Valentine's day
Hi friends, I hope you're fine?
Today is my birthday, 36 years old ๐๐ !!! And Wednesday is Valentine's Day, it's lovers' day.
Personally, I'm not a fan of this festival because I find it a little comical to see all those lovers huddled together in restaurants that night holding hands and looking in the whites of their eyes. I'm a little rebellious and when it comes to doing like everyone else at the same time, it cuts me all desire. A little like for Christmas Eve on 31/12/2018, just knowing that everyone is obliged to party at the same time that day, I would like to celebrate another day ๐
Let's go back to Valentine's Day, it's lovers' day. Couples take the opportunity to exchange sweet words and gifts as proof of love as well as red roses that are the emblem of passion.
History
The origin of this festival is attested in the 14th century in Britain, still Catholic, where Valentine's Day on February 14th was celebrated as a lovers' holiday because it was thought that the birds chose this day to mate.
This holiday then spread across the continent.
Valentin de Terni, celebrated on February 14th, is designated by the Catholic Church as patron saint of lovers with Pope Alexander VI who gives him the title of "patron of lovers" in 1496.
The documents are quite numerous until the mid-nineteenth century to see the extension of the custom in the European aristocracy and its dissemination in the popular milieu in the eighteenth century.
Valentine's Day as a commercial festival developed in the United States in the mid-nineteenth century, with the sale of cards reminiscent of small notes that were exchanged Valentine's and Valentine.
Valentine's Day has become a secular festival in the twentieth century.
It is a commercial party for some and an opportunity to celebrate love for others.
The holiday is now associated with the mutual exchange of sweet words or gifts illustrated with symbols such as a winged heart or cupid.
Valentines
At least three different saints named Valentin, all three martyrs, are celebrated on February 14th. Their feast was fixed on this date by decree of Pope Gelase I, in 495. They are mentioned since in the first martyrologies :
โข Valentin of Rome, a priest who suffered martyrdom in Rome in the second half of the third century and who was buried on Via Flaminia.
โข Valentin de Terni, a bishop of Terni who also suffered martyrdom in the second half of the third century and who was also buried on Via Flaminia.
โข Valentine of Rhetia, monk wrestling and preacher of the fifth century.
According to the Roman Martyrology of 1705, the first two Valentin (dead at the same time and buried in the same place), would in fact be the same person, presented under its two successive functions. His cult has spread along the Via Flaminia, from Terni to Rome and to Bavaria which receives his relics, which explains that we venerate under the name of Valentine's Day three different characters who do not reality only one.
Origin
The first mention of Valentine's Day with a romantic connotation goes back to the 14th century in England, where it was believed that February 14th was the day when birds mated. It was common during this period that lovers exchange tickets and call each other their valentine. It is likely that several legends about Valentine's Day were invented during this period.
These legends include :
โข The day before the martyrdom of St. Valentine, he slipped a "valentine" to the girl of the jailer who read "on behalf of your Valentine".
โข During a period when Roman Emperors were not allowed to marry by Emperor Claudius II, St. Valentine secretly arranged marriages. In most versions of this legend, February 14 is the date of his martyrdom.
It was Otto de Grandson, during the second half of the 14th century, poet and Vaudois captain at the English court, who made this custom known in the Latin world through his poems dedicated to this tradition.
Valentine's Day in the world
In France, florists make the day of Valentine's Day the turnover they would usually make in a week. Rose represents 80% of sales.
In China, there already existed a medieval festival dedicated to lovers, the Qixi, "Chinese Valentine's Day" held on the seventh day of the seventh moon. Since the 1980s, Valentine's Day on February 14 has enjoyed significant popularity, especially among young people, which generates various commercial activities.
In Japan, Valentine's Day was introduced by chocolate makers in the late 1950s. It is a commercial party where women offer chocolates to men.
