Get ready for Valentine’s Day this Sunday, February 14th
Valentine’s Day is an annual holiday held on February 14 and is named after one or more early Christian martyrs. It is traditionally a day on which lovers express their love for each other by gifting candy, flowers, gifts, cards (known as “valentines”) and maybe jewelry. The holiday first became associated with romantic love the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer n the Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished.
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, where many Valentine cards are now general greeting cards rather than declarations of love, was a harbinger of the future commercialization of holidays.
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 U.S., men spend on average twice as much money as women…lucky us!
A few places shop locally in the High Point area for Valentine’s Day gifts include: Avanti Salon and Day Spa; Ellington’s Florist & Greenhouse; Simon’s Jewelers. Or even catch a Valentine’s Day dinner at Blue Water Grille.
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