The Origin of St. Valentine's Day
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Table of Contents
- The History of Saint Valentine
- Kids' Books on the story of Valentine's Day
- Valentine's Featured Lenses
- Do you believe love is overrated?
- The Story of Cupid
- Cupid Gear on CafePress
- More Links on Valentine's Day
- So, to summarize....
- Do you believe the legend of St. Valentine?
- Valentine's Day Gear
- Share your comments!
- Donations
The History of Saint Valentine
Who was the original inspiration for Valentine's Day? Learn more about St. Valentine, the reason we celebrate Feb. 14!
Saint Valentine (in Latin, Valentinus) is the name of several martyred saints of ancient Rome. The name "Valentine", derived from valens (worthy), was popular in Late Antiquity.IOL, article dated February 09, 2001 Of the Saint Valentine whose feast is on February 14, nothing is known except his name and that he was buried at the Via Flaminia north of Rome on February 14. It is even uncertain whether the feast of that day celebrates only one...
Kids' Books on the story of Valentine's Day
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The Story of St. Valentine: More Than Cards and Candied Hearts
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The Story of Valentine's Day (Trophy Picture Books)
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Valentine's Featured Lenses
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Valentine's Day Cards, Apparel, Gifts, and More
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Check out some great Valentine's gifts! There are millions of amazing gifts online, but it's hard to find the best of the best with so many to choose from. See some perfect gifts to get your sweetie this Valentine's Day! From cards to apparel to tech...
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Absolutely Adorable Valentine's Day Cupcakes
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These easy to bake, easy to decorate Valentine's Day cupcake recipes and ideas are absolutely adorable and perfect for school functions, parties, February birthdays or simply to serve at home to your loving family. Take a peek at my Valentine's Day C...
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Is Valentine's Day Overrated?
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February 14 means different things to different people. Some people think Valentine's Day is an overrated, commercialized holiday, while others think it's a great way to set aside a day to show your love for someone! What do you think? Twitter it up!
Do you believe love is overrated?
Is love overrated?
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byYes, because...
No, because...
unique_freak77 says:
Well, maybe not love, but Valentine's Day sure is! I still believe that true love is out there...just not for me yet! Haha! I don't believe in love at first sight, though.
Posted February 09, 2009
The Story of Cupid
In Roman mythology, Cupid (Latin cupido) is the god of erotic love and beauty. He is also known by another one of his Latin names, Amor (cognate with Kama).In popular culture Cupid is frequently shown shooting his bow to inspire romantic love, often as an icon of Valentine's Day.
In painting and sculpture, Cupid is often portrayed as a nude (or sometimes diapered) winged boy or baby armed with a bow and a quiver of arrows.
The Hindu Kama also has a very similar description. On gems and other surviving pieces, he is usually shown amusing himself with childhood play, sometimes driving a hoop, throwing darts, catching a butterfly, or flirting with a nymph. He is often depicted with his mother (in graphic arts, this is nearly always Venus), playing a horn. He is also shown wearing a helmet and carrying a buckler, perhaps in reference to Virgil's Omnia vincit amor or as political satire on wars for love or love as war.
Cupid Gear on CafePress
More Links on Valentine's Day
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So, to summarize....
St. Valentine was a priest who served in the 3rd century in Rome, Italy. After the Emperor Claudius banned marriage because he thought single men were better soldiers than married men, St. Valentine started marrying people in secret.
According to legend, when Valentine was discovered marrying people in secret, he was sentenced to death by the Emperor.
So what is it we are basically celebrating? Maybe I'm being cynical, but we are basically celebrating the death of love. Disagree? Join our duel below!
Do you believe the legend of St. Valentine?
Are we really celebrating the death of love, a.k.a., St. Valentine?
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byNo, Valentine's day is more than that...
Yes, we're celebrating his death! How commercialized...
unique_freak77 says:
Yes! No one seems to know what it REALLY is! Hallmark just loves to take advantage of these things.
Posted February 09, 2009
Valentine's Day Gear
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Rashi wrote
sounds intresting.Quite knowegeable.A good piece of reading.
Posted February 11, 2009
Treasures-By-Brenda wrote...
Nicely done page on the origin of Valentine's Day!
Brenda
Posted January 15, 2009
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