Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Valentine's Day


Valentine’s Day or Saint Valentine’s Day is celebrated on February by many people throughout the world. In the west, it is the traditional day on which lovers express their love for each other by sending Valentine’s cards, presenting flowers, or offering confectionary. This names after two among the numerous Early Christian martyrs named Valentine. The day became associated with romantic love in circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished.

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