They offer it to the loved one but also as a courtesy to their male work colleagues, their boss, or their family. Then, the men who received chocolates can offer a gift to women in return for the white day celebrated on March 14th. As a present, women receive white chocolate, jewelry or white lingerie. The absence of a gift in return must be considered as a sign of a one-sided love. This concept launched in Japan extended to South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
In Taiwan, men offer heavy bouquets of meaning: a unique red rose for "my only love", 99 roses for "eternal love" and 108 roses for a marriage proposal.
In Algeria, Valentine's Day, celebrated on February 14th, is more popular among young people. Couples offer themselves that day roses and chocolate and more rarely other gifts. In schools, we also speak of students who offer roses to their mistresses.
In Lebanon, on this day, lovers are offered chocolates, cakes, roses and other gifts symbolizing love. High schools and colleges organize, for Valentine's Day, the Red Day, where students come dressed in red without wearing the school uniform and where there is sale of cakes, chocolate, and exchanges of hugs and gifts.
In Tunisia, Valentine's Day is very popular; couples are taking advantage of this day to give themselves gifts and organize romantic outings or one-on-one meals.
In Germany, they offer themselves little pigs adorned with Cupid's wings, which symbolize desire and luck, but also big heart-shaped cookies carrying messages like "Kiss me".
In Italy, they hang locks on bridges, screens and poles and throw the key to declare their love.
In Denmark, they send each other "lover's cards" enhanced with rhymes or a funny little message, by signing by points, at the rate of one point per letter of the name of the anonymous sender. And when a woman manages to guess who her secret admirer is, she gets an Easter egg.
In Colombia, Costa Rica and Mexico, people are doing something to show their appreciation, rather than giving gifts.
In Argentina, during the Sweet Week, in July, people offer sweets in exchange for a kiss.
In Malaysia, single women write their phone number on an orange that they throw into the river. The fruit vendors fish them and resell them.
In South Africa, women wear their hearts on their sleeve, pinning the name of their secret love. This age-old tradition originated with Roman soldiers.
In Catalonia, there is the Sant Jordi on April 23, when men offer a rose to women and women a book to men.
I wish you all a Happy Valentine's Day and wish singles to find their half in 2018.
Joyeux Anniversaire @lndesta120282!!!
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Ps: La Sant Jordi est une fรชte super chouette, je l'attends avec impatience ;)
Happy birthday :)
I hope you have a wonderful day and that the year ahead is filled with much love, many wonderful surprises and gives you lasting memories that you will cherish in all the days ahead.
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Happy birthday & happy Valentine's day my friend. ๐๐
In Nigeria, we mostly take each other out to visit places: beaches, eateries, gardens, waterfalls, amusement parks... etc...
Some churches holds programs to educate and teach about true love, although the underlying motive is to shield the girls from ravenous guys that got plans for them for the day, i believe.
Then, while at College, they do say, although i have no reason to fully agree because of little or no proof, that most children born between November and December later in the year came as a result of valentine sex.
I love valentine. It reminds of the day I proposed to my fiancee. Last valentine was our first outing together!
Happy val to her, and to you all!
Cool day !
Advance Happy Valentines Day! God bless everyone...
@indesta120282 I love your idea about the Valentine, it's a time of love and yuletide. Thanks for reminding us about the reason for the season
happy birthday and happy welenstine's day my friend. Wow..such a wonderful and interesting flowers by @lndesta120282
many happy returns of the day
Hi @Indesta120282 ๐ Happy birthday to nice happy birthday๐๐ Let everything be as you wish...chocolate and flowers are very nice..not one day, every day treat your loved ones specially โบ
In Korea, the people who did't receive chocolates meet and have black noodle(Jjajangmyeon) together to console each others for the black day celebrated on April 14th.
Yes. It's true. I'm serious!!
Happy birthday~!
Colours may fade, the sun may not shine,
the moon may not be bright, heart-beats may stop,
lives may pass but our friendship,
I will treasure 'till the day my heart st
many happy returns of the day
Stay happy with your valentine. Good luck and God bless you.
