Valentine’s

Day
Valentine’s
Day

Valentine's Day, also called Saint Valentine's Day or

the Feast of Saint Valentine, is an annual holiday
 celebrated on February 14. It originated as a Western 
Christian liturgical feast day honoring one or more
early saints namedValentinus, and is recognized as a
significant cultural and commercial celebration in
many regions around the world, although it is not a 
public holiday in any country.
 Historical Facts
Numerous early Christian martyrs were
named Valentine.[11] The Valentines honored Вставка рисунка
on February 14 are Valentine of Rome
(Valentinus presb. m. Romae) and Valentine
of Terni (Valentinus ep. Interamnensis m.
Romae).[12] Valentine of Rome was a priest in
Rome who was martyred in 269 and was
added to the calendar of saints by Pope
Galesius in 496 and was buried on the Via
Flaminia. The relics of Saint Valentine were
kept in the 
Church and Catacombs of San Valentino in
Rome, which "remained an important
pilgrim site throughout the Middle Ages
until the relics of St. Valentine were
transferred to the church of Santa Prassede
 during the pontificate of Nicholas IV"
While the European folk traditions connected with
Saint Valentine and St. Valentine's Day have become
marginalized by the modern Anglo-American customs
connecting the day with romantic love, there are
some remaining associations connecting the saint
with the advent of spring
 Romania and United States
In the United States, about 190
In recent years, Romania has also started
celebrating Valentine's Day. This has million Valentine's Day cards are
drawn backlash from several groups,
institutions[124] and nationalist
sent each year, not including the
organizations like Noua Dreaptǎ, who hundreds of millions of cards
condemn Valentine's Day for being
superficial, commercialist and imported
school children exchange.[86]
Western kitsch. In order to counter the  Additionally, in recent decades
perceived denaturation of national
Valentine's Day has become
 
culture, Dragobete, a spring festival
celebrated in parts of Southern Romania, increasingly commercialized and a
has been rekindled as the traditional
Romanian holiday for lovers. Its date
popular gift-giving event, with
used to vary depending on the Valentine’s Day themed
geographical area, however nowadays it
is commonly observed on February 24.
advertisements encouraging
The holiday is named after a character spending on loved ones. In fact, in
from Romanian folklore who was
supposed to be the son of Baba Dochia. the United States alone, the
His name has been associated, possibly average valentine’s spending has
through folk etymology, to the
word drag ("dear"), which can also be increased every year, from $108 a
found in the word dragoste ("love"). person in 2010 to $131 in 2013.[73]
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