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The Evolution of Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day Most scholars believe that the St. Valentine of the The holiday's roots are in the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalia, a fertility celebration commemorated annually on February 15 holiday was a priest who attracted the disfavor of Roman emperor Claudius II around 270. The most probable legend is that he was martyered for refusing to renounce his religion. By the 18th century, gift-giving and exchanging hand-made cards on Valentine's Day had become common in England There were at least three early Christian saints by that name of St. Valentine. All three Valentines were said to have been martyred on February 14. Richard Cadbury 496 A.D. invented the first Pope Gelasius I recast he pagan festival as a Christian feast day, declaring February 14 to be St. Valentine's Day. Valentines Day candy box in the late 1800s. 1415 The oldest known valentine still in existence today was a poem written by Charles, Duke of Orleans to his wife 1969 1850s The tradition of while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London following his capture at the Battle of Agincourt. The greeting is part of the manuscript collection of the British Library in London, England. In 1969, the Catholic Church revised its calendar, removing days of saints whose historical origins were questionable - St. Valentine being one of them. Valentine's cards became widevspread in the United States, when Esther A. Howland, began mass-producing them. Average Valentine's Day Spending $403 million 2008 Combined Wholesale Value of Domestically Produced Flowers $116.21 (projected) for all operations with $100,000 or more in sales $24 million $102.50 $103 $14.4 billion The total value of shipments in 2007 for firms producing chocolate and cocoa products. 2009 2010 2011 2007 U.S. Confection and Flower Production = 15,000 ### # of locations producing Chocolate and Cocao Producing Establishments in the U.S. 1,233 Chocolate and Cocao Products 143 115 ..... 38,794 employees 466 Non-Chocolate Confectionary Products 18,250 employees 975 19,759 Florists California 93,779 employees Pennsylvania Other states In 2008, Americans consumed 23.8 pounds of candy per capita. Average American White Male Weight: 180 Ibs. candy Every year around 1 billion Valentine cards are sent. After Christmas, it's the single largest seasonal card- sending occasion. There were a total of 3,643 confectionery and nut stores in the US in 2007. A =500 stores 650 million Teachers receive the most Valentine's Day cards. Valentine's cards exchanged by children between ages 6 to 10 with teachers, classmates, and family. Cupid is a symbol of Valentine's Day because he was the son of Venus, the Roman god of love and beauty. Valentine's Day and Mother's About 1,000 letters are sent every year to Shakespeare's Juliet on Valentine's Day (in Verona, Italy). Day are the biggest holidays for giving flowers. Worldwide, over 50 million = 8 million Parents receive 1 out of every 5 valentines. roses are given for Valentine's Day each year. roses Men Women I Men Women Gifting I Not Gifting California Other States 73% of people who buy Valentine's Women purchase 85% of all valentines. About 3% of pet owners will give Valentine's Day gifts to their pets. California produces 60% of American roses. flowers are men. 2008 Median Ages for First Marriages 27.6 25.9 ÕÕČ =100,000 As of 2004, the percentage of currently married women who had been married for at least 50 years was 6%. marriages The number of marriages that took place in the United States in 2008 was The average length of first marriages ending in divorce is 8 years. 2.16 million. That breaks down to a little less than 6,000 a day. sources: http://www.infoplease.com/spot/valentinesdayhistory.html http://newsblaze.com/story/2009121706580200001.pnw/topstory.html http://www.mydearvalentine.com/valentines-day-facts/ http://www.stvalentinesday.org/valentines-day-fun-fact.html http://www.nrf.com/modules.php?name=News&op=viewlive&sp_id=1075 --- -- Valentine's Day Most scholars believe that the St. Valentine of the The holiday's roots are in the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalia, a fertility celebration commemorated annually on February 15 holiday was a priest who attracted the disfavor of Roman emperor Claudius II around 270. The most probable legend is that he was martyered for refusing to renounce his religion. By the 18th century, gift-giving and exchanging hand-made cards on Valentine's Day had become common in England There were at least three early Christian saints by that name of St. Valentine. All three Valentines were said to have been martyred on February 14. Richard Cadbury 496 A.D. invented the first Pope Gelasius I recast he pagan festival as a Christian feast day, declaring February 