Valentine's Day is a commemoration saint Valentine on February 14. It is the traditional day on which lovers express their love for each other
Valentine's Day is a commemoration saint Valentine on February 14. It is the traditional day on which lovers express their love for each other; sending Valentine’s donating to charity or gifting candy. It is very common to present flowers on Valentine's Day. The holiday is named after two men, both Christian martyrs among the numerous Early Christian martyrs named Valentine. The day became associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey in 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. The U.S. 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.
Thanks to a concentrated marketing effort, Valentine's Day has emerged in Japan and Korea as a day on which women, and less commonly men, give candy, chocolate or flowers. It has become an obligation for many women to give chocolates to all male co-workers.
In Chinese culture, there is a counterpart to Valentine's Day, called "The Night of Sevens"; according to legend the Cowherd and the Weaver Maid meet in Heaven on the 7th day of the 7th month of the lunar calendar. A slightly different version of this day is celebrated in Japan as Tanabata, on July 7th of the solar calendar.
This day is also celebrated semi secretly in Iran, and young persian boys and girls are spotable on this day going out and buying gifts and celebrating. It is celebrated secretly because of the current religious oppression imposed by the government on the society, forbidding unmarried men and women to go out together. Iran is one of the top 3 youth countries in the world with many unmarried youth. Despite harrasments by the religious police in the street, the youth still celebrate in the name of the Valentine's day.
Valentine's Day is a commemoration saint Valentine on February 14. It is the traditional day on which lovers express their love for each other; sending Valentine’s donating to charity or gifting candy. It is very common to present flowers on Valentine's Day. The holiday is named after two men, both Christian martyrs among the numerous Early Christian martyrs named Valentine. The day became associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey in 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. The U.S. 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.
Thanks to a concentrated marketing effort, Valentine's Day has emerged in Japan and Korea as a day on which women, and less commonly men, give candy, chocolate or flowers. It has become an obligation for many women to give chocolates to all male co-workers.
In Chinese culture, there is a counterpart to Valentine's Day, called "The Night of Sevens"; according to legend the Cowherd and the Weaver Maid meet in Heaven on the 7th day of the 7th month of the lunar calendar. A slightly different version of this day is celebrated in Japan as Tanabata, on July 7th of the solar calendar.
This day is also celebrated semi secretly in Iran, and young persian boys and girls are spotable on this day going out and buying gifts and celebrating. It is celebrated secretly because of the current religious oppression imposed by the government on the society, forbidding unmarried men and women to go out together. Iran is one of the top 3 youth countries in the world with many unmarried youth. Despite harrasments by the religious police in the street, the youth still celebrate in the name of the Valentine's day.
