VALENTIN'S

The Valentine's Day is a special day among friends and partners throughout Mexico , is celebrated with cards, candy , romantic dinners and gifts, among other things, the fact that we celebrate February 14 is by a priest exercised in Rome , named Valentine who married soldiers secretly because unmarried soldiers were better because they had no ties . , was imprisoned for his disobedience imprisoned but a jailer asked him to teach reading to her daughter but fall for her , and one day before his execution gave him a letter signed " your Valentine"

The origin of this date back to Roman times , although it was in the twentieth century is " marketed " as an ancient tradition .

when a priest decided to marry those couples that were forbidden . It was formed by soldiers couples as it is believed that single men performed better on the battlefield than married , because they were not emotionally attached to their families.

Valentine, such was the priest refused to renounce his love and protected them secretly married , so Claudio III , emperor of Rome at the time, ordered his arrest and subsequent execution . During his stay in prison he fell in love with the jailer's daughter , Julia , whom he sent a love letter before being executed , what day ? The February 14 . Since then the letters and the date could not be better correspondence.

The latest Valentine dates from 1840, when Esther A. Howland began to sell the first mass in love postcards , known as " valentines " with symbols like heart shape or Cupid.

However , some believe it is a Christianized pagan festival , as in ancient Rome was carried worship the god of love , whose Greek name was Eros , whom the Romans called Cupid

In late January , the shops and restaurants are dressed in hearts, cupid figurines , balloons and ribbons . On the streets and sights is common to see the balloon vendors , with its colorful cargo and commercial plazas, dressers look crowded with proposals to give a simple little card , to classic dolls , flowers and chocolates , to jewelry , perfumes , cell phones and underwear.

Before , it was the women who received more gifts, chocolates and flowers. Today there is bad or that a girl will propose a relationship with a man , or that she will give away something, and then also dressers ' for them ' dress of paper hearts : handbags, lotions , ties , sweaters ...

In addition , it is also the perfect day to declarársele the boy or girl we like. The days before this date are much anticipation among school friends or colony. We know the couples who still hesitate to be boyfriends are , so the speculation about what guys do finish the day together.

Of course this also occurs among adults is a time to commit to marriage and even to marry.

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