Day is a holiday celebrated on February
14. In the Americas and Europe, it is
the traditional day on which lovers
express their love for each other by
sending Valentine's cards, presenting
flowers, or offering confectionery. The
holiday is named after two among the
numerous Early Christian martyrs named
Valentine. The day became associated
with romantic love in the circle of
Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle
Ages, when the tradition of courtly
love flourished. While it can't be proved historically,
there were seven men named Valentine
who were honored with feasts on
February 14th. Of these men, two
stories link incidents that could have
given our present day meaning to St.
Valentine's Day.On St. Valentine's Eve
an equal number of Maids and Bachelors
get together, each writes their true or
some feigned name upon separate
billets, which they roll up and draw by
way of lots, the Maids taking the Men's
billets, and the Men the Maids'; so
that each of the young Men lights upon
a Girl that he calls his Valentine, and
each of the Girls upon a young Man
which she calls hers. By this means
each has two Valentines--but the Man
sticks faster to the Valentine that is
fallen to him than to the Valentine to
whom he is fallen. Fortune having thus
divided the company into so many
couples, the valentines give balls and
treats to their mistresses, wear their
billets several days upon their bosoms
or sleeves, and this little sport ofen
ends in Love. This ceremony is
practised differently in different
Countries, and according to the freedom
or severity of Madame Valentine. This
is another kind of Valentine, which is
the first young Man or Woman chance
throws in your way in the street, or
elsewhere . . .
St. Valentine's Day was mentioned by
Shakespeare. The poet, Drayton, wrote
verses entitled "To His Valentine," in
which he expressed the idea of the
birds' mating on St. Valentine's Day.
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