Valentine’s Day 2024: Know Valentine’s Day history, significance and why we celebrate the day of love on February 14

Valentine’s Day 2024: Know Valentine’s Day history, significance and why we celebrate the day of love on February 14

Happy Valentine’s Day 2024: Valentine’s Day falls annually on February 14. The celebrations for the day of love begin a week before, starting with Rose Day and ending with Kiss Day. The seven days of Valentine’s Week are Rose Day (February 7), Propose Day (February 8), Chocolate Day (February 9), Teddy Day (February 10), Promise Day (February 11), Hug Day (February 12), and Kiss Day (February 13).

Valentine’s Day 2024 Date and History:

The are many origins to Valentine’s Day. However, the most popular legend says that Valentine’s Day originated from the Roman festival of Lupercalia, held in mid-February. It was celebrated during the onset of spring, wherein women were paired with men through a lottery. It was Pope Gelasius I who replaced this festival with St Valentine’s Day. It was celebrated as the day of romance for over a period of time from about the 14th century.

Another legend says that St Valentine was executed on February 14 as a punishment for performing secret marriages to save the husbands from going to war, as they were banned by Roman emperor Claudius II.

According to Roman mythology, Cupid, the angel of love, is the son of Venus, the goddess of love and beauty, and the bow and arrow of Cupid depict piercing a heart and casting the spell of love. Cupid is also a popular symbol for Valentine’s Day. Therefore, this festival is all about celebrating the feeling of being in love.