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	Valentine's Day - Washington DC Valentine's Day Guide
		The day is most closely associated with the mutual exchange of love notes in the form of "valentines." Modern Valentine symbols include the heart-shaped outline and the figure of the winged Cupid.
		Valentine's Day is approaching faster than a runaway "love train", and you haven't got a clue where to eat.
		Valentine greetings were popular as far back as the Middle Ages (written Valentine's didn't begin to appear until after 1400), and the oldest known Valentine card is on display at the British Museum.
	www.dcpages.com /Valentines_Day (1894 words)

	Valentines day dining - The Boston Globe
		Six days before Valentine's Day without a game plan is the relationship equivalent of forgetting to reserve your boss's important overseas flight.
		Like New Year's Eve and Mother's Day, Valentine's Day is a huge night for the restaurant business, especially when it falls on a Wednesday.
		Valentine's at King Fung is a do-it-yourself kind of date: bring your own bubbles and flutes, bring your own sense of romance, and snuggle together for a Valentine's date that avoids high prices and high expectations -- without sacrificing good food and good fun.
	www.boston.com /ae/events/articles/2007/02/08/romance_is_on_the_menu (992 words)

	Valentine's Day - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Valentin Faustino Berri Ochoa, whose saint's day is November 1, lived in the nineteenth century.
		In 1836, relics of St. Valentine of Rome were donated by Pope Gregory XVI to the Whitefriar Street Carmelite Church in Dublin, Ireland.
		Valentine's Day was probably imported into North America in the 19th century with settlers from Britain.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Valentines_day (2686 words)

	Valentines Day
		The history of Valentine's Day -- and its patron saint -- is shrouded in mystery.
		One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome.
		The oldest known valentine still in existence today was a poem written by Charles, Duke of Orleans to his wife while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London following his capture at the Battle of Agincourt.
	www.nolamarie.net /holidays/valentine/2003.html (944 words)

	Valentine's Day - Not Like it Used to Be - History and Customs
		For eight hundred years prior to the establishment of Valentine's Day, the Romans had practiced a pagan celebration in mid-February commemorating young men's rite of passage to the god Lupercus.
		During the days that Valentine was imprisoned, he fell in love with the blind daughter of his jailer.
		Before he was taken to his death, he signed a farewell message to her, "From your Valentine." The phrase has been used on his day ever since.
	wilstar.com /holidays/valentn.htm (510 words)

	Valentines Day
		Describes the celebration of St. Valentine's Day from pagan festivals to present-day activities.
		One was killed with a group of believers and the other two, a priest of Rome and a Bishop of Interamna, beheaded by Emperor Claudius II in 269 A.D. The remains of one of the Valentines is said to be in the church of St. Praxedes in Rome.
		Associating the matchmaking feast with the martyrdom of Valentine was convenient because the days were almost identical.
	www.holidayorigins.com /html/valentines_day.html (305 words)

	VALENTINES DAY
		Valentine's Day is a special day observed on February 14.
		Many Valentine's Day customs involved ways that single women could learn who their future husbands would be.
		Valentine, Saint, is the name associated with two martyrs of the early Christian church.
	www.yellowduckpark.com /valentines_day.htm (1633 words)

	Valentines Day
		Feburary 14, St Valentine's Day, the most popular day for lovers in the entire calendar, has now become thoroughly commercialized, so the old idea that men and women should send each other cards which they had designed and drawn themselves has virtually disappeared, giving way to ready made cards.
		The day is named after the patron saint of lovers, a young priest who was killed for defying an edict forbidding young men from marrying, on the ground that marriage turned them into poor soldiers.
		The same date also honours, however, two Greek Gods who symbolized woman and marriage.The yellow crocus is the special for the day, and the chance of a girl meeting a future partner is all the better if she wears one in her buttonhole.
	www.wintersteel.com /Valentines_Day.html (1715 words)

	Valentines Day
		Valentines day is a booming industry with over millions of cards sent each year -- second in number only to Christmas cards, according to the Greeting Card Association (The happy day is also celebrated in Canada, Mexico, the United States, France and Australia.) Who are the lucky recipients of all these cards?
		Verbal and singing valentines began to be replaced by written missives in Europe in the 15th century.
		Rebus valentines, verses in which small pictures took the place of some of the words (For example, an eye instead of I) Cards decorated with fl and white pictures painted by factory workers began to be created in the early 1800s; by the end of the century, valentines were being made entirely by machine.
	www.pauldenton.co.uk /valentinesday.htm (1438 words)

