Valentine’s Day is a holiday celebrated on February 14. It is the traditional day on which lovers express their love for each other; sending Valentine’s cards, or offering candy. It is very common to present flowers on Valentine’s Day. 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 High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished.

The day is most closely associated with the mutual exchange of love notes in the form of “valentines.” Modern Valentine symbols include the heart-shaped outline and the figure of the winged Cupid. Since the 19th century, handwritten notes have largely given way to mass-produced greeting cards. The mid-nineteenth century Valentine’s Day trade was a harbinger of further commercialized holidays in the United States to follow. 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.

The evolving legend

The Early Medieval acta of either Saint Valentine were excerpted by Bede and briefly expounded in Legenda Aurea, According to that version, St Valentine was persecuted as a Christian and interrogated by Roman Emperor Claudius II in person. Claudius was impressed by Valentine and had a discussion with him, attempting to get him to convert to Roman paganism in order to save his life. Valentine refused and tried to convert Claudius to Christianity instead. Because of this, he was executed. Before his execution, he is reported to have performed a miracle by healing the blind daughter of his jailer.

Legenda Aurea still providing no connections whatsoever with sentimental love, appropriate lore has been embroidered in modern times to portray Valentine as a priest who refused an unattested law attributed to Roman Emperor Claudius II, allegedly ordering that young men remain single. The Emperor supposedly did this to grow his army, believing that married men did not make for good soldiers. The priest Valentine, however, secretly performed marriage ceremonies for young men. When Claudius found out about this, he had Valentine arrested and thrown in jail. In an embellishment to The Golden Legend, on the evening before Valentine was to be executed, he wrote the first “valentine” himself, addressed to a young girl variously identified as his beloved, as the jailer’s daughter whom he had befriended and healed, or both. It was a note that read “From your Valentine.”

When I pray I don’t see God but I know He listen. When I sms I don’t see u but I know you hear with smile, Happy Valentine’s Day.

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Without LOVE — dayz are “sadday,
moanday,
tearsday,
wasteday,
thirsday,
frightday,
shatterday”
So be in love everyday. Happy Valentine Day!

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When u ask god 4 a gift, be thankful if he sends.. not diamonds, not pearls, nor riches, but d love of real people around u! Happy Valentine Day!

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Happy Valentine my dear friend Hope ur life will be full of love now n forever.. As you have given a wonderful love to many people.. Remember that God will give u too such a beautiful love in your life…

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Happy valentine day Old friend always good to remember

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A life without love is like a night without stars..Happy Valentine Day!

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A SMILE can make people happy,
LOVE can make the world go around,
HATE can wrinkles
but FRIENDS? They make life worth living.Thank you for being one.Happy Valentine Day!

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Old wine – good 2 drink.
Old stories – good 2 read.
Old wood good 2 burn.
Old friends – best 2 keep.
Happy Valentine Day!

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Make evyday a dream you can touch.
Make evyday filled wth a love you can feel.
Make evyday a reason to live. Happy Valentine Day!

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I maynot the one that U dream on. But may U get something special in Ur life & be something special for me. Coz God creates U special. Happy Valentine, Luv U

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Friendship is like standing on wet cement. The longer u stay, the harder it is to leave & U can never go w/out leaving your footprints behind! Happy Valentine Day!

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Morning doesn’t mean getting up & working again, it rather means God loves you so much to let you live & see another day. Good morning.. have a wonderful day!

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A year-round wish 4 YOU
12 mos of JOY
52 wks of PEACE
365 days of SUCCESS
8760 hrs of GUD HEALTH
525600 mins of HOPE
3153600 secs of LOVE!
Happy Valentine’s Day

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7 RULES 2 BE HAPPY: 1>free ur heart from hate 2>free ur mind from worry 3>live simple 4>expect less 5>give more 6>always smile 7>have a cute riend like me!

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Simple music can make you sing.
Simple hug makes you feel better.
Simple thing can make you happy.
Hope that my simple “hi” will make you SMILE..

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Sometimes LIFE gets so busy. Couldn’t even say ‘Hi!’, couldn’t even call. But it doesn’t mean you are forgotten because you will always my friend. Happy Valentine’s Day!

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They say angels shower graces early morning. So, this early, I ask them to take care of you in whatever you do and wherever you go… Morning!

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LIFE can give you a hundred reasons to cry, but GOD can give ur life a thousand reasons to SMILE! Happy Valentine’s Day!

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In this beautiful day, i give u a special parcel just 4 u: a spoon of love, a fork of trust, a glass of warm, a plate of wish & a bowl of pray.. “HAPPY V’DAY”

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The only way to love isnt finding the perfect person, but by loving the imperfect person perfectly! True love doesnt have a happy ending, it simply doesnt end.

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Receive my simple gift of “GOOD MORNING” wrapped w/ “SINCERITY”, tied w/ “CARE” and sealed w/ a “PRAYER” 2 keep u “SAFE” & “HAPPY” all day long! Good Bless!

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God has gifts for u: a LIGHT for every shadow, a PLAN for every tomorrow, a KEY for every problem & a JOY for every sorrow. Enjoy God’s gift today

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Making a thousand friends a year is not a miracle. The MIRACLE is to make A FRIEND who stands by you for A THOUSAND years.

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When u ask god 4 a gift, be thankful if he sends.. not diamonds, not pearls, nor riches, but d love of real people around u! Happy Valentine Day!

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Happy Valentine my dear friend Hope ur life will be full of love now n forever.. As you have given a wonderful love to many people.. Remember that God will give u too such a beautiful love in your life…

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Happy valentine day Old friend always good to remember

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A SMILE can make people happy,LOVE can make the world go around…HATE can wrinkles but FRIENDS?They make life worth living.Thank you for being one.Happy Valentine Day!

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Faith “makes all things possible”. Hope “makes all things work”. Love “makes all things beautifull”. may u have all of them. Happy Valentine