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Six Facts Many People Don’t Know About Valentines Day
The euphoria of Valentine Day has gripped many people without many people knowing what exactly the day is all about. Here are six facts you need to know about Valentine Day.
The Day is rooted in ancient pagan festivals
While some historians believe that Valentine’s Day commemorates the death of St. Valentine on February 14, others believe that the holiday actually has its origins in a pagan fertility festival called Lupercalia which was celebrated on February 15 in ancient Rome.
It wasn’t romantic until the 1300s
Towards the end of the 5th century, a Roman Pope, Gelasius, officially declared February 14 St. Valentine’s Day. But it wasn’t until the Middle Ages that the holiday became associated with love and romance.
The Victorians began the trend of giving flowers for Valentine’s Day
Red roses as a symbol of romance date back to ancient Rome— it was the favourite bunch for Venus, the Roman goddess of love, according to legend. However, it wasn’t until the Victorian era that men really began giving the flower to women they were wooing
The first known valentine note was sent in the 15th century
The oldest record of a valentine being sent, according to History.com, was a poem written by a French medieval duke named Charles to his wife in 1415. Charles penned this sweet note to his second wife while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London at just 21 years old.
Chocolate was a stroke of marketing genius by Cadbury in 1861
The son of the manufacturer of Cadbury Chocolate, Richard Cadbury, created the first known heart-shaped box of chocolates in an effort to drive up sales for the family business.
It is florists’ busiest day of the year
According to the Society of American Florists, Valentine’s Day is every florist’s busiest day ahead of Christmas and Mother’s Day in terms of number of purchases and the majority of the flowers sold on this day are red roses.
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