	Saint Valentine
		Valentine left a farewell note for the jailer's daughter, who had become his friend, and signed it "From Your Valentine".
		He and Saint Marius aided the Christian martyrs and secretly married couples, and for this kind deed Saint Valentine was apprehended and dragged before the Prefect of Rome, who condemned him to be beaten to death with clubs and to have his head cut off.
		On the day I was to die, I left my friend a little note thanking her for her friendship and loyalty.
	www.pictureframes.co.uk /pages/saint_valentine.htm (1281 words)

	All about Valentines day from Rumela's Web
		Before his execution, Valentine had fallen in love with his jailer's daughter and signed his final note to her "From Your Valentine", a phrase that has lasted through the centuries.
		Valentine is one of the more popular saints in the calendar and everyone knows when Valentine's Day is - but even so, officially his feast was dropped from the liturgical calendar in 1969.
		Valentine was put to death on February 14th, the eve of the festival.
	www.rumela.com /events/valentines_index.htm (692 words)

	history of Valentines Day
		Valentine, a bishop, seeing the trauma of young lovers, met them in a secret place, and joined them in the sacrament of matrimony.
		Valentine refused to recognize Roman Gods and even attempted to convert the emperor, knowing the consequences fully.
		While Valentine was in prison awaiting his fate, he came in contact with his jailor, Asterius.
	www.theholidayspot.com /valentine/history_of_valentine.htm (506 words)

	Care2 eCards, Free Online Animated Greeting Cards - The History of valentines
		Valentine, a romantic at heart, disobeyed Emperor Claudius II's decree that soldiers remain bachelors.
		As a result of his defiance, Valentine was put to death on February 14.
		In order of popularity, Valentine's Day cards are given to: teachers, children, mothers, wives, sweethearts, Koko the gorilla.
	www.care2.com /gates/holidays/valentines/valentines.html (437 words)

	Holiday Insights : About Valentine's Day
		While 75% of chocolate purchases are made by women all year long, during the days and minutes before Valentine's Day, 75% of the chocolate purchases are made by men.
		Saint Valentine's Day Massacre During the "Roaring twenties(1920's)", mobs, crime and gangsters were at a height in many parts of the U.S. Alcohol was banned, spawning the rise of Bootlegging and mob activity.
		February 14th was formerly thought to be the first day of bird's mating for the season.
	www.holidayinsights.com /valentine/index.htm (353 words)

	Valentines Day eCards, Valentines Greetings, Valentines Greeting ECard, and Valentines Day Cards
		Valentine's day Flash ecard featuring man watching TV, then he gets his gift: beer(woman dressed up in a beer can).
		Valentine ecard featuring a bear with his eyes closed holding a flower.
		Valentine day ecard featuring a young woman, falling from the sky, passing Cupid, resting on a cloud.
	cards.cardfountain.com /ecards-index/valentines-day-ecards?aid=101670 (309 words)

	Valentines Day Flowers - Send Valentines Day Flowers, Order Valentines Day Flowers Gift Delivery
		Also, the top 2 inches of the Snapdragon valentines day flowers can be removed to encourage the rest of the blooms to open and to prevent curvature of the stems; this is, however, the decision of the person caring for the snapdragon Valentines Day Flowers.
		Valentines Day Flowers deliveries are available to hospitals, nursing care facilities and funeral homes are the responsibility of the valentines day flowers customer.
		Other web based valentines day flowers retailers can also offer overnight valentines flower delivery service to you, but their orders to send valentines day flowers are often filled by traditional retail florists and the valentines day flowers product is the same as if you were to visit a local retail florist yourself.
	www.bloomdepot.com /valentines-day-flowers.htm (2997 words)

	Activity Idea Place: Valentine's Day (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Valentine Match Up There are many ways to set this up depending on the skill level or the particular skill you wish to work on.
		Valentine) or the teacher faces away from the children, a good distance away from the children.
		Valentine will answer it's midnight, and chases the children back to the fence or wall that they started at.
	www.123child.com /val (2387 words)

	Valentine's Day Varieties
		Valentine's Day honors two different saints named Valentine.
		Today Valentine's Day, celebrated on February 14, is a time to display love and affection.
		When all the valentines have been handed out, chant: "Can you guess who was so kind, To bring you a pretty valentine?" Kids who received valentines try to guess who gave them the valentine.
	www.teachnet.com /lesson/misc/valentines020499.html (1005 words)

	Valentines Day eCards,Valentines Day Cards,Valentine Greetings, From ValentinesDayCards.Net
		Wish your sweetheart/dear ones a great Valentine's Day with this elegant red rose.
		On Valentine's Day express your love with our wonderful collection of ecards specially for him.
		Send this cute wish to all those you missed wishing on Valentine's Day.
	www.valentinesdaycards.net (221 words)