14 to be St. Valentine's Day. Valentines Day candy box in the late 1800s. 1415 The oldest known valentine still in existence today was a poem written by Charles, Duke of Orleans to his wife 1969 1850s The tradition of while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London following his capture at the Battle of Agincourt. The greeting is part of the manuscript collection of the British Library in London, England. In 1969, the Catholic Church revised its calendar, removing days of saints whose historical origins were questionable - St. Valentine being one of them. Valentine's cards became widevspread in the United States, when Esther A. Howland, began mass-producing them. Average Valentine's Day Spending $403 million 2008 Combined Wholesale Value of Domestically Produced Flowers $116.21 (projected) for all operations with $100,000 or more in sales $24 million $102.50 $103 $14.4 billion The total value of shipments in 2007 for firms producing chocolate and cocoa products. 2009 2010 2011 2007 U.S. Confection and Flower Production = 15,000 ### # of locations producing Chocolate and Cocao Producing Establishments in the U.S. 1,233 Chocolate and Cocao Products 143 115 ..... 38,794 employees 466 Non-Chocolate Confectionary Products 18,250 employees 975 19,759 Florists California 93,779 employees Pennsylvania Other states In 2008, Americans consumed 23.8 pounds of candy per capita. Average American White Male Weight: 180 Ibs. candy Every year around 1 billion Valentine cards are sent. After Christmas, it's the single largest seasonal card- sending occasion. There were a total of 3,643 confectionery and nut stores in the US in 2007. A =500 stores 650 million Teachers receive the most Valentine's Day cards. Valentine's cards exchanged by children between ages 6 to 10 with teachers, classmates, and family. Cupid is a symbol of Valentine's Day because he was the son of Venus, the Roman god of love and beauty. Valentine's Day and Mother's About 1,000 letters are sent every year to Shakespeare's Juliet on Valentine's Day (in Verona, Italy). Day are the biggest holidays for giving flowers. Worldwide, over 50 million = 8 million Parents receive 1 out of every 5 valentines. roses are given for Valentine's Day each year. roses Men Women I Men Women Gifting I Not Gifting California Other States 73% of people who buy Valentine's Women purchase 85% of all valentines. About 3% of pet owners will give Valentine's Day gifts to their pets. California produces 60% of American roses. flowers are men. 2008 Median Ages for First Marriages 27.6 25.9 ÕÕČ =100,000 As of 2004, the percentage of currently married women who had been married for at least 50 years was 6%. marriages The number of marriages that took place in the United States in 2008 was The average length of first marriages ending in divorce is 8 years. 2.16 million. That breaks down to a little less than 6,000 a day. sources: http://www.infoplease.com/spot/valentinesdayhistory.html http://newsblaze.com/story/2009121706580200001.pnw/topstory.html http://www.mydearvalentine.com/valentines-day-facts/ http://www.stvalentinesday.org/valentines-day-fun-fact.html http://www.nrf.com/modules.php?name=News&op=viewlive&sp_id=1075 --- -- Valentine's Day Most scholars believe that the St. Valentine of the The holiday's roots are in the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalia, a fertility celebration commemorated annually on February 15 holiday was a priest who attracted the disfavor of Roman emperor Claudius II around 270. The most probable legend is that he was martyered for refusing to renounce his religion. By the 18th century, gift-giving and exchanging hand-made cards on Valentine's Day had become common in England There were at least three early Christian saints by that name of St. Valentine. All three Valentines were said to have been martyred on February 14. Richard Cadbury 496 A.D. invented the first Pope Gelasius I recast he pagan festival as a Christian feast day, declaring February 14 to be St. Valentine's Day. Valentines Day candy box in the late 1800s. 1415 The oldest known valentine still in existence today was a poem written by Charles, Duke of Orleans to his wife 1969 1850s The tradition of while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London following his capture at the Battle of Agincourt. The greeting is part of the manuscript collection of the British Library in London, England. In 1969, the Catholic Church revised its calendar, removing days of saints whose historical origins were questionable - St. Valentine being one of them. Valentine's cards became widevspread in the United States, when Esther A. Howland, began mass-producing them. Average Valentine's Day Spending $403 million 2008 Combined Wholesale Value of Domestically Produced Flowers $116.21 (projected) for all operations with $100,000 or more in sales $24 million $102.50 $103 $14.4 billion The total value of shipments in 2007 for firms producing chocolate and cocoa products. 