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Happy birthday sir..you remind me that wednesday is valentine day .it's a love day .
I have a lover and i thought that in valentine day i will give her a beautiful rose.really in valentine day i wanna propose her and i wanna express my love .from now i am feeling very nervous .what will happen in that ?would she except my love or reject my love . I can't reject my love . I am praying for my love .
Thanks for sharing this love post.
Have a nice day .
Happy valentine day
I wish you all the best
Happy Birthday..dear...
Happy valentine day @Indesta120280
Happy birthday dear! Wish you a many happy returns of the day. May you have success waiting ahead.
Happy valentine day @Indesta120280 . Stay happy with your valentine. Good luck and God bless you.
just for you, my dear
Happy birthday and good post about valentine.
I have deeper and more versed history about valentine. But thanks to you @indesta120282 for this piece. It's illuminating.
it's beautiful today. but he's still fine. of human nature he wants to live a wonderful childhood
I always dread Valentines day i'm from England and we're not very romantic. My Thai girlfriend expected the world but after 4 years together she now understands it's not my cup of tea, i did however take her for a romantic meal 3 years ago at a rooftop fancy restaurant overlooking the mountain. The fruit platter was rather expensive lol.
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Nice updete
A wonderful happy birthday. Thanks for all the history of valentine's day, am still wondering if we celebrate St. Valentines or ourselves nowadays.
Happy birthday
Happy Birthday to you and happy val too, also thank you for this history sometimes a lot of us celebrate what we don't even know how it came about, we only celebrate because it's a Norm and we see there do it from to time so we just follow without asking questions.
Bullet for the Valentine
Happy birthday and a good composition on the concept of valentine
Valentine day is a great day in our life ...
I wish you all a Happy Valentine's Day ....
very good writing,
happy birthday and being rebellious is definitely fun
Yes I thing so ๐
Happy Valentine's Day and wishes to my wife
beautiful
Valuable information,thanks.
Happy birthday..mine was on the 10th of February
Happy birthday too ๐๐
Nice work..
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Happy valentine day ...
What a great article this is.I particularly like the way you mentioned how Valentine's day is celebrated in major nations and cities of the world.There is also the history part,making me know where Valentine originated from and the different shades to the story.
For me,I do not celebrate Valentine because it looks pretensious.Why would you just single out a day for giving and showing love? Love should be a daily and continuous affair to everybody and not just romantic love between a man and woman.
Valentine's day connotes romance and sex for our young ones and they use this day as liberty to practice and form of sexual actions that is appaling. Even though there are people who rekindle their love on this day but why wait till Valentine's day to rekindle a dying love?
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I wish you a lifetime of love
Happiness that never ends
Songs of laughter
Warmth of family and friends
I wish you days that are bright
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A world of faith and hope
And joy thatโs everlasting
I wish you constant peace
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My dear sweet friend...
happy valentines day :) happy birthday and stay blessed
happy valentines day :) happy birthday and stay blessed
Happy Birthday @lndesta120282. Always success for you. Greetings me from Aceh, Indonesia.
happy velentine's day advanced
I congratulate you on such a good day - your birthday!
I wish you good health and long life!
The main thing is that you always surrounded by loving people :)
Here on steemit you have achieved certain successes therefore I wish that would become even more popular. We are your virtual family :)
St. Valentine's Day in my country is also a holiday.
But this holiday is more creative, because there is no definite algorithm to do. Lovers themselves think out how they will spend their leisure time.
Many more happy returns of the day:) and a good post.
Happy birthday
Happy Birthday @lndesta120282 I hope you enjoy your day!
happy Valentine's Day as well..
Love,
@micch
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Valentine mode activated
same here, I don't like to celebrate Valentine's day either. Makes the singles feel awkward, and why should we all buy roses that are twice the price as usual? Thanks for the information!
Happy Birthday!! have a great day with many gitfs #love