	Saint Valentines Day: The Truth About Valentines Day
		Instead, Saint Valentines Day is another example of Christianity assimilating a pagan holiday for the sake of conversion.
		Valentine's Day began to be popular around the 17th century in Great Britain.
		Readers are encouraged to do their own research on Valentines Day, search their own hearts, and form their own opinions, preferably based on evidence rather than on legend and tradition; and from a viewpoint that's
	www.godshew.org /ValentinesDay.htm (842 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Valentine
		At least three different Saint Valentines, all of them martyrs, are mentioned in the early martyrologies under date of 14 February.
		One is described as a priest at Rome, another as bishop of Interamna (modern Terni), and these two seem both to have suffered in the second half of the third century and to have been buried on the Flaminian Way, but at different distances from the city.
		For this reason the day was looked upon as specially consecrated to lovers and as a proper occasion for writing love letters and sending lovers' tokens.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/15254a.htm (394 words)

	Valentines Flowers at ProFlowers.com
		If you send Valentine's Day flowers to her office, she'll lovingly blush, knowing that you want the world to know how smitten you are with her.
		When you're sending Valentine's Day flowers, the choices may be overwhelming, so reference our Flower Meanings Guide or our Rose Traditions article for information on histories and meanings of your flower choice.
		Valentine's Day Flowers may be the most important flowers you send all year, so choose right and send her Valentine's Day Flowers from ProFlowers.
	www.proflowers.com /valentines-day-vdf (284 words)

	Valentine Be Mine! Valentines Over The Years
		During the fifteenth century, one valentine showed a drawing of a knight and a lady, with Cupid in the act of sending an arrow to pierce the knight's heart.
		After 1723, American valentines began to grow with the import from England of valentine "writers." A writer was a booklet containing a vast array of verses and messages which could be copied onto gilt-edged letter paper or other decorative sheets.
		Valentine cards are manufactured on an enormous scale today that range from the sentimental to sophisticated to humous valentines.
	www.techdirect.com /valentine/history.html (871 words)

	Valentines Day Origins and Legends \| Valentines Day History
		Valentine's Day always falls on February 14, and is the traditional day on which lovers in certain cultures let each other know about their love, commonly by sending Valentine's cards, which are often anonymous.
		Some other legends have it that the Valentines Day originated from St. Valentine, a Roman who was martyred for refusing to give up Christianity on February 14, 269 A.D. Today the Roman Church recognizes at least three different saints named Valentine, all of whom were martyred.
		Valentine may have been imprisoned and later killed for helping Christians to escape harsh punishment in Roman prisons.There is an interesting story portraying the love affair between St. Valentine and the jailor's daughter.
	www.orenoque.com /topten/valentines-day-history/valentines-day-origins-and-legends.html (726 words)

	Valentines Day (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Valentines Day, 14th February - a day when lovers and admirers everywhere express their feelings for each other
		Saint Valentines is the patron saint of lovers.
		Valentines Day can be traced back to Roman times and has survived for centuries.
	www.ballooninabox.co.uk /valentine02.htm (214 words)

	Valentines Day Greetings, Valentines Day Greeting Cards, Happy Valentines Day From 101valentinesday.com
		Valentines day greetings have riches untold more than the diamonds and gold, A sweet Valentines message is more breathtaking than the all the gifts of the world combined.
		Send a valentines day greetings to your special ones to have an everlasting effect in their minds.
		Valentines Day greeting cards is the appropriate way to send your sentiments and feelings to the special person.
	www.101valentinesday.com (246 words)

	Valentines Day
		While constructing her valentines, she was struck by the thought that she may be able to sell her creations.
		The 1920's saw a big change for valentines. It was the era of the flapper, and a new look came with the new woman. No longer feminine and sentimental, the modern era called for small cute snappy verses, and valentines with comic characters, cute children and animals.
		The first American valentine entrepreneur was Esther Howland, a young lady living in Worchester Mass. A graduate of Mount Holyoke Seminary, she had recieved her first English made valentine when she was nineteen years old. She was captivated by it, and began making her own from paper and lace for friends and family.
	www.thecompletevictorian.homestead.com /ValentinesDay.html (235 words)

	Valentine Be Mine! Origins of Valentine's Day
		Valentine was revered by the young and old, rich and poor, with people of all walks of life attending his services.
		Valentine thought this to be unfair and secretly married several couples.
		By this means each has two Valentines--but the Man sticks faster to the Valentine that is fallen to him than to the Valentine to whom he is fallen.
	www.techdirect.com /valentine/origin.html (927 words)

	Valentines Homepage (E-Cards.com)
		Valentine's Day, February 14th, is a holiday of romance and love.
		Danish romantics exchange transparent Valentine cards that are held up to a light source to be read.
		When they were first popularized in the United States during the 1800s, elaborate Valentine cards were made of lace paper and decorated with seashells, berries, beads and artificial or dried flowers.
	www.e-cards.com /occasion/valentines (214 words)

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