Saint Valentine's Day, often simply Valentine's Day
is observed on February 14 each year. Today Valentine's Day is
celebrated in many countries around the world, mostly in the West,
although it remains a working day in all of them.
The original "St. Valentine" was just a lithurgical celebration of
one or more early Christian saint named Valentinus. All the modern romantic connotations were
added several centuries later by poets. Several martyrdom stories were
invented for the various Valentines that belonged to 14th February, and
added to later martyrologies. This celebration was deleted from the General Roman Calendar of saints in
1969 by Pope Paul VI.
The day first became associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly
love flourished. By the 15th century, it had evolved into an
occasion in which lovers expressed their love for each
other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery,
and sending greeting cards (known as "valentines").
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.
Nah, itu sebagian berita tentang Valentines Day, tapi cara kita memaknainya kan beda-beda, jadi ya tergantung.... Hari kasih sayang kan tiap hari, tapi pas Hari Valentine kan lebih, hehehe :0
Posted by, Cecilia Kitti
Source, Wikipedia
