We all know that Valentine's Day means love - and love is chocolate. But did you know there's more to Valentine's Day not only your smile the child to grant your sweet tooth?
You start to hear different opinions about how Valentine's Day has its own. Many say that began in the Middle Ages. People thought that this time the birds are covered on the fourteenth of February. When they saw the birds from breeding to date, began to send loveLetters.
Leave the other day to pagan traditions, especially with the Roman festival Lupercalia. This festival has been celebrated every year in mid-February. It is said that she wrote love letters to date and put them in an earthen vessel. The men would pull this off and claim their lady love letters for next year.
Valentine came into the picture with the early Christians. There is some controversy with its history, how the Catholic Church has a few different Saints with the name or the like. However, the most popular story has it that Valentine was a man who performed secret marriages in the third century.
His marriages were conducted in secret, because the emperor of the time, Claudius II, forbids the marriage. He thought that single men prefer to serve in the army. He had Valentine jailed for performing these marriages. The saint fell in love with the jailer's daughter and sent them letters signed "from your > Valentine's Day. "It 'was later executed.
As with all parts of the 'Valentine's story is more controversy over the posting of Valentines. Some say it started with the Duke of Orleans, when he was imprisoned in the Tower of London. He wrote romantic letters to his wife during his imprisonment in the Tower.
It 'was at some point all these events, Valentine's Day cards will be sent fresh start together. The mid-19th century saw the rise of gifts forValentine's Day, and for 20 Century, candy and chocolate Valentine's sexy go directly to them.
The chocolates were often wrapped in red satin, heart-shaped boxes. "Chocolate Sampler" has become very popular with the other chocolate gifts to give as a treasury. Caramel is also a celebrated Valentine's Day candy.
Other countries have their own traditions chocolate - Brazil has its own special Boyfriend / Girlfriend days, asOur Valentine's Day. Chocolate lovers are exchanged on this day.
In Japan, there is an interesting habit of chocolate Valentine's Day - only women give men chocolates! Women can give to all men know, colleagues, family and friends. Men often measure their popularity as the chocolate on Valentine's Day. In fact, some men are very sensitive about the amount they receive. It 's interesting to note that there is one day in March, called"White Day", when men return the chocolate favors granted to them by the ladies. There are practices similar to those in Korea.
Other countries have similar traditions of Valentine's Day in the United States - the countries and China to give everything to the European Council, their chocolates Sweet Hearts Valentine's Day.
There's more to Valentine's Day - and the delicious chocolate, holidays have become a traditional element, as you can see!
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