Also known as Valentine's Day, it celebrates love and affection.
The day was named after a Christian martyr named Saint Valentine, by Pope Gelasius I in 496 AD. It was deleted from the Roman calendar of saints in 1969 by Pope Paul VI.
It is traditionally a day on which lovers express their feelings for each other by giving flowers, chocolates, and sending greeting cards (known as "valentines").
The day first became associated with romantic love in the times of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished. Modern Valentine's Day symbols include the heart-shaped outline, doves, and the figure of the winged Cupid. Since the 19th century, handwritten valentines have given way to mass-produced greeting cards.
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Saint Valentine's Day is the festival of each cretin who believes to be loved but on contrary deceived
Oh my goodness. Have you been dumped lately or something?
What about all the people who really do love someone and that person makes a big difference in their lives? Remember, you are talking to a person who has been happily married to the same person for a long time.
mh... let me think about it... I think I'd dedicate "Made fot lovin' you" by Anastacia ;) it's a cool song :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU7_yP8-Lzc&ob=av2e here you are!!! :D
Good song. Anastasia is very talented. Too bad we don't hear much of her any more!
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