The Valentine s day a holiday enamored

The Valentine's day – a holiday enamored – is marked on February, 14 th in Europe since XIII century, in the USA – since 1777, in Russia – from the beginning of 1990 th years.

Englishmen, for example, consider that since February, 14 th the nature does turn by the spring, and at birds the season of marriage games begins, even the old English saying says: «In day of sacred Valentine all birds in air incorporate in steams» .

Veins in III century in a city Thorns (Roman empire) Sacred great martyr Valentine. There was it the cleric, was engaged in scientific researches and private medical practice. Sources confirm: arrest of bishop Valentine has been caused by that the Roman emperor did not allow soldiers of the legions to marry, and Valentine secretly crowned legionaries and their beloved. Expecting execution in one of the Roman prisons, Valentine has written the letter of the daughter of the jailer and has subscribed: "your Valentine". Then has cured it wonderfully of blindness, but has been all the same executed. Date of execution has coincided with the Roman celebration in honour of the Juno, the goddess of love. Since then people every year on February, 14 th remembered Valentine and arranged a holiday of all enamoured.

Once people believed that such feelings as love, good luck, anger or fears, are in heart; began to consider later that only the feeling of love is in heart. So presently heart is a symbol of love and the Valentine's day.

The son of Venus, the goddess of love. He can force to fall in love the person a shot of one of the magic arrows.

Rose is a favourite flower of Venus, the goddess of love. Red color is a color of strong feelings. And the red rose is a flower of love.

At us traditionally the love is symbolized by pigeons. Pigeons are considered as favorite birds of Venus. They all life do not change pair and in common care of baby birds. These birds are symbols of fidelity and love, and also symbols of the Valentine's day

And in Africa birds of love name colourful parrots. Red beaks have the majority of them. They are named by birds of love that when they gather in steams they sit in very short distance from each other.

In the majority of the countries people during engagement and wedding exchange rings. Two – three centuries back on the Valentine's day was very popular to arrange engagements.

. Once, if the man wanted to marry the woman, he "asked her hands". The hand became a love and marriage symbol. Soon gloves also became a marriage symbol.

Hundred years ago women carried with themselves lacy handkerchiefs. If the lady dropped a handkerchief, the man who is near to it, should lift a scarf and return to its woman. . Sometimes the lady specially dropped a lacy scarf to get acquainted with the man who has pleasant to it. Soon laces began to associate with the love novel completely.

This day girls and young men gathered, wrote on pieces of paper names and threw these leaflets in a jug, then everyone pulled out on one piece of paper and learned a name of darling. In some countries till now there is a custom to choose on February, 14 th Valentines (both floors) all next year.

Italians consider as the debt to give this day favourite sweets. This day and nazyva-etsja in Italy is sweet.

Finns mark on February, 14 th Day of love, give each other gifts in the form of heart. And also this day gifts to mums as women's day similar 8 Martha, in Finland isn't present are made.

Englishmen send love messages and to the animals, especially dogs and horses.

In America these days is on sale 108 million roses, mainly red, and for sweets these days spend 692 million dollars!

Hearts by a holiday it is possible to sew, mould, draw, knit and even the furnace. A material for their manufacturing of hearts the various: beads, cockleshells, feathers, dry flowers, slices of a fabric, fur.

By February, 14 th the set of greeting cards from simple, with touching images, to displayed is issued. And during former times there were even the cards decorated with gold and laces.

At passionate Frenchmen in Day of Saint Valentine it is accepted to give jewelry, and in romantic Denmark people send each other dried white flowers.

In Britain unmarried girls rise on February, 14 th before sunrise, become near a window and look at passing men. According to story, the first man whom they will see, and is the promised.

But there are in the world some countries which have especially caused a stir in celebrating of Day of Saint Valentine. First of all it is Saudi Arabia which is the unique country in the world where this holiday … is officially forbidden, and on pain of heavy fines.

In Japan tradition to give this day the sweet has appeared from giving of one large firm on chocolate manufacture. There have started to celebrate Day sacred Valentine in 30 th years, and till now chocolate remains the most widespread gift.