Are you ready for the holiday for all romantic souls in the world? No? Then hurry up to prepare for it! Do not be upset if you did not find your love last year, because we all have love inside of us, so the question is only where we find someone to share it with.
If you use Myspace, Facebook or Livejournal you can mention some traditional changes connected with this incredible holiday, almost every user changes its avatar up to this date. Do not leave behind this wonderful celebration - select between Aim Icons your own St. Valentine’s Day icon or create your personal one up to this date.
Nowadays no one can tell you with 100 percent probability what true story is hiding behind this holiday. Here we gathered three main beliefs that ordinarily surround this holiday.
So first theory is connected with times of ancient Romans. According to this theory there was another celebration on 14 of February. On this date they honored the queen of all their gods -Juno. Juno was also famous as a goddess of marriage. On the 15th of February ancient Romans traditionally started a festival to honor agricultural Roman gods. During this festival was an interesting tradition the main purpose of which was bringing together young boys and girls. The way they pair them had something similar with a lottery, because traditionally they used two jars and put all young boys’ names into one and all young girls’ names into another. So boys picked the card with the name of the girl from the jar and then this boy and girl were ought to stay in pair until the next festival.
Another interesting belief is also connected with Roman Empire, but goes at times of Claudius II - Roman emperor. At this period emperor involved all country into the wars, so he was in need for soldiers, but men did not want to join him because they had wives and kids. So Claudius decided to forbid all marriages for Romans. But one Roman priest called Valentine married couples secretly. Of cause sooner or later every secret becomes clear and Claudius put to death Valentine on 14th of February. Another theory connected with Valentine’s Day says that Romans put him to death because he helped to escape Christians from Roman prison. And at time Valentine was in prison he fell in love with the daughter of a jailer. So before he ought to be killed he wrote a love letter to her ended with words “Yours Valentine” and it was on the 14th of February.
Third theory is connected with beliefs of people from France and England. They thought that from 14th of February all birds start to search for their sweethearts.
Traditionally we congratulate with this holiday by sending greeting cards or love letters, it is very simple to do if you have Internet, but don’t forget to decorate your greeting using Animated Icons or 3D Icons, with help of them your valentine card will become really unique one.
