The day of all lovers is a symbol of sincere feelings, warmth and care. By this date, couples in love prepare in advance, creating with their own hands lovely trinkets, composing love poems and with special trepidation thinking over the program of a romantic evening. Surely you know when Valentine's Day is celebrated, but the sad legend of the holiday may not have been heard. If you are not familiar with the most romantic holiday of the year, be sure to note the date of its holding in the calendar, so as not to forget to please dear people with unexpected gifts and surprises.
When is Valentine's Day celebrated and where did this tradition come from?
Annually in many countries around the world celebrate the holiday of all lovers on February 14, but on the territory of some states, due to religious reasons, Valentine's Day is forbidden to celebrate. For example, in Saudi Arabia for violation of the ban lovers face material liability.
At the end of the second week of February, the Catholic Church honors Saint Valentine, the Great Martyr, to whom Claudius II rendered the death sentence. The Roman emperor was of the opinion that married men would be reluctant to join the ranks of the army and fight for their ruler, and therefore issued a decree prohibiting representatives of the stronger sex to marry. The priest, on the contrary, favorably treated the creation of the family - he secretly married lovers, for which he paid.
It is for sure not known whether the above story is true. But the fact remains: today the holiday of all lovers is celebrated in many countries of the world. This is the day when you can safely express your feelings with the help of a sweet, insignificant presentation. Also on February 14 you can congratulate friends Valikov with name days. Just on this date is Valentine's Day.
Traditional gifts for Valentine's Day
In addition to flowers and sweets, an indispensable attribute, symbolizing the holiday on February 14, is a nice card in the form of a heart, called a valentine. Peak of its popularity paper messages reached in the 18th century, and the creator of the first "heart" is considered the French duke, who wrote on the products of romantic messages to his wife.
The beauty of the holiday is that it is not necessary to present an expensive gift to a loved one. Be sure that a knitted scarf or a hand-made card will be more expensive than your second half a hundred times, rather than a banal gift from the store.
In addition to admirers of this holiday there are also his ardent opponents, who call the celebration "pagan", profitable only for commercial organizations: chocolate factories, flower shops, restaurant owners (to emphasize). Inhabitants of Kazakhstan and at all consider, that the school actions devoted to the given festival, conduct to early sexual life of pupils.
By February 14, you can treat differently, but most family and just in love couples would not mind another date in the year for a romantic date. On this holiday, recognition in love is not perceived as a matter of course, but as a sincere manifestation of warm feelings. If you did not know before, when Valentine's Day, it's time to think about how you will spend the holiday this year.