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Valentine's Day, also called Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, [1] is celebrated annually on February 14. [2] It originated as a Christian feast day honoring a martyr named Valentine , and through later folk traditions it has also become a significant cultural, religious and commercial celebration of romance and love in The Feast of Saint Valentine, also known as Saint Valentine's Day, was established by Pope Gelasius I in AD 496 to be celebrated on February 14 in honour of the Christian martyr. [41] A shrine of Saint Valentine in Whitefriar Street Carmelite Church in Dublin, Ireland. February 14 is Saint Valentine's Day in the Lutheran calendar of saints. [12] Flowers and hearts are popular on Valentine's Day Chocolates for Valentine's Day, 2005 Roses can be used for Valentine's Day, e.g. as a gift. Valentine's Day is a celebration that happens on February 14. It is the day of the year when lovers celebrate their love. This can be done by giving flowers, chocolates, Valentine's cards or just a nice Saint Valentine is the name of many martyred saints that lived in Ancient Rome. At least three different people named Valentine are said to have died on the 14th of February. [ 2 ] Even though nobody knows who exactly Valentine was and where he came from, it has been confirmed that he existed because archaeologists discovered a church dedicated St. Valentine (died 3rd century, Rome; feast day February 14) was the name of one or two legendary Christian martyrs whose lives seem to have a historical basis. Although the Roman Catholic Church continues to recognize St. Valentine as a saint of the church, he was removed from the General Roman Calendar in 1969 because of the lack of reliable Valentine’s Day is the holiday (February 14) when lovers express their affection with greetings and gifts. It may have had beginnings in the Roman festival of Lupercalia, which celebrated the coming of spring and included fertility rites and other activities, but the origin of the holiday is vague at best. Valentine (name), a given name and a surname, including a list of people and fictional characters so named Saint Valentine of Rome, the eponym of Valentine's Day; Pope Valentine, pope for two months in 827 Valentine’s Day has in the past century risen from the shadows of anonymity, hidden in the annals of European history, and gripped the international audience, mostly propagated through the influx of European culture in various parts of the world, and through other channels of cultural diffusion, most prominently the electronic and digital media. Valentine's DayValentine's Day, February 14, is a day consecrated by custom to the celebration of romantic love. The observance dates back to medieval times but, in twentieth-century America, Valentine's Day—like other occasions that are linked to sentiment, such as Mother's Day—has become a ritual appendage of consumer culture. Valentine’s Day is a romantic holiday celebrated each year on February 14. Learn about St. Valentine, Valentine's Day quotes and the ancient origins of Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day is a 2010 American romantic comedy movie. It is set in Los Angeles. It stars Jessica Alba, Julia Roberts, and Jessica Biel. [3] The film made $52.4 million its opening weekend. [4] Many people think the movie is very much like the British movie Love Actually. [5] [6] Qi Xi, sometimes called Chinese Valentine's Day, Magpie Festival, or the Double Seventh Festival is a traditional romantic festival in China. It take places on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month and often goes into August on the Gregorian calendar . Valentine's Day, a soundtrack album from the 2010 film; Valentine's Day (John Zorn album), 2014 "Valentine's Day" (song), by David Bowie, 2013 "Valentine's Day", a song by ABC from The Lexicon of Love, 1982 The Saint Valentine's Day massacre was a mass murder that took place in Chicago, Illinois, United States, on the morning of 14 February 1929. [ a ] It was the most infamous event in the history of crime in the United States . "Valentine's Day" is a song by English rock musician David Bowie, the fourth single from his 25th studio album The Next Day. The single was released on 19 August 2013. This was to be Bowie's final 7-inch single issued from a new album released in his lifetime. The lyrics are based on the psychology of a school shooter. [3] Valentine's Day (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the official soundtrack to the 2010 film Valentine's Day, released on February 9, 2010, by WaterTower Music and Big Machine Records. The album includes contributions from country and pop artists, including Big Machine artists Taylor Swift , Jewel and Steel Magnolia . Part of a celebration of Valentine's Day in Tehran.. Since the mid-2000s, Valentine's Day has become increasingly popular in Iran, especially among young people.However, it has also been the subject of heavy criticism from conservatives, who see it as part of the spread of "decadent" Western culture. Valentine's Day is a 2010 American romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall.The screenplay and the story were written by Katherine Fugate, Abby Kohn, and Marc Silverstein. St. Valentine's Day includes two of Crosby's No. 1 hits from 1944 – "I'll Be Seeing You" and "I Love You" – two other chart entries ("You and I" and "Miss You") plus re-recordings of the singer's first ever recordings for Decca in 1934 "I Love You Truly" and "Just A-Wearyin' for You". In 2016, Mamnoon Hussain, President of Pakistan, said: "Valentine's Day has no connection with our culture and it should be avoided." [8] [33] The following year, Abdul Waheed filed a case in the Islamabad High Court alleging that the celebration of Valentine's Day was spreading "immorality, nudity and indecency" in Pakistan. [34]
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