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Celebrating Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day Symbols
When you start floating in love and when the time
has come to express the deep rooted emotions to your lover then you
will start visualizing the symbols related with valentine.
What are the common symbols of
Valentine's Day?
Angels, flowers, hearts, doves and candy are the
first things which will come to your mind when you think of
Valentine's Day. It is commonly associated with Valentine's Day.
There are numerous symbols related with Valentine's Day and these
symbols are often marked in gifts and other tokens of love which are
delivered on Valentine's Day. When the Valentine’s Day celebration
starts then you can find out fat, cute looking cupids and other
symbols in Archie’s Gallery and other stores.
What do the Roses symbolize?
Roses symbolize love, friendship, compassion and
peace. It’s an interesting fact that if the letters of the word
"rose" is rearranged; you will get "Eros" the God of love. Not only
red roses but also roses of other colors are also given on
Valentine's Day to express different messages. The red color is
related with powerful feelings. It is a color of love and it’s the
favorite flower of the Roman goddess Venus who is known as the
goddess of love.
Why do you consider the Heart as the
symbol of love?
The heart represents love in its purest form, so it
becomes the hottest symbol of Valentine's Day. Giving your heart to
someone means you are giving the most precious and vital thing from
you. The heart symbolizes life. Love is related with heart so heart
becomes the most important symbol of Valentines Day. Love doesn’t
know age, religion, country etc and you may just fall in love with
anyone.
How do Birds become the symbol of
love?
“Lovebirds” is the word frequently used to denote
deep loving couples. It is strongly believed that birds find their
companion on Valentine's Day. Pigeons and doves are the symbols of
loyalty. We all have heard the word "lovebirds", but many of us
don’t know which bird is really called as lovebird. Lovebirds are in
fact colorful parrots mostly found in Africa and the reason why they
are called as lovebirds is that they used to sit in pairs. Doves are
the symbols of purity, virtue and humility. The bird dove is really
the pinnacle of love and loyalty, because they do not separate from
their partners or companions throughout their lives.
How do Lace and Ribbons become the
symbols of love?
Women used to put down her lace hankie as a signal
if she likes a man and if the man takes it, then their feelings were
considered as mutual. Love knot is considered as a well-known
valentine symbol. Love knot denotes the love without beginning and
end. Ribbons and ornaments are also used as symbols of Valentine's
Day from the knighthood days. It is said that the girls use to give
the ribbons and ornaments to their beloved ones before they went to
war. While fighting, these men used to keep these ribbons and
ornaments with them.
Who is Cupid?
Cupid is the god of love and beauty and son of the
Roman goddess Venus. It is strongly believed that when Cupid struck
any people with his arrow, then they will fall in love. So the Cupid
has been related with Valentine’s Day and became the most popular
symbol of Valentine's Day.
There are lots of valentine day symbols like laces,
ribbons, roses, Cupids, decorated hearts etc. So celebrate your
Valentine's Day with all the beautiful symbols and have a good time.
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