Symbols of Valentine’s Day

simbol valentine's day

Simbol valentine’s day

Hundreds years ago in England, children dressed as adults and went from house to house, singing songs about Valentine’s Day. In Wales made the wooden “spoons of love” and gave it at February, 14 for the loving person. Spoons were decorated by hearts, keys and keyholes, which meant that “you found the way to my heart”. Many people give the sweets, even the special candy in the shape of the heart for the beloved.

In some countries, as is customary to present the clothes to unmarried women. If a girl take the gift, so she agree to marry this man.

Some people believed that if in Valentine’s Day girl saw a robin in dream, she will marry a sailor, if she saw a sparrow, she would marry poor and will be happy with him, if the goldfinch – she meet a millionaire.

You can choose of the names of some women for whom you want to get married. Hold the apple by the stem, untwist it, and repeat the names of loved ones. When the stem come off, the woman with the name, which you will repeat at the same moment will be intended for you.

Symbols of Valentine’s Day

Heart
At the previous time people believed that feelings such as love, good luck, anger or fear are locate in the heart. Later became assume that only the sense of love is in the heart. So, the heart in present time – is a symbol of love and the day of the St. Valentine.

Red Rose
Rose is a favorite flower of Venus, goddess of love. Red is the color of strong feelings. That is why red roses – the flower of love.

Lace
Hundreds of years ago, women had a lacy handkerchiefs. If a woman dropped her handkerchief, the man near her must to pick up a handkerchief and return it to the woman. Sometimes a lady dropped her lace handkerchief advisedly that to make the acquaintance with the man. Soon the laces become associated with romance. Therefore in our time the wrapping gifts for Valentine’s Day often used paper in the form of lace.

Gloves
Very long time ago , when a man wanted marry a woman, he had “asked her hand”. The arm has become a symbol of love and marriage. Soon the gloves also became a symbol of marriage.

Rings
In most countries, people during the betrothal and wedding exchange the rings. Two or three centuries ago on the day of the St. Valentine it was very popular to arrange the betrothals.

Love Birds and Doves
Birds of love – colorful parrots, living in Africa. Most of them have red beaks. They named birds of love because when they gather in pairs, they sitting very close from each other. Pigeons called the favorite birds of Venus. They do not change a pair all life and jointly ensure of nestlings. These birds – symbols of fidelity and love, as well as symbols of Valentine’s Day.

Cupid
Son of Venus, the goddess of love. He can make a person fall in love with one shot his magic arrows