There are so many St. Valentine's Day traditions people follow in every country. It is very popular to get married on St. Valentine's Day. It is supposed that a woman can choose a man this day and ask him to marry her. If the man is not ready for that he must thank her for the honor and present her a silk dress and she must give him a silk lace with a heart on it.
Women in some countries get clothes from their beloved for St. Valentine's Day. If a woman takes the present that means she agrees to marry the man. There's a legend that the first man a woman meets this day has to be her Valentine not depending on his wish.
In medieval England there was a tradition to choose “Valentineâ€. Some young people used to get together, write girls' names on small papers and put them in the hat, then they draw lots. The girl whose name a young man got became his “Valentine†for the whole year. There was also a tradition to dress children like adults and then they used to go from house to house and sing songs about St. Valentine.
In Wales they used to make wooden “love spoons†and present them to beloved. The spoons were decorated with hearts, keys and keyholes that meant “you have found the way to my heart.â€
In the beginning of last century the Americans presented marzipans to their beloved. Later they arranged caramel production on the Continent and scratched love words on the sweets. The sweets were red and white. The red meant passion and the white meant pureness of love. In 50es the sweets were packed in pasteboard boxes heart-shaped.
Japanese started to celebrate St. Valentine Day in 30es of our century. Actually a large company of chocolate production started it. Chocolate is still the most popular present on this holiday. Now Japanese made St. Valentine's Day a men's holiday. Mostly men get presents this day. You should present any men's accessories like perfume, wallets, lotions. And what's more, there is a competition for “loudest declaration of love†' boys and girls come to the stage and shout words of love.
The French present jewelry for this holiday. And they create “valentinesâ€.
The Italian present sweets to their women and call St. Valentine's Day “sweetâ€.
Nowadays the holiday got a wider meaning and we congratulate not only beloved but our friends, relatives and parents as well.
St. Valentine's Day Traditions
There are so many St. Valentine's Day traditions people follow in every country. It is very popular to get married on St. Valentine's Day. It is supposed that a woman can choose a man this day and ask him to marry her. If the man is not ready for that he must thank her for the honor and present her a silk dress and she must give him a silk lace with a heart on it.
Women in some countries get clothes from their beloved for St. Valentine's Day. If a woman takes the present that means she agrees to marry the man. There's a legend that the first man a woman meets this day has to be her Valentine not depending on his wish.
In medieval England there was a tradition to choose “Valentineâ€. Some young people used to get together, write girls' names on small papers and put them in the hat, then they draw lots. The girl whose name a young man got became his “Valentine†for the whole year. There was also a tradition to dress children like adults and then they used to go from house to house and sing songs about St. Valentine.
In Wales they used to make wooden “love spoons†and present them to beloved. The spoons were decorated with hearts, keys and keyholes that meant “you have found the way to my heart.â€
In the beginning of last century the Americans presented marzipans to their beloved. Later they arranged caramel production on the Continent and scratched love words on the sweets. The sweets were red and white. The red meant passion and the white meant pureness of love. In 50es the sweets were packed in pasteboard boxes heart-shaped.
Japanese started to celebrate St. Valentine Day in 30es of our century. Actually a large company of chocolate production started it. Chocolate is still the most popular present on this holiday. Now Japanese made St. Valentine's Day a men's holiday. Mostly men get presents this day. You should present any men's accessories like perfume, wallets, lotions. And what's more, there is a competition for “loudest declaration of love†' boys and girls come to the stage and shout words of love.
The French present jewelry for this holiday. And they create “valentinesâ€.
The Italian present sweets to their women and call St. Valentine's Day “sweetâ€.
Nowadays the holiday got a wider meaning and we congratulate not only beloved but our friends, relatives and parents as well.