2009 2010 2011 2007 U.S. Confection and Flower Production = 15,000 ### # of locations producing Chocolate and Cocao Producing Establishments in the U.S. 1,233 Chocolate and Cocao Products 143 115 ..... 38,794 employees 466 Non-Chocolate Confectionary Products 18,250 employees 975 19,759 Florists California 93,779 employees Pennsylvania Other states In 2008, Americans consumed 23.8 pounds of candy per capita. Average American White Male Weight: 180 Ibs. candy Every year around 1 billion Valentine cards are sent. After Christmas, it's the single largest seasonal card- sending occasion. There were a total of 3,643 confectionery and nut stores in the US in 2007. A =500 stores 650 million Teachers receive the most Valentine's Day cards. Valentine's cards exchanged by children between ages 6 to 10 with teachers, classmates, and family. Cupid is a symbol of Valentine's Day because he was the son of Venus, the Roman god of love and beauty. Valentine's Day and Mother's About 1,000 letters are sent every year to Shakespeare's Juliet on Valentine's Day (in Verona, Italy). Day are the biggest holidays for giving flowers. Worldwide, over 50 million = 8 million Parents receive 1 out of every 5 valentines. roses are given for Valentine's Day each year. roses Men Women I Men Women Gifting I Not Gifting California Other States 73% of people who buy Valentine's Women purchase 85% of all valentines. About 3% of pet owners will give Valentine's Day gifts to their pets. California produces 60% of American roses. flowers are men. 2008 Median Ages for First Marriages 27.6 25.9 ÕÕČ =100,000 As of 2004, the percentage of currently married women who had been married for at least 50 years was 6%. marriages The number of marriages that took place in the United States in 2008 was The average length of first marriages ending in divorce is 8 years. 2.16 million. That breaks down to a little less than 6,000 a day. sources: http://www.infoplease.com/spot/valentinesdayhistory.html http://newsblaze.com/story/2009121706580200001.pnw/topstory.html http://www.mydearvalentine.com/valentines-day-facts/ http://www.stvalentinesday.org/valentines-day-fun-fact.html http://www.nrf.com/modules.php?name=News&op=viewlive&sp_id=1075 --- -- Valentine's Day Most scholars believe that the St. Valentine of the The holiday's roots are in the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalia, a fertility celebration commemorated annually on February 15 holiday was a priest who attracted the disfavor of Roman emperor Claudius II around 270. The most probable legend is that he was martyered for refusing to renounce his religion. By the 18th century, gift-giving and exchanging hand-made cards on Valentine's Day had become common in England There were at least three early Christian saints by that name of St. Valentine. All three Valentines were said to have been martyred on February 14. Richard Cadbury 496 A.D. invented the first Pope Gelasius I recast he pagan festival as a Christian feast day, declaring February 14 to be St. Valentine's Day. Valentines Day candy box in the late 1800s. 1415 The oldest known valentine still in existence today was a poem written by Charles, Duke of Orleans to his wife 1969 1850s The tradition of while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London following his capture at the Battle of Agincourt. The greeting is part of the manuscript collection of the British Library in London, England. In 1969, the Catholic Church revised its calendar, removing days of saints whose historical origins were questionable - St. Valentine being one of them. Valentine's cards became widevspread in the United States, when Esther A. Howland, began mass-producing them. Average Valentine's Day Spending $403 million 2008 Combined Wholesale Value of Domestically Produced Flowers $116.21 (projected) for all operations with $100,000 or more in sales $24 million $102.50 $103 $14.4 billion The total value of shipments in 2007 for firms producing chocolate and cocoa products. 2009 2010 2011 2007 U.S. Confection and Flower Production = 15,000 ### # of locations producing Chocolate and Cocao Producing Establishments in the U.S. 1,233 Chocolate and Cocao Products 143 115 ..... 