{"id":193,"date":"2011-01-03T00:35:27","date_gmt":"2011-01-03T04:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.forestwander.com\/articles\/?p=193"},"modified":"2011-01-03T00:35:27","modified_gmt":"2011-01-03T04:35:27","slug":"flowers-valentines-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.forestwander.com\/articles\/flowers-valentines-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Giving Flowers For Valentines Day"},"content":{"rendered":"      <p>Throughout many years on February 14th sweethearts and lovers have shown their intimate love for one another by giving each other flowers, candy and cards. Valentine\u2019s Day without flowers would be like Christmas without presents or Thanksgiving without turkey.<\/p>\n<p>Most everyone who celebrates the holiday of love does so without realizing the history behind the tradition of flower giving. This holiday was named after several Christian martyrs who had the name of Valentine. This certainly is a traditional Christian holiday as it was established around A.D. 500 by the Roman Catholic Church Pope Gelasius the first, but then later was removed by Pope Paul the sixth in 1969.<\/p>\n<p>In the Middle Ages Valentine\u2019s Day became a tradition of love and flower giving as courting and romantic love blossomed. It was not until the 19th century that lovers began giving greeting cards to each other.<br \/>\nBut how did the Legend of Love begin?<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: right;margin: 2px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-1085096769368578\";\ngoogle_alternate_color = \"FFFFFF\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 125;\ngoogle_ad_height = 125;\ngoogle_ad_format = \"125x125_as\";\ngoogle_ad_type = \"text\";\ngoogle_ad_channel =\"\";\ngoogle_color_border = \"ffffff\";\ngoogle_color_link = \"394948\";\ngoogle_color_bg = \"ffffff\";\ngoogle_color_text = \"394948\";\ngoogle_color_url = \"394948\";\ngoogle_ui_features = \"rc:0\";\n\/\/--><\/script>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\n  src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/div><p>St. Valentine was a persecuted Christian who was eventually martyred because of his faith. When a Roman Emperor named Claudius II tried to convert Valentine to paganism in order to spare his life, he refused and in turn tried to convert Claudius to Christianity. The love that he showed for his Christian belief, even unto death displayed an uncommon love. However, prior to his execution St. Valentine performed a miracle to display the power of the love of God; and he healed the blinded daughter of the jailer who kept guard over him.<\/p>\n<p>This however does not provide an explanation for sentiment, and additional folklore tells that Claudius forced the soldiers of his army to remain single and not to marry wives, so that his army would be stronger. But Valentine out of respect for the Godly institution of holy matrimony secretly married the soldiers and women. Once this was discovered Saint Valentine was arrested and became the Martyr for love.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What types of flowers are traditionally given on Valentine\u2019s Day?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tRoses are the number one most popular flower given on Valentines Day with long lasting blooms and a strong fragrant smell you can\u2019t go wrong with these.<br \/>\n\u2022\tTulips are next to the most popular flower given for Valentines they last a long time and are very beautiful<br \/>\n\u2022\tDaisies come in various colors and sizes and are a welcome favorite for Valentine bouquets<br \/>\n\u2022\tAzaleas are a beautiful type of flower given in Valentine flower arrangements<br \/>\n\u2022\tWild Flowers such as Daffodils make a nice sentimental gift from the heart as you often will need to go and pick these flowers yourself<\/p>\n<p><a href='https:\/\/www.forestwander.com\/2009\/02\/pink-daisy-heart-spring\/'><img src='http:\/\/www.forestwander.com\/wp-content\/main\/2009_02\/pink-daisy-heart-spring.jpg' alt='Pink Daisy Heart Spring'><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Valentine\u2019s Day is Celebrated Internationally<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Valentine\u2019s Day is celebrated all over the World by many cultures and ethnic groups. <\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tFrance the holiday is known as \u201cSaint Valentin\u201d<br \/>\n\u2022\tSweden the holiday is called \u201cAll Hearts Day\u201d<br \/>\n\u2022\tFinland it is called \u201cFriends Day\u201d<br \/>\n\u2022\tTurkey recognizes Valentines Day as \u201cSweethearts Day\u201d<br \/>\n\u2022\tSlovenia recognizes this holiday as the beginning of spring and appropriately calls it \u201cValentine the First Saint of Spring\u201d<br \/>\n\u2022\tSouth American Cultures recognize Valentines as the \u201cDay of Love and Firendship\u201d<br \/>\n\u2022\tAsian Countries widely recognize Valentine\u2019s Day and spend more money than any other culture on gifts<br \/>\nAlthough some countries and religions have banned the holiday the power of love has overcame many throughout the world and they willing celebrate one of nature\u2019s most treasured feelings.<\/p>\n<p>Candy and Cards are nice to give on Valentine\u2019s Day. However nothing seems to show such affection as a wonderful bouquet of flowers for your sweetheart.<\/p>\n<p>Consider the times when little boys thought of their little girl sweethearts as the plucked the pedals from a daisy saying<br \/>\n\u201cShe Loves me\u2026She Loves me not\u2026She Loves me\u2026 She Loves me not\u2026 SHE LOVES ME!\u201d<\/p>\n\n      <div data-chorus-discovery data-url=\"https:\/\/www.forestwander.com\/articles\/flowers-valentines-day\/\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Throughout many years on February 14th sweethearts and lovers have shown their intimate love for one another by giving each other flowers, candy and cards. Valentine\u2019s Day without flowers would be like Christmas without presents or Thanksgiving without turkey. 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