ST. VALENTINE'S DAY

Good morning, Today is Saint Valentine's Day. St. Valentine's Day falls on February 14th, and is the traditional day on which lovers in certain cultures, such as Anglo countries, let each other know about their love, commonly by sending Valentine's cards, which are often anonymous. The history of Valentine's day can be traced back to a Catholic Church feast day, in honour of Saint Valentine. The day's associations with romantic love arrived after the High Middle Ages, during which the concept of romantic love was formulated. The day now 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. Since the 19th century, the practice of hand writing notes has largely given way to the exchange of mass-produced greeting cards. The Greeting Card Association estimates that, world-wide, approximately one billion valentine cards are sent each year, making the day the second largest card-sending holiday of the year behind Christmas. The association also estimates that women purchase approximately 85 percent of all valentines. The above information about St. Valentine's Day comes from the following website: St. Valentine's Day at Wikipedia. If you have trouble with the above link, paste the following address into your browser: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Valentine%27s_Day Remember to post any questions about today's Daily Vitamin in the Daily Vitamin Plus! forum section on our website. If you have any questions about how to use the Daily Vitamin Plus! section, please send an email to vitamin@ziggurat.es. Have a romantic day!