Happy VDay!
Taken from census.gov
One legend has it that Valentine’s Day originated to commemorate the anniversary of the death of St. Valentine, a Roman clergyman who was executed on Feb. 14, about 270 A.D., for secretly marrying couples in defiance of the emperor. According to another, the holiday began as a Roman fertility festival. Americans probably began exchanging handmade valentines in the early 1700s. In the 1840s, Esther Howland, a native of Massachusetts, began to sell the nation’s first mass-produced valentine cards.
One legend has it that Valentine’s Day originated to commemorate the anniversary of the death of St. Valentine, a Roman clergyman who was executed on Feb. 14, about 270 A.D., for secretly marrying couples in defiance of the emperor. According to another, the holiday began as a Roman fertility festival. Americans probably began exchanging handmade valentines in the early 1700s. In the 1840s, Esther Howland, a native of Massachusetts, began to sell the nation’s first mass-produced valentine cards.
Top Ways to Celebrate Valentine’s Day
Greeting Cards
65%
Plush
21%
Date Night
44%
Other Gifts
17%
Candy
38%
Perfume/Cologne
12%
Flowers
32%
Jewelry
11%
Gift Cards
29%
Sources: Hallmark/Retail Industry Leaders Association/NRF
What about nookie? LOL...
Posted by
Eliza |
1:07 PM
Yes, I noticed "bumping uglies" was not on the list.
Posted by
Kev |
3:13 PM