You know me… I love doing research ๐ต๐ฝโโ๏ธ & thought why not learn โ share the history of Valentine’s Day ๐; so Consider This Post My Valentine’s Day Card For 2022 ๐
The Believed Origins
According to National Today ๐ค, Valentine’s Day came from the feast ๐ for the patron saints (plural) named Valentine, by the Catholic Church โช๏ธ in 496 AD. The church wanted a way to over shadow โ ๏ธ & later replace the deemed brutal ๐ก Pagan festival of Lupercalia.
The Lupercalia festival was celebrated ๐ at the beginning of spring ๐ & paid homage to the Roman God of Agriculture๐ฒ, Faunus, on February 14. In celebration a goat ๐ & dog ๐ถ would be sacrificed symbolizing fertility โ purity, respectively. The hide of the goat would be torn into strips ๐จ, dipped in sacrificial blood ๐ฎ, and painted across the women & crops ๐คฌ
Romance For the Saints?
Despite there being many Valentines ๐ associated with the patron saints day, historians ๐จ๐ฝโ๐ซ believe the romanticized ๐ element of how Valentine’s Day is celebrated today ๐ came from a priest who was martyred ๐ข by emperor Claudis II Gothicus around 2๏ธโฃ7๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃ CE.
Varying stories talk about different St Valentines๐คด๐พ with some saying one was marrying couples in secret๐คซ to prevent men going off to war โ๏ธ, another healed the blind ๐ฉ๐พโ๐ฆฏ, and the next wrote a message ๐ฌ to his daughter signed ‘your Valentine’ ๐ There is also a possibility that they could be the same person! ๐
It was during the 1๏ธโฃ4๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃs that the day was associated with romanceโฃ๏ธ Messages, or ‘Valentines’ as they were called, began to appear ๐ Hand written letters ๐ and poems declaring affections of love became more & more popular ๐๐พโโ๏ธ
In the mid-1๏ธโฃ8๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃs, Valentine’s cards ๐ began to be commercially produced ๐ญ & traditional gifts were candy ๐ญ and flowers ๐ป, but more especially red roses๐น symbolizing love โ beauty ๐
Consider This Post My Valentine’s Day Card For 2022
Top 5๏ธโฃ Most Interesting Insights ๐ About Valentine’s Day
- 13% of Americans would rather receive diamonds ๐ than chocolate ๐ซ on Valentine’s Day
- 10% of Americans say they’re single & loving it ๐๐พโโ๏ธ
- 9% of Americans buy ๐ต candy or flowers ๐บ for themselves on Valentine’s Day
- 8% of Americans have proposed๐or been proposed to (or expect to ๐ค๐ฝ) on Valentine’s Day
- 3% of Americans say they’re going on a Tinder ๐๐ฝ date for Valentine’s Day ๐ฒ
- 23% of single women would rather spend Valentine’s Day with their pet ๐ฐ than their romantic partner ๐ Only 7% of single men say the same ๐ค
Valentineโs Day Is Less Popular ๐ Among Men Than Women? ๐คฅ
While 1๏ธโฃ3๏ธโฃ% of men ๐น say Valentineโs Day is their favorite holiday, 8๏ธโฃ% absolutely hate it๐คท๐ฝโโ๏ธ
Meanwhile, 1๏ธโฃ3๏ธโฃ% of women ๐บ claim Valentineโs Day is their favorite holiday ๐, compared to just 5๏ธโฃ% who hate it ๐
Women Enjoy ๐ฅณ Single Life More Than Men ๐ฏ
Only 9๏ธโฃ% of women ๐บ are single & actively searching ๐ for a boyfriend, compared to 1๏ธโฃ3๏ธโฃ% of men ๐น who say they are single and want a girlfriend ๐ฉโโค๏ธโ๐โ๐จ
Valentineโs Day Isnโt๐ง๐ฝโโ๏ธ Just for Unmarried People ๐
Although 1๏ธโฃ9๏ธโฃ% of married ๐ฐ๐ฝโโ๏ธ๐คต๐ฝโโ๏ธ Americans admit that Valentineโs Day was a much bigger deal ๐ช before they were married ๐ฐ๐ฝโโ๏ธ๐คต๐ฝโโ๏ธ, 4๏ธโฃ6๏ธโฃ% still celebrate ๐ with their spouse ๐คต๐ฝโโ๏ธ๐คต๐ฝโโ๏ธ
Valentine’s Day by Numbers ๐ข
- $13,290,000,000 โ The average annual spend on Valentineโs Day
- 180 million โ The number of Valentineโs Day cards exchanged every year
- 198,000,000 โ The number of roses readied for Valentineโs Day
- 85% โ The percentage of Valentine cards that are purchased by women
- 73% โ The percentage of flowers bought by men
- $116.21 โ The average spent by a consumer on Valentineโs Day
- 14% โ The percentage of women who send flowers to themselves
- 61.8% โ The percentage of consumers who celebrate this holiday
- 53% โ The percentage of women who claim theyโll end their relationship if they donโt receive something
My Valentine’s Day Story
As an entrepreneur ๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ป, personal brand stylist ๐งต, fashion blogger ๐, makeup artist ๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐จ, content creator โ MOM, I have very little time for datingโ๏ธ
When you’re a single mom ๐ฉโ๐ฆ with zero support, your fun shifts from jumping at the club ๐๐พ to jumping at the trampoline park ๐คธ๐พ
Was a stay at home mom when my son was a baby ๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ผ; with a great network of mommy friends๐ซ. We would meet daily for exhausted bitch sessions ๐คฌ, champagne brunch ๐ฅ & tumbling with toddlers at The Little Gym ๐คธ๐พ
After my divorce, all my energy ๐ฐ was spent on being a single mother ๐ฆธ๐พโโ๏ธ working in corporate America ๐ฉ๐พโ๐ผ to support ๐ธ my little family ๐ฉโ๐ฆ
My son & I did everything together ๐ช; from ๐ trending restaurants ๐ฑ & kiddie parties ๐ to luxury international travel ๐ข & art exhibitions ๐จ
I’ve blinked & 9๏ธโฃ years have gone by without considering my needs๐ณ!
I truly never noticed๐คฆ๐พโโ๏ธ
Is This My Year For Love?
I do believe in love ๐ฉโโค๏ธโ๐จ & have decided to make 2๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃ2๏ธโฃ2๏ธโฃ MY YEAR ๐ to find someone to share good times ๐ซ๐ฝ
However, I am in no hurry๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ I will wait for the right man ๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ
What does that look like for meโ
- Kind & empathetic ๐
- Established & well traveled ๐คต๐ฝโโ๏ธ
- Adventurous ๐ช but likes a night in with wine ๐ท & movies ๐บ
- Open-minded & enjoys my hustle ๐๐พโโ๏ธ
Some infamous words from one of my favorite influencers; “You are more special, more beautiful & more loved than you even know. FROM MY HEART TO YOURS…” –Kandee Johnson