St. Valentine’s Day: traditions

St. Valentine’s Day: traditions

Have you ever questioned yourself how some of the traditions we currently do started? Like you wake up one day and begin to think why am I doing this? Or why I have been doing this for the past years? And all the sudden you’re just there sitting in your room thinking about it. Maybe that happened to you or maybe is now happening to you as you read this.

And why not talk about one worldwide special date: St. Valentine’s Day. February 14^th the day we celebrate love and friendship, one of the traditions that has taken place through the years is giving a Valentine’s card and in occasions signing the cards anonymously, now where this came from?

It was stated by Cossar (2013) that: “it wasn’t until the 1500s that written Valentine’s messages were exchanged in Europe” so it is clear that the idea of cards has its origins thanks to the Victorians who according to Macphail (2017)  “The Victorians, who thought it was bad luck to sign Valentine's cards with their names.” So they were also the ones who spread the idea of signing cards anonymously.

As you can see many of these traditions had their origins way back in history in  ways you may not even imagine, it’s pretty much as the origin of the holiday itself.

Neira, E. (2017)

(Foster, 2014)

Source

Cossar, V. (6/February/2013). When did the tradition of sending Valentine’s cards begin? Retrieved: 22/July/2017, from: http://metro.co.uk/2013/02/06/when-did-the-tradition-of-sending-valentines-cards-begin-3382487/

Foster, A. (2014). Eres mi persona la tarjeta de felicitación, tarjeta romántica divertida, tarjeta del día de San Valentín, tarjeta humorística, tarjeta de San Valentín. Retrieved: 22/July/2017, from:  https://www.etsy.com/es/listing/236069564/eres-mi-persona-la-tarjeta-de?ref=finds_hl

Macphail, C. (14/February/2017). But why do some people leave anonymous cards? Retrieved. 22/February/2017, from: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/st-valentines-day-love-lovers-chocolates-roses-romance/