The most beloved and romantic holiday, Valentine's Day, or Valentine's Day, is usually celebrated on February 14th. This best time in order to give a beautiful chocolate gift to your chosen one, to confess your love once again, to send a love letter to your secret lover or to receive such a letter, which is always nice. The holiday has millions of fans around the world; it is truly one of the most long-awaited and beautiful.

History of the holiday

Valentine's Day is one of the oldest holidays. It is believed that it is already more than 16 centuries old, but holidays honoring love are known that existed even before the advent of Christianity. The ancient Romans held a whole festival in honor of the goddess of love Juno. The festival was called Lupercalia and took place right in mid-February.

Later, in 269, the Catholic priest Valentine became the culprit in the birth of a new holiday. According to legend, the Roman government banned marriages for legionnaires. As Emperor Claudius II believed, only single legionnaires are able to devote themselves entirely to service. Valentin began to help couples in love, secretly conduct wedding ceremonies, and reconcile quarreling lovers.

When the authorities found out about this, Valentin was taken into custody and sentenced to execution. The young man himself was secretly in love with the jailer's daughter. He sent her a letter of confession, which was read after his execution. Subsequently, as a Christian martyr who suffered for the faith, Valentine was canonized by the Catholic Church. And in 496, Pope Gelasius I declared February 14th Valentine's Day.

The most romantic holiday falls in mid-February - Valentine's Day. For many, it has already become customary to celebrate Valentine's Day; people congratulate each other and exchange small pleasant gifts. Some people even specially mark a wedding or engagement to coincide with Valentine’s Day. But not everyone knows what the history of Valentine's Day is.

Valentine's Day has traditionally been celebrated every February 14th for over sixteen centuries. On this day, lovers confess their love to each other, show various signs attention and give gifts that indicate feelings.

In our country, this holiday began to be celebrated everywhere quite recently, but with what pleasure. After all, this is an excellent reason to once again confess your love to someone dear to you. Young people especially like this holiday.

History of Valentine's Day

There is no sadder story in the world... than the story of a good Catholic priest who gave his life for the reunification of loving couples. Yes, yes, this priest’s name was Valentin, and this story is very, very old. A long time ago, in the 3rd century, Rome was ruled by the cruel Emperor Claudius II, warlike and angry man.

Wanting to strengthen his army and make it even more numerous, Claudius issued a decree prohibiting Romans from marrying. The strict ruler believed that family ties make a man sentimental and soft, which prevents him from being a good, merciless warrior.

The only hope for the ardent lovers was a young priest named Valentin. Having a sensitive heart and a kind soul, he, ignoring the imperial decree, secretly married the lovers. Taking advantage of the inviolability of the church, Valentin arranged meetings for lovers and helped them exchange passionate letters.

Having learned about such illegal activities of the priest, Claudius issued a cruel decree, sentencing Valentin to prison and death penalty. While in captivity, Valentin saw the jailer’s young daughter and was struck by her beauty and tenderness. The girl, having learned who Valentin was and why he was sentenced to death, decided to meet him and... fell in love.

Every day, the lovers exchanged tender letters in which they declared their love for each other, gave compliments and vowed to be together forever.

The execution of the criminal priest was scheduled for February 14, 270. On this day, Valentin wrote the last letter to his beloved, in which there were no confessions, no compliments, no promises. The note included only two words: “Your Valentine.” The lovers did not need any other words to say goodbye. So this short note became a famous symbol of eternal love, devotion and fidelity, which began to be called a Valentine.

The day of execution of the Christian priest, who helped loving hearts find happiness, became the day of the holiday of all lovers. On this day, all people talked to each other about their feelings, wrote love letters and gave flowers. Later, when a Roman priest named Valentine was canonized by the church, February 14 began to be called St. Valentine's Day.

It is said that the priest's ashes were buried in the Roman Church of St. Praxidis. Believers began to call the gates of this church the Valentine's Gate. Having passed through them, the couple in love seemed to receive Valentine's blessing.

Valentine's Day - the patron saint of all lovers - a Catholic holiday

He came to us quite recently, but for this short term I managed to fall in love with many. Despite the fact that this holiday is celebrated on a frosty winter day - February 14, when in our country there is real winter weather, frost is cracking and snowstorms are blowing, the atmosphere on this day is very hot.

