposed this under st. Francis sales and forbidden this pervert practise.
this is the festival that is revived again from the west and spreading roots to Indian culture.

Answer 6

lover or the special someone. valentine is the name of a saint in the history.

Answer 7

I'm not sure what the true meaning is, but I always give to my kids and my husband, just as my mom did for me and my brother, which really meant a lot when you were younger and had no sweetheart and felt left out. Knowing someone cared helped take away the blues. So if you know someone who has no-one make sure they get a little something even if you don't sign your name, it will really make their day. Be thoughtful.

Answer 8

Valentine is simply the name of a saint and it is a christian feast day. When that feast day was turned into the love fest that it is today is not quite clear. But that's where it came from!

Answer 9

IN ROME THERE WAS ONE SAINT CALLED VALENTINE WHO WAS HAVING DAUGHTER NAMED Christian martyr SHE DIED SUDDENLY AND HIS FATHER SAINT VALENTINE LOVED HER A LOT SO THE VALENTINE DAY IS CELEBRATED AND THAT IS VALENTINE

Answer 10

Okay all 3 people in my living room agree it is hysterical. In fact my friend commented that "she wished cupid would drop a dildo on her head or between her legs". LMAO Now go give your friend her card and then take her out! (Im coming to right?)