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Old Fashioned Valentine's Traditions

by Patricia Shannon

e've made it to the root of Cupid's Hand-Making Valentines
Cards
big day and, it's more than heart- Historically, handmade
Wshaped candy and prix-fixe menus. valentines weren't child's
Here, a few of our favorite Valentine's Day play. Intricate cards

traditions (some centuries old) worth bringing complete with lace and
ribbon became popular
back. during the Middle Ages
before making way for
mass-produced cards during the industrial revolution. It's worth
Celebrating the Coming noting that Valentine's Day didn't become a "Hallmark Holiday"
of Spring until 1913 when the retailer began getting in on the valentines
Valentine's Day was tied business.
to the ancient Roman
festival of Lupercalia that
(in addition to notably
stranger themes) looked Keeping Your Valentine a
ahead to the promise of spring—a season of flowers, love, and Mystery
new life. Saying goodbye to the oftentimes dreariness of winter If you've ever wondered
in favor of warmer days, chirping birds, and a season of enjoying where the "secret admirer"
nature is certainly cause for celebration. originated, Victorians may
be responsible. Legend has
it, they believed it was bad
luck to sign cards with their
Sending Love Letters name, so the tradition of the anonymous valentine began. •
Centuries ago, Roman
men would write romantic
letters to women that IRIS MEMORY CARE OF TURTLE CREEK
mentioned St. Valentine of
Rome, the patron of love,
to portray just how smitten GR ND
they were. We'll leave the
text messages and heart emojis to our Northern neighbors—
down here we've got plenty of inspiration for penning love OPENING!
letters "hotter than a pepper sprout" (looking at you, Johnny).

March 19, 2020

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The first flowers given on
Valentine's Day weren't Appetizers & Cocktails
the red roses that are Entertainment
popular today. Instead,
violets were the flower of Ribbon Cutting
choice. It's believed that
violets grew outside St. Door Prizes
Valentine's jail cell. He
would crush violet blossoms to make ink, which would
be used to covertly write letters that were said to have
been delivered by doves. Violets are known as a symbol
of faithfulness and requited love.
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