As if at the behest of a romantic Valentine, on this day even the most serious and busy people taking the time to smile, remember your significant other and be reminded of your love. Happy Valentine's Day is congratulated to everyone around, because not a single person can live without love, regardless of his gender, age, sexual orientation and social status.

Catholics have a lot of legends, beliefs, and rituals associated with this day. It is believed that on this day Valentine descends from heaven and unites all the halves who roam the world in search of each other.

Traditionally, February 14 is considered the day of romantic acquaintances, declarations of love and, of course, weddings. A couple who gets married on this day will be under the patronage of St. Valentine all their lives. Their relationship will be reliably protected from quarrels, conflicts and misunderstandings, and love will always reign in their home!

Also on this day, not a single declaration of love goes unanswered. Lovers on this day are especially eloquent, passionate and attractive. If on Valentine's Day you give the object of your adoration a Valentine's card with an ardent declaration of love, he will definitely respond to your feelings. And if your relationship has already been tested, then a romantic card in the shape of a heart will become a talisman against separation.

Since ancient times, people have noticed that on February 14, despite the frost, one can already feel the approach of spring, especially since this Catholic holiday falls on the Orthodox Maslenitsa week. On this day according to folk superstition birds begin to look for a mate to breed future offspring. In order to find out what your betrothed will be like, you need to look at the sky.

Seeing a sparrow on this day is a sign of a poor, but kind and affectionate spouse. Crow is a sign of a tight-fisted spouse, with a complex character, but very wealthy. Magpie, on the contrary, foreshadows a generous and loving spouse. The bullfinch denotes a romantic but frivolous admirer. The most happy sign On Valentine's Day, the goldfinch appears - this is a symbol of a millionaire spouse!

In Europe and America, many rituals are associated with Valentine's Day. On this day you can tell fortunes about your betrothed, as well as practice divination. One of the most simple ways find your one or only one.

On the night of February 13-14, you need to wash your face cold water, comb your hair and, falling asleep, say a spell: “On Valentine’s Day, I’m waiting for the second half!”

You can also make a romantic wish by placing a Valentine card under your pillow and present it to your lover or sweetheart in the morning.

What not to give on Valentine's Day

On Valentine's Day, the art of Feng Shui does not recommend giving dark red roses with thorns, although this is a classic bouquet, which is traditionally considered a symbol of love.

According to Feng Shui, red roses symbolize blood, death, and destruction. And it is not recommended to give flowers with this color to your significant other for the holiday of love, friendship and happiness.

If you still want to give roses, then it is better to buy pink, yellow, peach, but also without thorns, which are a negative sign.

Feng Shui experts say that roses themselves mean young, strong love.

Signs for Valentine's Day

It is believed that it is on this day, February 14, that birds begin to choose a mate. Therefore, the main sign of this day is connected with Valentine's Day.
Look carefully at the sky and you will be able to find out what kind of betrothed fate has prepared for you. What bird did you see there?

• If it's a crow, it means your husband will have complex character, but at the same time he will be rich.
• If this is a sparrow, then your spouse will be kind, affectionate, but without a fortune.
• Seeing a magpie is a sign of a generous and loving husband;
• Bullfinch - frivolous, kind and very romantic.
• If you are lucky enough to see a goldfinch in the sky on February 14, expect a millionaire husband.

Needless to say, love rituals performed on this day have special power.
With the help of these rituals, you can fulfill your desires, gain love and self-confidence.

Ritual from St. Valentine

A ritual from St. Valentine for those who really want to have children, but who for some reason do not have them yet. Take a bouquet of flowers (this could be roses, peonies or any other flowers that symbolize love for you).

Find an open body of water and throw your bouquet into it, saying out loud or silently your request to St. Valentine. In fact, this request may be related not only to the opportunity to have children, you can also ask the protector of all lovers to protect your children and loved ones from trouble, or to send you a meeting with your loved one, if one has not yet happened.

Saint Valentine will help you fulfill any cherished desire related to love and family ties, the main thing is that it is very sincere and comes from your heart.

