Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day, on 14 February is a day in which the lovers and those who are in love with love in the World says West. Origin of the dark-muasalnya as a Roman Catholic feast day is discussed in the article of Saint Valentinus. Some readers may want to read the entries Valentinius also. This feast may not associated with romantic love before the end of the Middle Century when the concepts of this kind were created.
This feast day is now mainly associated with the lover of mutual exchange notisi-notisi in the form of "valentines." Modern Valentine symbols include, among others, a heart-shaped card and a picture cupido winged. Start 19 th century, the tradition of writing love notisi the production of greeting cards in bulk. The Greeting Card Association estimates that worldwide approximately one billion valentine cards are sent per year. This makes this feast is the second largest holiday after Christmas in which greeting cards are sent. This same association also estimates that the wanitalah the purchase of approximately 85% of all valentine cards.
In the United States began in the second half of 20th century, the tradition and expanded exchange cards also include the provision of all kinds of gifts, usually by men to women. Gift-gift usual form of rose and chocolate. Start 1980, diamond industry began to promote Valentine Day as an opportunity to give jewelry.
A date on Valentine often considered that the couple who are involved in a dating relationship serious. In fact it is a valentine day Romance, not only to the boyfriend or lovers, Valentine is the day in question and Romance does not mean other than not feel the love valentine.
In the United States this feast is associated with a general greeting love platonik "Happy Valentine's", which can be spoken by men to their female friends, but rarely to other male friends. Unless both people are gay.
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