38,794 employees 466 Non-Chocolate Confectionary Products 18,250 employees 975 19,759 Florists California 93,779 employees Pennsylvania Other states In 2008, Americans consumed 23.8 pounds of candy per capita. Average American White Male Weight: 180 Ibs. candy Every year around 1 billion Valentine cards are sent. After Christmas, it's the single largest seasonal card- sending occasion. There were a total of 3,643 confectionery and nut stores in the US in 2007. A =500 stores 650 million Teachers receive the most Valentine's Day cards. Valentine's cards exchanged by children between ages 6 to 10 with teachers, classmates, and family. Cupid is a symbol of Valentine's Day because he was the son of Venus, the Roman god of love and beauty. Valentine's Day and Mother's About 1,000 letters are sent every year to Shakespeare's Juliet on Valentine's Day (in Verona, Italy). Day are the biggest holidays for giving flowers. Worldwide, over 50 million = 8 million Parents receive 1 out of every 5 valentines. roses are given for Valentine's Day each year. roses Men Women I Men Women Gifting I Not Gifting California Other States 73% of people who buy Valentine's Women purchase 85% of all valentines. About 3% of pet owners will give Valentine's Day gifts to their pets. California produces 60% of American roses. flowers are men. 2008 Median Ages for First Marriages 27.6 25.9 ÕÕČ =100,000 As of 2004, the percentage of currently married women who had been married for at least 50 years was 6%. marriages The number of marriages that took place in the United States in 2008 was The average length of first marriages ending in divorce is 8 years. 2.16 million. That breaks down to a little less than 6,000 a day. sources: http://www.infoplease.com/spot/valentinesdayhistory.html http://newsblaze.com/story/2009121706580200001.pnw/topstory.html http://www.mydearvalentine.com/valentines-day-facts/ http://www.stvalentinesday.org/valentines-day-fun-fact.html http://www.nrf.com/modules.php?name=News&op=viewlive&sp_id=1075 --- -- Valentine's Day Most scholars believe that the St. Valentine of the The holiday's roots are in the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalia, a fertility celebration commemorated annually on February 15 holiday was a priest who attracted the disfavor of Roman emperor Claudius II around 270. The most probable legend is that he was martyered for refusing to renounce his religion. By the 18th century, gift-giving and exchanging hand-made cards on Valentine's Day had become common in England There were at least three early Christian saints by that name of St. Valentine. All three Valentines were said to have been martyred on February 14. Richard Cadbury 496 A.D. invented the first Pope Gelasius I recast he pagan festival as a Christian feast day, declaring February 14 to be St. Valentine's Day. Valentines Day candy box in the late 1800s. 1415 The oldest known valentine still in existence today was a poem written by Charles, Duke of Orleans to his wife 1969 1850s The tradition of while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London following his capture at the Battle of Agincourt. The greeting is part of the manuscript collection of the British Library in London, England. In 1969, the Catholic Church revised its calendar, removing days of saints whose historical origins were questionable - St. Valentine being one of them. Valentine's cards became widevspread in the United States, when Esther A. Howland, began mass-producing them. Average Valentine's Day Spending $403 million 2008 Combined Wholesale Value of Domestically Produced Flowers $116.21 (projected) for all operations with $100,000 or more in sales $24 million $102.50 $103 $14.4 billion The total value of shipments in 2007 for firms producing chocolate and cocoa products. 2009 2010 2011 2007 U.S. Confection and Flower Production = 15,000 ### # of locations producing Chocolate and Cocao Producing Establishments in the U.S. 1,233 Chocolate and Cocao Products 143 115 ..... 38,794 employees 466 Non-Chocolate Confectionary Products 18,250 employees 975 19,759 Florists California 93,779 employees Pennsylvania Other states In 2008, Americans consumed 23.8 pounds of candy per capita. Average American White Male Weight: 180 Ibs. candy Every year around 1 billion Valentine cards are sent. After Christmas, it's the single largest seasonal card- sending occasion. There were a total of 3,643 confectionery and nut stores in the US in 2007. A =500 stores 650 million Teachers receive the most Valentine's Day cards. Valentine's cards exchanged by children between ages 6 to 10 with teachers, classmates, and family. Cupid is a symbol of Valentine's Day because he was the son of Venus, the Roman god of love and beauty. Valentine's Day and Mother's About 1,000 letters are sent every year to Shakespeare's Juliet on Valentine's Day (in Verona, Italy). Day are the biggest holidays for giving flowers. Worldwide, over 50 million = 8 million Parents receive 1 out of every 5 valentines. roses are given for Valentine's Day each year. roses Men Women I Men Women Gifting I Not Gifting California Other States 73% of people who buy Valentine's Women purchase 85% of all valentines. About 3% of pet owners will give Valentine's Day gifts to their pets. California produces 60% of American roses. flowers are men. 2008 Median Ages for First Marriages 27.6 25.9 ÕÕČ =100,000 As of 2004, the percentage of currently married women who had been married for at least 50 years was 6%. marriages The number of marriages that took place in the United States in 2008 was The average length of first marriages ending in divorce is 8 years. 