Valentine's Day history

2023 - 2 - 14

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History and Significance of Valentine's Day (Oherald)

A day of immense cultural and religious significance, Valentine's Day was originally observed as a Catholic holiday to honour St Valentine, a Christian martyr.

It also bears the love for family, friends, and most importantly, the kind of love that we have for ourselves. While couples celebrate this day by pampering each other to bits and showering each other with gifts and appreciation, Valentine’s Day is not just confined to people in relationships. When Emperor Claudius discovered these activities of the priest, he sentenced him to death and then, as if that wasn’t enough, had his head cut off.

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The History of Valentine's Day You Wish You Never Knew - PinkLungi (PinkLungi)

These weddings were illegal. But, a priest named Valentine defied this order and performed marriages in secret. It is told that he was caught and prisoned, ...

[Galentine’s day ](https://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/a26052713/galentines-day/)are celebrated by exchanging gifts between female friends to promote female friendship. So, go and gift that pair of shoes to your best friend who has been sending you screenshots of [Vinegar Valentine cards](https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/vinegar-valentines-victorian) – which originated in the 1800s to tell or mock someone that you hate (ok, please don’t as this is the day for love and not hate) the day. [Roman festival of Lupercalia](https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-rome/lupercalia#:~:text=Lupercalia%20was%20an%20ancient%20pagan,actually%20an%20offshoot%20of%20Lupercalia.), a Pagan festival held during the avian mating season and also at the start of the spring season. Some records say that the [St.Valentine of Terni, a bishop](https://www.italyheritage.com/traditions/calendar/february/14-san-valentino.htm), might have influenced this holiday naming. The nobles of the time began writing poems to their love interests as valentines. It is claimed to have its origins in the The Christianising of this holiday has made the festival less sexy and more drunken during the following ages. This story is said to have inspired the commonly used term “Valentine” to refer to one person’s love interest on this day. He created heart-shaped boxes and sold their assorted chocolates in them. The priest signed a letter to the girl as “from your Valentine”. Even though Valentine’s Day is about love, its history tells a different story. Here are some lesser-known facts and the history of Valentine’s Day.

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Today In History, 14February: What Happened On This Day (Jagran Josh)

Learn what happened on this day (14 Feb) related to famous personalities, Indian - World history events, birthdays, deaths, sports, politics, music etc.

Valentine’s Day Massacre happened in Chicago. Babur, Mughal ruler and a descendant of Timur and Genghis Khan who founded the Mughal Empire in India Seven rival gangsters were killed on the orders of Al Capone. Today is 14 February, celebrated across the globe as Valentine’s Day. - In 1991, the classic horror film The Silence of the Lambs, starring Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster, was released. It’s a special day for lovers who shower each other with gifts, grand gestures, trips, love letters, romantic dinners, or just plain old affection.

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Valentine's Day 2023: Read the 'not-so-romantic' history of ... (DNA India)

The tale of 'Valentine's day' coming into existence traces back to the ancient Roman empire. Legends have it that ancient Romans celebrated a fertility festival ...

In the late 1700s, Valentine's Day became a commercial hit with the emergence of manufactured cards. This festival was dedicated to the Roman god of agriculture and Faunas and the Roman founders Romulus and Remus. People now see this day in a completely different light than what it was in the past.

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Google Celebrates Valentine's Day With Animated Doodle (NDTV)

Saint Valentine, a third-century Roman Catholic priest who died on February 14, 270 AD, is also thought to have inspired the name Valentine's Day.

You can make a beautiful bouquet of fresh flowers and add chocolates in between.Click for more It is believed that throughout the Middle Ages, nations like England and France thought the day marked the beginning of the bird breeding season. On the occasion of Valentine's Day, Google shared a doodle with moving water droplets.

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Historic events that occurred on 14 February (Firstpost)

On 14 February 2019, one of the deadliest terror attacks on the Indian security forces, referred to as Pulwama Attack, shook the country. As a consequence of ...

The creators of ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) demonstrated the first general-purpose high-speed electronic digital computer to the general public on 14 February 1946. The attack took place in the district of Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir. A model of the computer is presently on display at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC. Recent research shows that fear of new aggressions pushed nine out of 10 female victims to alter their digital habits, with seven per cent even quitting jobs On 14 February 2019, one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in India’s history took place in the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir. Online abuse and workers’ treatment concern people of all genders. Nowadays, it has become a regular site to visit for social media users. On 14 February 2019, one of the deadliest terror attacks on the Indian security forces, referred to as Pulwama Attack, shook the country. Although there were multiple Christian martyrs by the name of Valentine, the holiday may have acquired its name from a priest who was executed by Claudius II Gothicus in about 270 CE. The priest is believed to have written a letter to his jailer’s daughter, with whom he had fallen in love and, by some accounts, healed from blindness. While the world is drenched in love today on the occasion of Valentine’s Day, there are some other major happenings that mark the historic day – 14 February. On the same day in 2005, the popular video-sharing platform YouTube was registered by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim.

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Google's Valentine's Day doodle is the perfect ode to love; know ... (Economic Times)

Know all about the possible origins and history of the day of love. google doodle valentines Agencies The colourful doodle shows two little droplets of water ...

In the 1700s when commercially manufactured cards became popular, celebrating Valentine’s Day became more mainstream. It also gave a brief glimpse into the history of Valentine’s Day. [NPR](/topic/npr)( [National Public Radio](/topic/national-public-radio)), the holiday may have been inspired by the tragic deaths of two star-crossed lovers. This was the start of associating the day with romance and courtship. The colourful doodle shows two little droplets of water falling far apart before uniting to make a heart. As the world tunes in to celebrate

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Valentine's Day: a brief history of the soulmate – and why it's a ... (The Conversation UK)

Not all writing about the soulmate is positive – an expert in the philosophy of love explains the concept's thorny history.

We have one life to live, and we choose to spend it with each other, for however long it lasts. While we live in a world where mortgages often last longer than marriages, the desire to share a life with someone is not going away any time soon. I am not sure that either of us would be cut out for such a demanding role. In fact, an eternity for any of us would be a little too much. The need to think that relationships could last runs deep. Loving and being loved changes us, but it does not stop us from being human, with all that entails. The stability of these images reassures us that love is something deep, but we can also be trapped by them. They belong together, but the price of their misplaced love is eternal suffering. It is spiritually driven – he literally goes through hell to see her – but the meeting itself is a kind of judgment. [he wrote](https://scholarworks.umt.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1003&context=eng_pubs), “you must have a Soul-mate.” However, the imagery Coleridge tried to capture is much older. This is an idea that Plato had already considered and rejected. That slowed us down a bit.

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Valentine's Day: From evolution to history know everything about the ... (CitySpidey.com)

The final day of Valentine's Week is Valentine's Day. On this day, people shower their special one, crush, or partner with romantic gestures, gifts, and other ...

The first commercial printed card was printed in the United States in the mid-1800s. The occasion has extended to articulations of love among family members and friends. Lupercalia is an ancient Roman festival which was conducted actually on February 15 under the Luperci, superintendence of a corporation of priests. On February 14, he was martyred and his body was buried at a graveyard across Flaminia, close to the Ponte Milvio to the north of Rome. The final day of Valentine's Week is Valentine's Day. Couples globally are ready to enjoy Valentine's Day on February 14 as Valentine's Week draws to an end.

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