Valentine's day, 14th February.

Young hearts on this day, wait eagerly with valentine's day greetings cards and candies to present it to their beloved on the day none other than the Valentine’s Day.

Celebrated on 14th February every year, Valentine’s Day is all about sharing your love with your near and dear ones.

This festival of love is meant for all the age groups, with changing times young minds have started cherishing this day to express their feelings to some one close to their heart along with flowers, gifts and chocolates.

Valentine’s Day holds a long tale behind, as it is as old as love itself. Valentine’s Day is named after Saint Valentine who supposedly was a priest in Rome during the third century.

Emperor Claudius II, during those time, decided to outlaw marriage so that young men can flair well in the battle field, as people who are married were not. St. Valentine raised his voice to oppose Claudius II and he helped many boys and girls to get married in secrecy.

Claudius II came to know about the rebel and St. Valentine was imprisoned and later was assassinated on 14th February, this date became auspicious for lovers and took the form of a festival since.

The other tale talks about St. Valentine’s love for the jailors daughter whom he met when he was imprisoned.

She was blind and he cured her and she used to meet him secretly.

Before St. Valentine was assassinated, he wrote a letter to her signed, as ‘From Your Valentine’ and these last words are today the most beautiful expression on Valentine’s Day gifts. The cupid also shares its part in the Valentine’s Day tantrum as being the legendry son of goddess of love, this naughty little kid is held responsible for hurting the young hearts with his love stuck arrows which makes people fall in love.

On 14th February, every year this festival is celebrated all over the world. Love knows no boundaries. Flowers, cards, laces, heart shaped chocolates and candies, teddies, love birds are all a part of the celebration and everyone exchanges them to express their love and affection.

Red being the colour of love, is the important dress code for the Valentine’s Day parties held.

Valentine’s Day in the ancient times was celebrated by large gatherings and ladies used to drop their laced handkerchiefs to attract the beloved.The person who used to pick up the handkerchief used to be her Valentine.

With change in time, gifts have taken a different face today, expensive perfumes, watches, spas and bouquets of red roses are most being presented as gifts.

Chocolates and cute teddies are the fillers and cards are obviously a must.

Valentine’s Day celebrations in India has caught up very speedily in the last decade. In India this festival is celebrated by the masses and mostly by the young students and couples.

Cards and bouquets are sold in large numbers and people are partying on the musical beats organised for the grand day.

The thought of Valentine’s Day draws an image of the most romantic and loving flowers of all, Red Roses. Red Rose is the perfect symbol of love. The freshness and smell of the flower expresses the genuine feeling of love and warmth.

The relation of rose flower with love is traced back to the period of Charles II of Sweden in the 1700s. Charles II introduced new language in Europe, the Persian language of flowers and many books were also published that time to promote the same. These books contained all content regarding the meaning of each flower and its color in the flower language, this communicated red rose as a symbol of love, passion and beauty.

Then after, trend of presenting rose to beloved on Valentine’s Day began and created strong association of rose with love and Valentine's Day.

Rose is also considered as a favorite flower of the Roman Goddess of Love and Beauty, Venus.

Different colors of roses depict different meanings.

To love one is the beginning of a lifelong romance. - Oscar Wilde