2.16 million. That breaks down to a little less than 6,000 a day. sources: http://www.infoplease.com/spot/valentinesdayhistory.html http://newsblaze.com/story/2009121706580200001.pnw/topstory.html http://www.mydearvalentine.com/valentines-day-facts/ http://www.stvalentinesday.org/valentines-day-fun-fact.html http://www.nrf.com/modules.php?name=News&op=viewlive&sp_id=1075 --- -- Valentine's Day Most scholars believe that the St. Valentine of the The holiday's roots are in the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalia, a fertility celebration commemorated annually on February 15 holiday was a priest who attracted the disfavor of Roman emperor Claudius II around 270. The most probable legend is that he was martyered for refusing to renounce his religion. By the 18th century, gift-giving and exchanging hand-made cards on Valentine's Day had become common in England There were at least three early Christian saints by that name of St. Valentine. All three Valentines were said to have been martyred on February 14. Richard Cadbury 496 A.D. invented the first Pope Gelasius I recast he pagan festival as a Christian feast day, declaring February 14 to be St. Valentine's Day. Valentines Day candy box in the late 1800s. 1415 The oldest known valentine still in existence today was a poem written by Charles, Duke of Orleans to his wife 1969 1850s The tradition of while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London following his capture at the Battle of Agincourt. The greeting is part of the manuscript collection of the British Library in London, England. In 1969, the Catholic Church revised its calendar, removing days of saints whose historical origins were questionable - St. Valentine being one of them. Valentine's cards became widevspread in the United States, when Esther A. Howland, began mass-producing them. Average Valentine's Day Spending $403 million 2008 Combined Wholesale Value of Domestically Produced Flowers $116.21 (projected) for all operations with $100,000 or more in sales $24 million $102.50 $103 $14.4 billion The total value of shipments in 2007 for firms producing chocolate and cocoa products. 2009 2010 2011 2007 U.S. Confection and Flower Production = 15,000 ### # of locations producing Chocolate and Cocao Producing Establishments in the U.S. 1,233 Chocolate and Cocao Products 143 115 ..... 38,794 employees 466 Non-Chocolate Confectionary Products 18,250 employees 975 19,759 Florists California 93,779 employees Pennsylvania Other states In 2008, Americans consumed 23.8 pounds of candy per capita. Average American White Male Weight: 180 Ibs. candy Every year around 1 billion Valentine cards are sent. After Christmas, it's the single largest seasonal card- sending occasion. There were a total of 3,643 confectionery and nut stores in the US in 2007. A =500 stores 650 million Teachers receive the most Valentine's Day cards. Valentine's cards exchanged by children between ages 6 to 10 with teachers, classmates, and family. Cupid is a symbol of Valentine's Day because he was the son of Venus, the Roman god of love and beauty. Valentine's Day and Mother's About 1,000 letters are sent every year to Shakespeare's Juliet on Valentine's Day (in Verona, Italy). Day are the biggest holidays for giving flowers. Worldwide, over 50 million = 8 million Parents receive 1 out of every 5 valentines. roses are given for Valentine's Day each year. roses Men Women I Men Women Gifting I Not Gifting California Other States 73% of people who buy Valentine's Women purchase 85% of all valentines. About 3% of pet owners will give Valentine's Day gifts to their pets. California produces 60% of American roses. flowers are men. 2008 Median Ages for First Marriages 27.6 25.9 ÕÕČ =100,000 As of 2004, the percentage of currently married women who had been married for at least 50 years was 6%. marriages The number of marriages that took place in the United States in 2008 was The average length of first marriages ending in divorce is 8 years. 2.16 million. That breaks down to a little less than 6,000 a day. sources: http://www.infoplease.com/spot/valentinesdayhistory.html http://newsblaze.com/story/2009121706580200001.pnw/topstory.html http://www.mydearvalentine.com/valentines-day-facts/ http://www.stvalentinesday.org/valentines-day-fun-fact.html http://www.nrf.com/modules.php?name=News&op=viewlive&sp_id=1075 --- --

The Evolution of Valentine's Day

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Every year lovers exchange roses, chocolates, and romance on the holiday known as Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day has it's roots in the ancient Roman fertility festival of Lupercalia and has grown t...

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