Ritual of attracting your soulmate using charged perfume

1. Place in front of you (on a table or stool) pre-prepared perfume or eau de toilette(without a box), the aroma of which, without a doubt, you should like;
2. Pet the bottle of perfume like you would a little kitten that you love very much. As a result of these strokes, you should feel the energy begin to tingle in your fingers and/or palms;
3. Say firmly and confidently: “Love is always with me!”

Now, when you perfume yourself with these “charged” perfumes, the vibes of love will spread from you in all directions, and your chance of meeting your Man will increase 1000 times.

Feng Shui love rituals for Valentine's Day

Attracting the Groom

Chinese girls in ancient times, they performed love rituals to attract a future spouse, for example, they threw tangerines into the water. But they didn’t just throw them away, they wrote on them the features that they would like to see in their admirer, and asked the God of Matrimony to help them.

The ritual is usually performed at night, when the moon's rays silver the surface of the water. The Chinese believe that at this moment the God of Matrimony listens to what is happening on earth.

But this ritual can only be performed by unmarried girls or divorced women. If the marriage still exists, then such a ritual will not bring happiness.

• Attracting the bride

While girls are trying to attract a lover, single men may be wondering how they can attract their soulmate. To do this, you need to put “feminine” objects in the bedroom, those that will make them circulate around the house feminine energy Yin, soft and warm.

If there are a lot of “male” objects in the bedroom, then only men will come to the house. That is, it is necessary to replace ships, cars, posters with military themes, dark colors upholstery, leather upholstered furniture, sculptures, paintings of women, dim lighting.

The pictures should depict the type of woman that a man is attracted to, but they shouldn't be naughty magazine pictures. Such images will definitely not attract the type of woman that a man dreams of bringing into his home.

An alternative to Valentine's Day among the Slavs

Day of Family, Love and Fidelity – July 8

In Russia, where any Western influence is constantly seen as aggression against the empire, the church has proposed an alternative to Valentine's Day. Namely, the celebration of the Day of Saints Peter and Fevronia. Here's the legend:

Murom was ruled in the 13th century by the pious Prince Peter and his wife Fevronia. The only saints in Rus' who have long been revered by our people as patrons of marital love and family happiness and, in fact, represent a sample ideal family, about which legends were made. The story of their love is described in detail in the ancient Russian “Tale of Peter and Fevronia”.

In old age, the couple took monasticism. And, having lived a long life in love and harmony, they died in one hour. These saints have long been considered patrons of family and marriage, therefore, on the day of their memory - July 8 - it is proposed to establish new holiday, which, by the way, was widely celebrated until 1917.

Ivan Kupala Day - on the night of July 6-7

Before Christianity was adopted in Rus', the holiday of Kupala was celebrated on the day of the summer solstice (June 22). But after this day was dedicated to John the Baptist, the celebration was moved to June 24, and many peasants began to call it Ivan's Day.

We celebrate Ivan Kupala on July 7, which is due to the transition to Gregorian calendar. That is why we can say that the primary meaning of the holiday has been almost completely lost, because it no longer falls on the summer solstice. Although in some European countries Ivan Kupala is celebrated precisely from June 20 to June 24.

On the day of Ivan Kupala, all people wove wreaths and capes from flowers, danced in circles, sang funny songs and burned bonfires. Of course, each ritual had its own secret meaning and was carried out for a specific purpose. A burning wheel mounted on a pole in the middle of the fire symbolized the sun and fertility.

During the day, unmarried girls wove various wreaths of wild flowers to release them on the water in the evening. To this day, many believe that a wreath floating on the water will show where he lives future husband. The sinking wreath symbolized that the betrothed no longer loved the girl and would marry another.

Don't forget that any holiday is a vivid reminder of something very important in our lives. On such days, we synchronize our “watches” with our loved ones and our ancestors (honoring them and paying tribute). This means that work on feelings and relationships must be ongoing!

That's all I wanted to tell you about Valentine's Day, and whether or not to celebrate it is a personal matter for everyone, although there are countries in the world where this holiday is not welcomed. IN Arab countries, especially in Saudi Arabia, it is believed that such Western traditions have a bad influence on young people. The country even has a state commission that strictly controls the ban on trade in souvenirs, flowers and other holiday paraphernalia and imposes large fines for violations.

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There are many different stories about this holiday. Its history begins in the Middle Ages, thanks to the romantic movement in literature.

History of the holiday.

