2011年2月12日星期六

Valentine's.♥

Roses.

The red rose was the favorite flower of Venus, the Roman goddess of love.
 The color red stands for strong romantic feelings making the red rose the flower of love.



Cupid.
Cupid is a symbol of Valentine's Day.
 Cupid was associated with Valentine's Day because he was the son of Venus, the Roman god of love and beauty.
Cupid often appears on Valentine cards and gift tokens holding a bow and arrows as he is believed to use magical arrows to arouse feelings of love.





Love Letters & Poems.
Verona, the Italian city where Shakespeare's play lovers Romeo and Juliet lived, receives about 1,000 letters every year sent to Juliet on Valentine's Day.

Wear your Heart on your Sleeve.
In the Middle Ages young men and women drew the names from a bowl to see who would be their Valentine.

They would wear this name pinned on their sleeves for one week.

 This was done so that it becomes easy for other people to know your true feelings.

This was known as "to wear your heart on your sleeve".

Valentine Gifts.

On February 14th wooden love spoons were carved and given as gifts on Valentine's Day in Wales. Hearts, keys and keyholes were favorite Valentine decorations on the wooden spoons.
 This Valentine decoration meant, "You unlock my heart!"

Amongst the earliest Valentine's Day gifts were candies. The most common were chocolates in heart shaped boxes.


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