"Discover National Holiday's that I bet you didn't even know existed!"
In honor of the Holidays enjoy our great fun facts & recipes. Our Directory is based on the Calendar of Events. It's designed to be fun and informative as we keep you up to date with all the National Holidays.
When is Valentines Day?
Valentines Day is always February 14th.
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Valentine's Day
A day for exchangeing tokens of affection.
Candy
Flowers
Hearts
Cards
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Saint Valentine's Day
Saint Valentine's Day or Valentine's Day falls on February 14. It is the traditional day on which lovers express their love for each other; sending Valentine's cards and candy, often anonymously. The holiday is named after two men, both Christian martyrs named Valentine. The day became associated with romantic love in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished.
The day was most closely associated with the mutual exchange of love notes in the form of "valentines".
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Facts
- The name Valentine comes from the Latin word valor, meaning worthy.
- The 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 Greeting Card Association estimates that women purchase approximately 85 percent of all valentines.
- The association of the middle of February with love and fertility dates to ancient times.
- The first recorded association of Valentine's Day with romantic love is in Parlement of Foules (1382) by Geoffrey Chaucer.
- On the liturical calendar, May 2 is the saints' day for Valentine of Genoa. This St. Valentine was an early bishop of Genoa who died around AD 307.
- In medieval England and France, it was common for lovers to exchange notes on this day and to call each other their "valentines".
- Valentine's Day was probably imported into North America in the 19th century by British settlers.
- In the United States, the first mass-produced valentines of embossed paper lace were produced and sold shortly after 1847 by Esther Howland (1828-1904) of Worcester, Massachusetts.
- In the second half of the 20th century, the practice of exchanging cards was extended to all manners of gifts in the United States, usually from a man to a woman. Such gifts typically include roses and chocolates.
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February is National Month Of?
Universal Human Rights Month
Safe Toys and Gifts Month
Read A New Book Month
Love Your Neighbor Month
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
World AIDS Month
Birthday Month of Bingo
Hug-A-Week for the Hearing Impaired Month
Human Rights Month
International Calendar Awareness Month
National Stress-Free Family Holiday Month
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