An ancient legend tells us about a young man named Valentine, who lived back in the third century. He served as a priest and at the same time was a doctor, and at the same time had a talent for treating people. In those days, a stern emperor ruled, forbidding his warriors to marry. After all, his wife could distract him from important assignments of the emperor. But priest Valentin treated all lovers with understanding and, against the will of the emperor, quietly married those who wanted to get married. Soon the emperor learned about the affairs of the young priest and a death sentence was imposed. Already in custody, the young man learned that the guard had a young blind daughter. Valentin began to treat her for blindness. When the girl began to see, she fell in love with her doctor, but no one could prevent the execution of her beloved. Before his death, on February 14, the young man sent her a small letter with the inscription: “From Valentin.” In memory of this tragic event, February 14 began to be called the day of love, St. Valentine's Day.

This is the legend he presents to ushistory of Valentine's Day, which explains its occurrence.

In the Middle Ages, this particular day, February 14, was considered the holiday of lovers. On such a holiday, it was believed that one should write letters of gratitude and give sweet gifts to loved ones. Young people created couples and called themselves Valentin and Valentina, in honor of great and tragic love. Of course, over time everything is forgotten, but now everything is coming back and traditions are being revived.

It should be notedtraditions of celebrating Valentine's Day 2018year in different parts of the world.

For example, On this day, an interesting event took place in England and Scotland. Before the holiday, the young men met, made tickets in the names of the girls and put them in the ballot box. Then each of them took out their lucky ticket. The chosen girl became his chosen one for a whole year and received the name “Valentina”, and he was her Valentine.

• Italians have dubbed this day sweet and present their family and friends with all sorts of sweets and delicacies. Valentine cards are sent in an envelope without a return address.
• The British do everything a little differently, except for the usual valentines to family and loved ones, they also don’t forget about their pets.
• In Denmark, dried white flowers are given as gifts. , and in In Spain, Valentines are sent by carrier pigeons.
• In Japan, on this day all male colleagues need to be given chocolate, but in Mexico this wonderful holiday is called the Day of Love and Friendship.
• In Moscow, this holiday is distinguished by its originality. In the metro, congratulations are heard for all lovers. Most Moscow restaurants add various dishes for lovers and a variety of cocktails with romantic names to their menu.
• According to established custom, young men certainly gave gifts to their girls, wrote letters and poems in which they spoke the most intimate words. This tradition came to us back in the Middle Ages and has firmly taken root among us.

It is important to note that lovers on this day made cards from multi-colored paper and wrote an inscription using multi-colored ink. in the old days, making them was an art. They were decorated with expensive paper and satin fabric. Postcards began to be produced on factory machines not so long ago.

What are the best gifts to give this holiday?

February 14th is the day when there is an extra reason to show attention to your loved one.On this holiday, all lovers try to present small souvenirs or send touching confessions in love. The store has a large assortment of different postcards, so you can immediately purchase ready-made ones or make your own. The main thing here is your imagination. Modern lovers increasingly began to congratulate their other halves with virtual Valentines. In addition to a cute card, you can please your loved one with flowers, usually roses.

In Europe, this day is celebrated with all seriousness and literally every store can offer sweet gifts to lovers - cards, souvenirs, perfumes, sweets, jewelry in the form of beautiful hearts.

Date of Valentine's Day 2018 does not change, all lovers will be able to celebrate this wonderful holiday on February 14th.If many are interested in the day of the holiday, it will be Tuesday. However, When is Valentine's Day 2018, this is not particularly important since it is not an official holiday.

Valentine's Day or Valentine's Day, the most romantic holiday, is celebrated in most countries of the world on February 14 - on this day, for more than one and a half thousand years, people have declared their love for each other.

It is curious that the celebration of the memory of St. Valentine was originally established as a veneration of his martyrdom, without any connection with the patronage of lovers.

Gradually, Valentine's Day turned from a Catholic holiday into a secular one. Many people celebrate this holiday with pleasure, although it is not listed on the calendar among the official holidays.

Story

Valentine's Day has existed for more than the 15th century, but according to pagan traditions, the holidays of “Love” were popular back in ancient times.

