Here are some fun facts about how Valentines Day began.
- In the 1800s Esther Howland began mass-producing Valentines day cards and popularized the holiday
- Geoffrey Chaucer was the first to record St. Valentines day as a day of romantic celebration in his 1375 poem “Parliament of fouls”
- A speculation about the popularity of the color red for valentines day is that it may be rooted in the blood sacrifices of those long ago
Some old traditions of Millie Smithalentines day
- Using Birds to predict their future spouse, (A swan predicted a loyal partner for life; a dove meant she’d marry a kind-hearted person; and a blackbird signified she would marry a member of the clergy or someone who did spiritual, charitable work.)
- Gifting your date A love spoon
- Looking for love Omens In a cemetery
- Sending a single glove of love (The chap would send one single glove to his chosen Valentine in the hope that she would wear the glove on Easter Sunday as a sign that she returned his love.)
