History/Dates
February 14th.
When is Valentine's Day celebrated?
This is a common Valentine's Day symbol.
What is the heart?
This person's name is the same name as what you may call this holiday.
Who is St. Valentine?
Legend suggests that St. Valentine secretly married couples to spare the husbands from war, which is why his feast day is associated with this.
What is love?
This candy is a popular one on Valentine's Day.
What are chocolates?/What is chocolate?
Valentine's Day is associated with this category of animal because it is traditionally believed that this animal's mating season is mid-February.
What are birds?
If Valentine's Day had a mascot, he would probably be it.
According to one legend, this person wanted to put an end to the debauchery in the late fifth century. He declared Feb. 14 as the feast day of a St. Valentine, who had been martyred about 200 years before.
Who was Pope Gelasius?
In Europe and the United States, this tradition began.
Where did the tradition of exchanging Valentine's Day cards begin?
These flowers are a popular gift, along with chocolate, to be given to someone you love.
What are red/white roses?/What are roses?
The tradition of giving red roses as a symbol of love dates back to this century.
What is the 15th century?
These birds are a symbol of peace, love, and freedom.
What are doves?
Some believe that this person was a bishop, for whom Valentine's Day was named.
Who was St. Valentine of Terni?
According to legend, St. Valentine signed a letter "from your Valentine" to his jailer's daughter, whom he had befriended and possibly healed from this.
What is blindness?
This fruit and sweet combo is a popular choice on Valentine's Day.
What are chocolate-covered strawberries?
In the mid-1800s, the first of these were printed.
When were the first commercial Valentine's in the United States printed?
Cupid was the Roman name for this Greek god of erotic love.
Who was the Greek God Eros?
Around 270 CE, Valentine’s Day may have taken its name from a priest who was martyred by this Roman emperor.
Who was Claudius II Gothicus?
By the time Cupid became a more light-hearted figure, he was always causing mischief and being punished by this person.
Who was Cupid's mother, Aphrodite?
What are conversational hearts?/What are candy hearts?
Geoffrey Chaucer's poem "The Parlement of Foules" was written around this time.
What was written in the 1380s that was relevant to Valentine's Day?
This symbol comes from the ancient ritual of handfasting, in which a couple's hands were bound together in braided cloth, during marriage and betrothal ceremonies.
It is possible that these two saints may have actually been one person.
How were Claudius II Gothicus and St. Valentine of Terni related?
According to one legend, some historians believe that this ancient Roman festival that fell in mid-February had an impact on Valentine's Day as we know it now.
What is Lupercalia?
In some countries, such as the Philippines, February 14th is a popular date for these.
What are mass weddings?