So, in Ancient Rome On February 15, every year they celebrated the festival of abundance - Lupercalia - in honor of the god Faun (Luperc is one of his nicknames), the patron saint of flocks. And the day before Lupercalia, the holiday of the Roman goddess of marriage, motherhood and women Juno and the god Pan was celebrated.

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On this day, girls wrote love letters, which they placed in a huge urn, and then the men pulled out the letters. Then each man began to court the girl whose love letter he pulled out.

IN ancient Greece this holiday was called Panurgy - ritual games in honor of the god Pan (in Roman mythology - Faun) - the patron saint of herds, forests, fields and their fertility. According to mythology, Pan is a merry fellow and a rake, plays the flute beautifully and always pursues the nymphs with his love.

There is information that this day was also called the “Bird Wedding”, since it was believed that birds formed mating pairs in the second week of the second month of the year.

Saint Valentine

There are many legends associated with the name of St. Valentine. The most beautiful and romantic of them is the story of a Christian preacher who, in 269, married legionnaires of the Roman Empire with their lovers, despite the ban of Emperor Claudius II.

To preserve the military spirit, the emperor issued a decree prohibiting legionnaires from marrying, since it was believed that a married person was thinking about how to feed his family, and not about the good of the empire and military prowess.

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Romantic event "Knight of Love"

Saint Valentine sympathized with the lovers and tried to help them in every possible way - he reconciled quarreling lovers, composed letters for them with declarations of love, gave flowers to young spouses and secretly married soldiers.

Claudius II, having learned about this, ordered the priest to be thrown into prison, and soon signed a decree on his execution. Shrouded in a halo of romance last days life of Saint Valentine.

According to legend, the blind daughter of a jailer fell in love with him, but Valentine, as a priest who had taken a vow of celibacy, could not respond to her feelings. However, on the night before his execution on February 13, he wrote her a touching letter, where he told her about his love. And the girl, having read the message after the execution of the priest, received her sight.

It is assumed that this is where the tradition of writing love notes on Valentine's Day—"valentines"—comes from.

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According to version catholic church, Saint Valentine actually healed a blind girl - the daughter of the dignitary Asterius, who believed in Christ and was baptized. Claudius then ordered the execution of Valentine. That is, Valentine suffered for his faith, and therefore was canonized.

There is an assumption that the Church introduced Valentine's Day as a counterbalance to the popular pagan holiday Love, which could not be eradicated with the advent of Christianity.

Around this time, a legend appeared to explain why St. Valentine patronizes lovers.

One way or another, two hundred years later Valentine was proclaimed a Saint, the patron saint of all lovers.

However, in 1969, as a result of the reform of worship, St. Valentine was removed from the liturgical calendar of the Catholic Church. The basis for this was the fact that there is no information about this martyr, except for the name and information about beheading by the sword.

Valentine's card

The very first Valentine's card in the world is considered to be a note sent by Charles, Duke of Orleans to his wife from the Tower of London, where he was imprisoned in 1415.

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Participants of the flash mob "1000 hearts"

Valentine cards were very popular in the 18th century, especially in England. They were exchanged as gifts. The lovers made cards from multi-colored paper and signed them with colorful ink. By the beginning of the 20th century, as printing technology improved, handwritten cards were replaced by printed ones.

Today, on Valentine's Day, it is customary to give each other valentines in the form of hearts, with declarations of love, marriage proposals, or just jokes. People also like to hold weddings and get married on this day.

Traditions

In Europe, this holiday has been widely celebrated since the 13th century. In England, they used to carve wooden “love spoons” and give them to their loved ones. They were decorated with hearts, keys and keyholes, which symbolized that the path to the heart was open.

Louis XVI is considered to be the founder of the tradition of giving red roses to lovers, who presented such a bouquet to Marie Antoinette. According to legend, Aphrodite stepped on a white rose bush and stained the roses with her blood, which is how red roses appeared.

According to ancient custom, in England and Scotland on the eve of the holiday dedicated to St. Valentine, young people put tickets with the names of young girls written on them in an urn. Then everyone took out one ticket.

The girl whose name was given young man, became his “Valentine” for the coming year, and he became her “Valentine”. This meant that a relationship arose between the young people for a year, similar to those that, according to descriptions of medieval novels, arose between a knight and his “lady of the heart.”

