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Too much power surrendered to Imams and Muftis". Daily Express. January 18, 2015. Archived from the original on February 10, 2017 . Retrieved February 10, 2017. a b Polcar, P. (1894). "Gelasian Sacramentary 2.8–12". The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity from its origins to circa AD 700, across the entire Christian world. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on February 18, 2022 . Retrieved February 18, 2022. XVI Kal. Mart. in natali Valentini, Vitalis, et Feliculae. '14 February on the feast of Valentinus, Vitalis, and Felicula.' [*Valentinus, bishop of Terni (Interamna) and martyr of Rome, S00434; *Vitalis and Felicula, martyrs of Spoleto, *S01917] Three Prayers listed Para quererte". El Periódico de Guatemala. February 10, 2010. Archived from the original on February 14, 2015. A proverb says that "Saint Valentine brings the keys of roots". Plants and flowers start to grow on this day. It has been celebrated as the day when the first work in the vineyards and in the fields commences. It is also said that birds propose to each other or marry on that day. Another proverb says "Valentin – prvi spomladin" ("Valentine – the first spring saint"), as in some places (especially White Carniola), Saint Valentine marks the beginning of spring. [49] Valentine's Day has only recently been celebrated as the day of love. The day of love was traditionally March 12, the Saint Gregory's day, or February 22, Saint Vincent's Day. The patron of love was Saint Anthony, whose day has been celebrated on June 13. [48] Connection with romantic love Possible ancient origins
a b c d Chris Yeager (February 13, 2009). "Valentine's Day in Japan". Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia (JASGP). Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. {{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= ( help) a b Pfatteicher, Philip H. (August 1, 2008). New Book of Festivals and Commemorations: A Proposed Common Calendar of Saints. Fortress Press. p.86. ISBN 9780800621285. Archived from the original on January 1, 2014 . Retrieved October 27, 2012.
Valentine's Day customs – sending greeting cards (known as "valentines"), offering confectionery and presenting flowers – developed in early modern England and spread throughout the English-speaking world in the 19th century. In the later 20th and early 21st centuries, these customs spread to other countries, like those of Halloween, or aspects of Christmas (such as Santa Claus). The Illustrated Library of the Natural Sciences, Volume 1, 1958, Simon and Schuster. p. 85 "The amethyst is the birthstone for February, and Saint Valentine is supposed to have worn an amethyst engraved with a figure of Cupid" Happy Valentine's Day History And Myths Behind It". Archived from the original on October 17, 2015. In a 2016 poll conducted by Channel 4 for Valentine's Day, Jane Austen's line, "My heart is, and always will be, yours", from her novel Sense and Sensibility as said by Edward Ferrars ( Hugh Grant) to Elinor Dashwood ( Emma Thompson) in the acclaimed 1995 film adaptation, was voted the most romantic line from literature, film, and TV by thousands of women. [188] Restrictions on Valentine's day in some countries
a b c Steve Derné (2008). "7. Globalizing gender culture. Transnational cultural flows and the intensification of male dominance in India". In Kathy E. Ferguson; Monique Mironesco (eds.). Gender and globalization in Asia and the Pacific: method, practice, theory. University of Hawaii Press. pp.127–129. ISBN 978-0-8248-3241-4. Archived from the original on September 13, 2015. While the European folk traditions connected with Saint Valentine and St. Valentine's Day have become marginalized by modern customs connecting the day with romantic love, there are still some connections with the advent of spring. Un-forbidden love: Saudis enjoy second 'religious police-free' Valentine's Day". Archived from the original on February 7, 2019 . Retrieved November 6, 2018. A writer in Graham's American Monthly observed in 1849, "Saint Valentine's Day... is becoming, nay it has become, a national holyday." [81] The English practice of sending Valentine's cards was established enough to feature as a plot device in Elizabeth Gaskell's Mr. Harrison's Confessions (1851): "I burst in with my explanations: 'The valentine I know nothing about.' 'It is in your handwriting', said he coldly." [82] Since 2001, the Greeting Card Association has been giving an annual "Esther Howland Award for a Greeting Card Visionary". [77]
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a b David James Harkness, Legends and Lore: Southerns Indians Flowers Holidays, vol. XL, No. 2, April 1961, University of Tennessee Newsletter (bimonthly), p. 15. Agios Yakinthos". Crete Gazette. February 1, 2009. Archived from the original on February 14, 2018 . Retrieved February 13, 2018. Andreano, Caterina; Shapiro, Emily (February 14, 2017). "Valentine's Day by the numbers". ABC News. Archived from the original on February 14, 2018 . Retrieved February 13, 2018. Main article: Saint Valentine History Shrine of St. Valentine in Whitefriar Street Carmelite Church in Dublin, Ireland Valentine's Day celebrations did not catch on in India until around 1992. It was spread due to the programs in commercial TV channels, such as MTV, dedicated radio programs, and love letter competitions, in addition to an economical liberalization that allowed the explosion of the valentine card industry. [118] [120] The celebration has caused a sharp change on how people have been displaying their affection in public since the Middle Ages. [118]
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