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Valentine's Day, also called Saint The English practice of sending Valentine's cards was established enough to feature as a plot device in Elizabeth Gaskell's Mr 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. Howland’s contribution to the commercialization of Valentine’s Day helped establish the holiday as a significant occasion for gift-giving and expressing love. The Commercialization of Valentine’s Day. The modern celebration of Valentine’s Day as we know it today began to take shape in the 18th and 19th centuries. Valentine’s Day is a holiday celebrated every February 14; this year Valentine's Day falls on a Friday. Across the United States and in other places around the world, candy, flowers and gifts "By 1601, St. Valentine’s Day appears to be an established part of English tradition, as William Shakespeare makes mention of it in Ophelia’s lament in Hamlet: To-morrow is Saint Valentine's While February 14 is widely celebrated with sweet Valentine's Day treats, heartfelt Valentine's Day gifts, and romantic dinners, few people are familiar with the holiday's true origins. You might remember making Valentine's Day crafts at school or picking out cute Valentine's Day candy to share with classmates, but just how did these traditions The commercialisation of Valentine’s Day. In the mid-19th century the Valentine’s card travelled across the Atlantic. Cards rapidly gained popularity in America, where they were initially advertised as a British fashion. Advanced American technologies meant that more elaborate cards were produced cheaply, encouraging their popularity yet In 1850, Esther Howland, the daughter of a prosperous stationer from Worcestor, Massachusetts, began one of the first mass-produced Valentine’s Day card businesses in the U.S. VALENTINE'S DAY HISTORY. Credit is traditionally given to Pope Gelasius for declaring February 14th as Saint Valentine's Day around the year 496 to separate the church from the Roman celebration of Lupercalia, an ancient pagan fertility festival that occurred on February 15th. 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 Fluff (9473) Established Relationship (3723) Romance (3589) Love Confessions (2254) Alternate Universe - Modern Setting (1928) First Kiss (1763) Saint Valentine’s Day was established in order to replace the old pagan ways. If some of the strange pagan marriage and fertility traditions persisted, recall that By 1601 St. Valentine’s Day appears to be an established part of English tradition, as William Shakespeare makes mention of it in Ophelia’s lament in Hamlet: “To-morrow is Saint Valentine’s day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine.” In 1913 Hallmark Cards produced their first Valentine’s card, representing a key development in the commercialisation of Valentine’s Day. Valentine cards with a golfing theme, 1911. The left card was for the US market, the right card for the British market. The Valentine’s Day tradition of giving a box of candy was started in the 19th century by Richard Cadbury, a scion of a British chocolate manufacturing family. Credit: ClassicStock/ Archive Photos via Getty Images Heart-Shaped Box. Though it began as a feast day for a Catholic saint without any romantic association, by the mid-19th century, Valentine’s Day was firmly established as a celebration of love and romance in the U.S. and Europe. On Valentine's Day, this tonal oddity about an Italian-American widow who stumbles into a secret romance, is sure to slap even harder. Watch it on Prime Video . Customizable Design: Customize the text with the couple's names and established date to create a unique, one-of-a-kind gift. Valentine's Day, or any special How Valentine’s Day Evolved . 3rd century AD – A priest named Valentine of Rome was martyred on February 14th, 269 AD. Other martyrs named Valentine also existed during that period. 5th century AD – Pope Gelasius I established February 14th as Saint Valentine’s Feast Day to honour these martyrs.
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