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Electric felt boots for lovers were installed in Sokolniki Park

According to legend, in Britain unmarried girls On February 14, they get up before sunrise, stand near the window and look at the passing men - the first man they see is their betrothed.

Italians call February 14 a sweet day and give sweets and candies. Valentine cards are sent by mail in a pink envelope without a return address. In romantic Denmark, they usually send dried white flowers to each other, and in Spain, sending a love message with a carrier pigeon is considered the height of passion.

In France, it is customary to give jewelry on Valentine's Day. On Valentine's Day, the French also hold various romantic competitions. For example, the competition for the longest serenade - a love song - is very popular. And it was in France that the epistle-quatrain was first written.

Valery Melnikov

In Japan, on Valentine's Day, which began to be celebrated in the 30s of the 20th century, it is customary to give men chocolate - usually in the form of a figurine of St. Valentine. This is not so much a declaration of love as a sign of attention.

The tradition of giving sweets on this day appeared at the suggestion of one large chocolate manufacturing company. In addition, the Japanese hold a competition for the loudest and brightest love message. Boys and girls climb onto the platform and shout from there about their love.

Valentine's Day has been celebrated in the United States since 1777. The tradition of giving gifts on this day grew stronger every year and for some it became enough successful business. At the beginning of the 19th century, Americans developed a custom of giving marzipan figurines to their loved ones on this day. And marzipan in those days was considered a great luxury.

In the post-Soviet space, people first paid attention to Valentine's Day about two decades ago. And only recent years celebrated en masse with valentines, congratulations and declarations of love.

Valentine's Day is also celebrated in Georgia, despite the fact that the country has its own Love Day, which is celebrated on April 15.

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It is curious that Georgian Love Day was once introduced as an alternative to Valentine's Day, the tradition of celebrating which came to the newly independent states from Western countries. Romantic Georgians, like many other countries that have their own alternative Day of Love, today celebrate both holidays, according to the principle, the more the better.

But there are countries in the world where the holiday of Love is taboo. First of all this Saudi Arabia, which is the only country in the world where this holiday is officially banned, and under pain of heavy fines.

The material was prepared on the basis of open sources.

Millions of people around the world are waiting with bated breath for one of the most romantic holidays - Valentine's Day, Valentine's Day. He was loved by both adults and children. On this day, you can see many shining, joyful faces on the streets of any city in the world. Thanks to this holiday, people have the opportunity to say a lot of kind, warm words to their closest people and give gifts, thereby expressing their love. More than 50 million roses alone are sold around the world on this day. Loving parents, pampering their children and giving them all kinds of sweets, increase the sale of chocolate and sweets several times, without even knowing it.

History of the holiday

Almost everyone knows Valentine's Day, what date it is celebrated. But few know the legends associated with this date. And there are several of them. There are a lot of secrets and mysteries surrounding them. This holiday combines echoes of Christian traditions and the pagan past of the ancient Romans. According to one legend, back in the 3rd century BC. a priest named Valentin, despite the decree of Emperor Claudius II, who prohibited marriage between young people, secretly married the lovers. When this became known, the priest was executed and he was canonized. Information is known from other sources that Valentin was killed because he helped prisoners, protesting against the violence to which they were subjected. According to another tale, a prisoner named Valentine was in love with the jailer's young, beautiful but blind daughter. He healed her, proving that faith and love work real miracles. In his message, he confessed his love to her and after that he was executed. Be that as it may, it is on Valentine's Day that many propose marriage and sincerely express their love. Many people are interested in what date Valentine's Day will be in 2017. This date is unchanged, and this holiday is celebrated on February 14th. It was on this day, according to legend, that Valentine was executed.

What to give on Valentine's Day

It’s interesting that thanks to children, Valentine’s Day began to be celebrated in Russia. From leaves school notebooks They cut out hearts, which are a symbol of the holiday, and colored them with red markers. They wrote love quatrains on them, and everyone waited with trepidation for their message. Gradually, Valentine's Day turned into a celebration of the triumph of love and its deeds. People began to prepare for it in advance, inventing various congratulations and gifts. Parents also supported this tradition by preparing culinary sweets and funny souvenirs for their beloved children.

It doesn't matter what gift is purchased. The main thing is that in the heart of each of us there lives love, which is presented as a gift with a pure soul.