I'm way past the time when I go red faced into a florist and ask for 12 Red Roses, these days it's done by telephone and I don't even have to deliver them. But I always do on Valentine's Day - thirteen Red Roses with a Big Box of Candy.
Saint Valentine's Day or Valentine's Day is a holiday on February 14. It is the traditional day on which lovers express their love for each other; sending Valentine's cards, donating to charity or gifting candy.
A common present on Valentine's Day is a gift of flowers
Valentine's Day derived its name from two men, both Christian martyrs among the numerous Early Christian martyrs named Valentine. The day became associated with romantic love during the time of Geoffrey Chaucer in High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished.
However, since the 19th century, the practice of giving handwritten notes has largely given way to mass-produced greeting cards.
Did you know that the U.S. Greeting Card Association estimates that approximately one billion valentines are sent each year worldwide, making the day the second largest card-sending holiday of the year behind Christmas.
The association estimates that women purchase approximately 85 percent of all valentines. Now that really surprised me.
I'm often asked at this time of year how Cupid became involved with Valentines Day. To the best of my knowledge it is because he was the son of Venus, the Roman god of love and beauty. That's the accepted reason for him often appearing on Valentine cards.
Now for any young ladies, or men for that matter, who want to see how many children they are going to have, here are two ways of finding out.
The first, get hold of a ripe Dandelion, take a really good breath and blow the seed head as hard as you can. Then count the number of seeds left and that will give you the number of children!
Maybe you live in a Big City and can't really get hold of a Dandelion, or that's your excuse. Well here is an alternative.
Buy a nice big jucy eating apple, cut it in half and count the number of pips in the inside. Six pips, six children: two pips, two children. You get the drift?
Go on I dare you!
Kevin Hart lives in Armagh City, Ireland. He is an author, researcher and reviewer. See my review on 500 Lovemaking Tips by Oprah Romance Expert - Michael Webb
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