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Have you ever wonder why people give flowers to their loved ones Cheap Fake Baseball Jerseys Free Shipping , particularly during Valentine鈥檚 Day? Little we know that flower giving on Cupid鈥檚 day has been a tradition that started back in the Middle Ages. This article shares a piece of history of giving flowers during the season of hearts. While it is a very much celebrated tradition here in the Philippines, not everyone is aware how exactly Valentine鈥檚 Day came about. We of course associate it with St. Valentine but do not know how he was actually recognized as the saint of lovers. Before you send that red, heart-glazed greeting card, read on and be initiated.
Prior to the third century of Rome Cheap Fake Baseball Jerseys Replica , the 14th of February is nothing but an ordinary day. During his reign, Emperor Claudius II banned marriage for young men as they seemed to be better soldiers than husbands and fathers. This discrimination made a young priest named Valentine furious. Such injustice caused Valentine to rebel against the emperor by continuing to perform marriages among young lovers in secret. The emperor naturally discovered Valentine鈥檚 secret. The priest was arrested, jailed, and sentenced to death. As the emperor鈥檚 luck would have it Cheap Fake Baseball Jerseys From China , Valentine fell in love with his daughter who frequently paid the prisoner a visit. Before he caught his last breath, Valentine sent his beloved a letter and signed it: 鈥渇rom your Valentine.鈥?The priest was executed on February 14, 270 AD. Almost 300 years after, Pope Gelasius imposed that February 14 be a day to honor Valentine Cheap Fake Baseball Jerseys China , who by that time was declared as a saint.
For thousands of years, the feast of St. Valentine has been one of the most popular customs that is much to the delight of flower shop owners and the dread of most men. Here in the Philippines, it definitely is the second most popular feast next to the tie breakers Christmas and New Year. Hands down: flowers take the cake this time of the year being the most popular gift of choice. Why wouldn鈥檛 it be when these cut blossoms are readily available and have long symbolized fertility, love Cheap Fake Baseball Jerseys , marriage, and romance?
Floriography or speaking in the language of flowers flourished in the Middle Ages when courtship is severely prohibited. How lovers communicate for weeks or even months through flowers alone is just unbelievable! While we are one SMS or e-mail away today, you鈥檝e got to admit that we still speak the language of flowers. It is very evident here in the Philippines how this dialect never seems to wilt away. While flowers can be given year round, sending a dozen or two during the 14th of February is extra special as it is paired with the thought of eternal love Fake Baseball Jerseys Free Shipping , similar to the life Valentine has lived.
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