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Special Valentine's day
symbols - The signs that define love
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Cutouts of red
hearts and flowers adorning almost every place you step into. Pictures
of a winged boy with bow and arrows posted on the walls. These images
are unmistakable—together with other symbols associated with love, they
represent Valentine’s Day. Of course, you are very familiar with all
those love symbols scattered all over the place every February. But do
you know the stories behind them? Read on to find out the origins and
meanings of the different V-day symbols.
Heart
Heart reigns supreme among all symbols associated with the day of love.
No wonder about it because the heart is the key organ in sustaining
life, just as love is. In the ancient times, the heart was believed to
where all emotions come from. Later, the Valentine heart shape became a
symbol of love or romance. It is not known, though, when this started.
According to scholars, the heart symbol could have originated from the
attempts of people in the early times to draw an organ they had never
seen. Since then, heart-shaped cards, cakes, cookies, pillows, and
other items have become a hit every 14th of February.
Cupid
So who is Cupid? Most people know him as a little chubby winged boy
carrying a bow and arrow. In Roman mythology, Cupid is the god of love
and son of Venus, the deity of love and beauty. The arrows that he
carries symbolize love and desire, and they say when he strikes you
with one, you will soon fall in love.
Rose
Why are roses a staple every V-day? It is because roses are considered
the messenger of love. How do you express your love to someone so
special? Give her red roses. Red represents intense desire, and it is
said that red rose was the favorite flower of Venus.
Love
Knots
Among the most popular symbols of love are the series of interlacing
and twisting loops without beginning or end. That is why love knots are
known to signify eternal love. Love knots are said to have come from
Ireland. In the Middle East, Muslim women expressed their love to young
men by sending love knots woven in carpets.
Love
Birds
Found in Africa, these cute, colorful birds are called love birds
because they sit closely to each other and appear to be never apart,
just as lovers do. Also, many people believe that love birds cannot
live long in the absence of their partners. Aside from love birds,
swans and doves are also well-known symbols of pure love and loyalty.
In many countries, white doves are used in weddings to signify peace,
love, loyalty, and good luck.
Lace,
Ribbons,
and
Frills
These symbols are also associated with Valentine’s Day. In the early
times, a knight would wear a lace or a ribbon given to him by his loved
one before he would go to the battlefield. Another story explains how
laces have become the symbol for love. Since hundreds of years ago,
laces have been used for making handkerchiefs of women. A woman who
likes a man would drop her hanky on purpose, hoping that the man would
pick it up for her.
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