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Valentine's Day is a time for friends, a time for family, and a time for lovers, but where did it all begin. The following, is just one of many historical descriptions of Valentine's Day. We hope you enjoy it.
In ancient Rome, February 14th was a holiday to honor Juno. Juno was the Queen of the Roman Gods and Goddesses. The Romans also knew her as the Goddess of women and marriage. The following day, February 15th, began the 'Feast of Lupercalia', which was a time to honor several other Gods and Goddesses.
In ancient Rome, the lives of young boys and young girls were strictly separate. However, during the Lupercalia Festival, the boys would each pick a girl's name from a vase. The boys then became partners for the duration of the festival with the girl that they chose. During the festival, the pairs of children danced and played together. Sometimes the pairing of the children lasted an entire year, and often, they would fall in love and would later marry.
Bibliography:
Valentine's Day by Cass R. Sandak
Crestwood House, New York
V-Day the day to stop violence against women
The Language of Love
Valentine ~ noun
A sentimental or humorous greeting card to a sweetheart, friend, or family member on Saint Valentine's Day
A gift sent as a token of love to one's sweetheart on Saint Valentine's Day
A person singled out especially as one's sweetheart on Saint Valentine's Day
Love at First Site Cards
and Letters m e a n I n g Postcards
C-A-R-D-S cards
for All Occasions
Outpost Network
Greeting Cards
Patsy's Candy
Chocolate, confections etc
A
Valentine Sonnet from Shakespeare
The Cyrano
Server for romantic
A Valentine Sonnet from Shakespeare
he loves me, he loves me not!
AValentine Poem from the Romantic Redneck
Dateline - search online for your soulmate.
Be Mine GreetingsHallmark, of courseSuzanne's Gif
Shoppe...absolutely gorgeous graphicsBuild A Date!!Mmmmm...The Kiss
Jo's Valentine IndexYou'll
fall in love with her graphics
Cupid's
Home Page
Cupid's 50 Ways to Say I Love You
Valentine Snacks
Let Cyrano write your love letter
Ben & Jerry's Valentines
Lots of Valentine things here...even
a Valentine webring.
Disney Valentines...cute for the
kids!
Tons of Links for Valentines"
Valentine Cookie Recipes
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, Gal 5:22
Love always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 1 Cor 13:7
HEART
Emotions are feelings such as love, happiness, anger, or fear. A long time ago, people believed that all the emotions were found in the heart. In later years, they thought only the emotion of love was connected with the heart. The heart is still a symbol of love, and because of this, it is also a symbol of Valentine's Day
RED ROSE
The rose was the favorite flower of Venus, the Roman goddess of love. Red is a color that stands for strong feelings. This is why the red rose is a flower of love.
LACE
Lace is a pretty fabric made by weaving together fine threads. Hundreds of years ago, women carried lace handkerchiefs. If a woman dropped her handkerchief, a man nearby might pick it up and return it to her. Sometimes a woman might see a man she wanted to meet. She might drop her lace handkerchief on purpose to encourage romance. Soon people thought of romance when they thought of lace. They began using paper lace to decorate chocolate boxes and Valentine cards.
GLOVES
Years ago, when a man proposed marriage to a woman, he "asked for her hand." The hand became a symbol of marriage and love. Soon gloves also became a symbol of love.
RINGS
In some countries, men and women exchange rings when they become engaged or marry. Two or three hundred years ago, Valentine's Day was a popular day for giving an engagement ring. An engagement ring usually had a stone or jewel set in it. Diamonds are common in today's engagement rings.
LOVE KNOT
A love knot is a series of winding and interlacing loops with no beginning and no end. It is a symbol of endless love. People made love knots from ribbon or drew them on paper. Often, a message was written on the love knot. The message had no beginning or end. It could be repeated endlessly.
LOVEBIRDS & DOVES
Lovebirds are colorful parrots found in Africa. Most have red bills. They are called lovebirds because they sit closely together in pairs.
Doves were thought to be favorite birds of Venus. They remain with the same mates all their lives. The males and females both care for their babies. Because these birds are symbols of loyalty and love, they are also symbols of Valentine's Day.
CUPID
Son of Venus, goddess of love. He could cause people to fall in love by piercing them with one of his magic arrows.
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