Well, here it is Valentine\u2019s Day again, when all the restaurants are full and you can usually only order from their limited (Valentine\u2019s Day) menu and the prices are higher. Of course all this inconvenience is worth it because it\u2019s romantic. Lots of people celebrate their love for their partner with a romantic dinner or sending cards or giving gifts of flowers.
\nIf you\u2019re single, or don\u2019t have someone special, you can celebrate Singles Awareness Day (SAD) instead.<\/p>\n
The most common Valentine\u2019s Day symbols are the heart and Cupid. Cupid is usually shown as small winged figure with a bow and arrow. In mythology, he uses his arrow to strike the hearts of people. People who have fallen in love are sometimes said to be stuck by Cupid\u2019s arrow.
\nMany believe the X symbol became synonymous with the kiss in medieval times. People who couldn\u2019t write their names signed in front of a witness with an X. The X was then kissed to show their sincerity.
\nIn the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who would be their Valentine. They would wear this name pinned on their sleeves for a week for everyone to see. This was the origin of the expression \u201cto wear your heart on your sleeve.\u201d
\nIn Victorian times it was considered bad luck to sign a Valentine\u2019s Day card.
\nDown through history, lots of romantic events occurred on Valentine\u2019s Day\u2026 Alexander Graham Bell applied for a patent for the telephone on Valentine\u2019s day in 1876 and it seems appropriate that penicillin, a popular treatment for venereal diseases such as syphilis, was introduced to the world on February 14, 1929.
\nAnd in honor of our German friends, \u201cIch liebe dich\u201d is how you say \u201cI love you\u201d in German.
\nNow if all this doesn\u2019t make you want to celebrate Valentine\u2019s Day, it\u2019s also Ferris Wheel Day and Library Lover\u2019s Day.
\nSo if you choose to celebrate Ferris Wheel Day or Library Lover\u2019s Day, I\u2019m sure all the Saints called Valentine will forgive you\u2026.
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