SPEECH ON VALENTINE'S DAY

Valentine’s Day event celebration is not for just a day, it is the major celebration which continues for the whole week. Below is the list of all valentine’s week days names and dates:                                Valentine’s Day is celebrated every year as a grand celebration for the youths including all groups of people all over the world. It held annually on 14th of February and celebrated by the people with lots of joy, happiness and enthusiasm. It brings a lot happiness and courage in the each and every relationship. It is the great celebration which strengthens and renovates the bond between each and every relationships. Variety of attractive, lovely, sexy and gorgeous greetings cards, gifts pack, messages, and etc are given by the loved one’s to their him/her loved one’s.

Valentine’s Day is also famous by the name “Saint Valentine’s Day” or the “Feast of Saint Valentine” which is commemorated yearly worldwide in many countries even after being a working day for all. 

HISTORY OF VALENTINE’S DAY

Valentine’s Day celebration was first started to be celebrating every year as a grand celebration by the early Christian saint named Valentinus or Saint Valentine.
The history behind the celebration of Valentine’s Day is associated with the most popular Christian saint, Saint Valentine. According to the history, once he sent to the prison as he was involved in the act of soldiers weddings who were not allowed to marry and mistreated in the Roman Empire. He said goodbye to all before his end of life by writing a letter which was signed as “Your Valentine”. From then it was started celebrating as a Valentine’s Day on his last day to commemorate him. Now, it has become an official feast day for Anglican Communion and the Lutheran Church. At some places it is celebrated on different dates (Eastern Orthodox Church on 6th of July and Bishop of Interamna on 30th of July).

Earlier it was related to the romantic love however, during 18th century in England, it became an occasion expressing the love to the loved one’s by presenting gifts, rose flowers or greeting cards written Valentine’s Day messages. Some of the people also present their handwritten valentines messages or greeting cards with valentine’s pictures.

Another historical fact about the celebration of this event is; earlier the Christian martyrs were called as the Valentine who were honored and remembered on 14th of February every year. They were the Valentine of Rome, priests of Rome who were sacrificed and buried on the Via Flaminia a day whereas the Valentine of Terni, bishop of modern Terni who were martyred under the Emperor Aurelian and buried on the Via Flaminia a day. After their sacrifice their historical objects and remnants were kept in the Church to honor and remember. One of the Saint Valentine’s head was kept safely to the abbey of New Minster, Winchester to honor and worship. Now, it is continued to be celebrating as a St Valentine’s Day as an annual event in the variety of Christian denominations to commemorate the Christian martyrs.

LEGENDS OF VALENTINE’S DAY

A long ago, there was a Christian Saint named, Saint Valentine. He was an honorable priest of the Rome and got imprisoned as he had helped some mistreated or tortured Christians. He was also mistreated as a Christian by the Roman Emperor Claudius II as he involved in the weddings of mistreated Christian soldiers who were not allowed to marry by the Roman Emperor Claudius II to increase the number of soldiers in his army in the myth that married soldiers would not perform better. Other Christian Saints who were martyred are also associated with the legend of Valentine’s Day and are honored and remembered on 14th of February annually.

MODERN TRADITIONS OF VALENTINE’S DAY

The way of celebrating the Valentine’s Day has been changed a lot in the modern time. The earlier Valentine’s Day celebration was associated to the European folk traditions means with the Saint Valentine which has become marginalized through the traditions of modern Anglo-American and associated with the romantic love, Day of love, in present time. 

The customs of giving greeting cards, rose flowers, chocolates, gifts pack and other costly things has become the recent trends of celebrating Valentine’s Day. However, it is still associated with the regional customs in the England. It is celebrated in something different way in the Norfolk by distributing sweets and gifts to the children through a character named Jack Valentine by knocking the doors of everyone.

In the ancient time in Rome it was celebrated (from February 13-15) by the name “Lupercalia”, a festival associated with fertility which was later eliminated by the Pope Gelasius I and started celebrating on 14th of February as a “Purification of Mary” associated with romantic love.

During the celebration of Lupercalia festival, men and women were used of making couples by selecting names from jar which is continued as a modern day custom. Now, it has become a very popular observance worldwide in the recent years. People do not want to compromise this with their hectic schedule; they celebrate it gracefully with a lot of time by proposing and gifting their loved one’s. At this day market are full of Valentine’s Day cards with the images of lovely angel, hearts, love birds, roses, couples and other romantic love indications.

VALENTINE’S DAY CELEBRATION IN INDIA

People in India celebrate the Valentine’s Day very enthusiastically and with great passion. It is very energetic event which is must to be celebrated by everyone even after their busy schedule. It is a fun filled celebration full of cultural and traditional activities and mixed of western culture. At this day, all couples already book their hotels or restaurants to go for big and long celebration. They also go to the malls for shopping, multiplexes, cinema halls to enjoy movies, nearby famous places, long drive, tour and so many. Young couples propose at this day to each other by offering gifts, red roses, jewelry and cards. Other single young search for their partner at this day to propose and be a nice couple forever.

They wear some fine and selected clothes to attract their partner and looking handsome. At least a week earlier of the day, post offices become very busy to deliver the courier of flower, gift packages, romantic letters, greeting cards and so many things. It is not public or private holiday, it is the working day for all so, all the schools, colleges, offices, government and private organizations and institutions remains opened this day. However, most of them enjoy taking leave from the offices or other working places. There are rush at the roads, hotels, restaurants and malls, these places become full of crowd.

Greeting cards and gift packets are symbolized with the symbols of love such as red roses, angels, arrows, love birds, red hearts and etc. These symbols play a great role in bringing the couples together, increasing and strengthening their bond of love and friendship. Red color is everyone’s favorite color and deeply associated with the symbol of love and romance.

Valentine’s Day is the big event for everyone all around the world and celebrated by the all groups of people as an event of love and romance each after a year. It is the day to enjoy love and romance socially, culturally and traditionally. Love and romance are the things of very necessity in the life of every people to compromise all the pros and cons, to feel something new in the life, to start life in lovely and romantic ways and so many. It brings a hope of love and romance in everyone’s life, it never see the age, group, sex or social status of the people. Everyone has rights of love and romance in his life, he or she has rights to search for his/her love at this day. Earlier it was celebrated as the event of day for martyrs however; the celebration has been changed and modernized as an event of love and romance.

Sending greetings for valentine was also popular in the Middle Ages as well and continues in the current time. It is the day for all such as girlfriends, boyfriends, partners, spouses, friends, first dates, families, 50thanniversaries or the one who is single and search for his love. People search some romantic and popular places in the nearby areas or far from their cities to celebrate their Valentine’s Day in special ways. They do not want to lose this annual opportunity from their life. Some enjoy horse riding, boat journey, bike riding, long car driving, dinner at popular places, street walking, honeymoon, multiplexes movies, get engaged or married and so many activities.