In our country, Valentine's Day was celebrated relatively recently, but it has already become very popular. And it is not surprising, because February 14 - a holiday for two loving hearts.
History of St. Valentine's Day
Valentine, who gave his name to the holiday, lived in Rome (3rd century AD) and was a young, sympathetic, kind and sympathetic priest. The time of Valentine's life coincided with the reign of Claudius II, the Roman emperor, who honored the military valor of the legions and did not give Christians much credit. To preserve the military spirit, Claudius II issued a decree forbidding marriage to legionnaires. The emperor believed that the legionnaire who married a lot devotes much time to the family and does not think about military prowess.
Not afraid of imperial wrath, Valentin made peace with the quarreled, gave them flowers and continued to secretly marry lovers. It was impossible to keep it secret, day after day over the head of the priest clouds were gathering and at the end of 269 AD. Valentine was taken into custody. Shortly thereafter, a decree was issued on the execution of the priest.
The last days of the life of the priest Valentine are shrouded in legend. According to some sources, he was loved by the blind daughter of a jailer. The priest, giving a vow of celibacy, did not have the right to reciprocate her. However, on February 13, the night before the execution, I wrote a touching letter to the girl. According to another version, Valentine, falling in love with the expectation of execution in a beautiful girl, using her medical knowledge, cured her of blindness.
As it was in reality, we will not know, but it is certain that the young priest died in the name of Love. Therefore it is not surprising that people did not forget about him and they chose the patron of lovers. Valentine, as a Christian martyr, who suffered for the faith, was canonized by the Catholic Church. Valentine's Day in Western Europe is celebrated since the 13th century, America - since 1777.
What to present for Valentine's Day?
Everyone knows that on February 14, a must for any gift should be a valentine with pleasant words and confessions to a loved one. To give each other a valentine has already become a good tradition. Men give flowers, sweets and ornaments. Women give their men a good perfume, a bottle of wine, cufflinks and everything, which is enough for fantasy.
Hearts can be painted, sewed, blinded, tied up and even baked with his own hands. Material for making hearts can be used different: beads, shells, dried flowers, feathers, pieces of cloth, fur.
How to celebrate Valentine's Day?
Lovers often ask how to celebrate Valentine's Day, so that this holiday will be remembered for a long time in a romantic, gentle evening full of happiness and love.
This day has some magic power. All lovers wait on February 14 and, in spite of the frosts, the guys are bringing their beloved girls flowers and gifts. In the evening, happy couples, hiding from prying eyes, arrange a candlelit dinner in a cozy cafe. You can celebrate the Day of all lovers and in a noisy company. Then, of course, it will be fun, but it will disappear
If you do not want to go anywhere in the cold or just have a desire to spend a peaceful evening, you can stay at home. Arrange a romantic dinner with red wine, candles, launch in the sky flashlights-hearts. To create a holiday atmosphere, decorate the apartment with the symbols of this day - hearts, angels, doves. Also an important decoration and symbol of the day of lovers are the flowers. A man should give his beloved bouquet of flowers. Of course, it is not worth talking about this, but if a man does not know, you can subtly hint that a romantic dinner awaits him in the evening.