Valentine´s Day History & Facts

Valentine’s day is celebrated every year around the world but do you know where Valentine’s day came from? How it became so popular?

Valentine´s day is second popular day of the year for sending cards. About 1 billion Valentine´s day cards are exchanged and over 50 million red roses are given for Valentine´s day every year.

The origin of Valentine´s day is traced back to the ancient Rome and Romans had a festival called Lupercalia on February 15 which started their Spring time. The first Valentine´s day was in the year 496 and Valentine´s day named after Saint Valentine, a Catholic priest who lived in Rome 3rd century. In 1537 England´s King Henry VII  officially declared Feb 14 the holiday of St. Valentine´s day.   

So why Valentine´s day is so important? Valentine´s day is an annual festival to celebrate romantic love and friendship. By sending a Valentine´s day card you can tell how much someone means to you. Valentine´s day is also very popular day to get engage or pop the question. Most popular gifts on Valentine´s day are chocolate box and roses but also jewelry. 

People buy Valentine´s day gift for their loved ones, friends and family but also pet owners give Valentine´s day gift for their pets which is lovely idea. I have cats but this never across my mind that I can give a Valentine´s day gift for them too so I´m heading to the store to buy some delicious food for them and some nice toy this year!

💕 Other cool facts about Valentine´s Day: 💕

💘 Richard Cadbury produced the first box of chocolate in the late 1800s for the Valentine´s day

💘 73 % men buy flowers on this day and only 27 % are women

💘 The red rose was the favorite flower of Venus, Roman goddess of love

💘 Teachers will receive the most Valentine´s day cards followed by children, mothers, wives, sweethearts and pets

💘 220 000 is average number of wedding proposals on V-Day every year

💘 The name Valentine is derived from a Latin word meaning valor

💘 Lace is often used on V-Day decorations. The word "lace" comes from Latin laques, meaning "to snare or net", as a catch person´s heart

~ Minna