It is originated as a minor Western Christian feast day honoring one or two early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine and, through later folk traditions, has become a significant cultural, religious, and commercial celebration of romance and love in many regions of the world.
Saint Valentine's Day or Valentines Day
Romance, literary form, usually characterized by its treatment of chivalry, that came into being in France in what century?
Mid-12th Century
He is the Greek god of love, or more precisely, passionate and physical desire and also known as the god of desire and attraction.
Eros
What is the greatest love story in the Bible.
It begins in Genesis as we witness the beauty of his relationship with Adam and Eve and glimpse the enormity of his love for them.
The Feast of Saint Valentine was established by Pope ________ in AD 496 to be celebrated on February 14 in honour of Saint Valentine of Rome.
Pope Gelasius I
Which Roman goddess was Cupid’s mother?
Venus
The tradition of marrying within the limits of a local community only.
Endogamy
What book in the bible is the love book?
the Song of Solomon.
When was the first valentine's day celebrated?
496
Romance or Romantic Love
It comes from Middle English which was first seen in 1250-1300 CE. The main goal of this, earlier on, was to act as an alliance between families.
Marriage
She was a Philistine who, bribed to entrap Samson, coaxed him into revealing that the secret of his strength was his long hair, whereupon she took advantage of his confidence to betray him to his enemies.
Delilah
What is the approximate date of the first Valentine ever sent?
1415
Which was Shakespeare’s most romantic play?
Romeo and Juliet
Is the goddess who personifies persuasion and seduction.
Peitho
The patron saint of lovers.
Dwynwen
Who led the Chicago gangsters behind the St Valentine's Day Massacre in 1929?
Al Capone
What kind of flowers are traditionally given to symbolise love?
Red Roses
Today we associate love with the heart, but this wasn’t always the case. In medieval times, which internal organ was believed to cause love?
Liver
It means a supremely affectionate relationship between human beings in which sexual intercourse is neither desired nor practiced. In this sense, it most often refers to a heterosexual relationship. It is devised by Plato
Platonic Love