The Meaning Of Valintines Day

Im not really fond of Valintines day but I thought I would post this! I mean the only really time I ever actually sorda liked it more than I do now was like in Kindergarden to 2nd grade when we passed out those character cards they sell at Walgreens and CVS that have Spiderman , or Scoobey Doo on them!

So I searched Google asking "What Is Valintines About" and of course Wikipedia was one of the choices so I chose it! This is what I got which is below:

Valentine's Day or Saint Valentine's Day is a holiday celebrated on February 14 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 confectionery. The holiday is named after two among the numerous Early Christian martyrs named Valentine. The day became associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middl Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished.

The day is most closely associated with the mutual exchange of love notes in the form of "valentines". Modern Valentine symbols include the heart-shaped outline, doves, and the figure of the winged Cupid. Since the 19th century, handwritten notes have largely given way to mass-produced greeting cards. The sending of Valentines was a fashion in nineteenth-century Great Britain, and, in 1847, Esther Howland developed a successful business in her Worcester, Massachusetts home with hand-made Valentine cards based on British models. The popularity of Valentine cards in 19th century America was a harbinger of the future commercialization of holidays in the United States.

The U.S. Greeting Card Association estimates that approximately one billion valentines are sent each year worldwide, making the day the second largest card-sending holiday of the year, behind Christmas. The association estimates that, in the US, men spend on average twice as much money as women.

Well I Dint read it all , so I Dont expect you to!!!!!!! I just read half of it and thought , yeah , no wonder Im not fond of it!

Well , Have A Happy Valintines Day!