The History of Valentine's Day

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Every February, across the country, candy, flowers, and gifts are exchanged between loved ones
One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, he outlawed marriage for young men. Saint Valentine as a priest at the temple during the reign, realizing the injustice of the decree, defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. When Valentine's actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he be jailed and put to death. In 496 A.D. Pope Gelasius set aside February 14 to honor St. Valentine.
Some states that it originated from St. Valentine, a Roman who was martyred for refusing to give up Christianity also attempting to help Christians escape harsh Roman prisons where they were often beaten and tortured. Who was then killed and died on February 14, 269 A.D., this day had been devoted to love giving.
Some says that actually sent the first 'valentine' greeting himself. St. Valentine left a farewell note for the jailer's daughter who visited him during his confinement, whom he fell in love with. Before his death, it is alleged that he wrote her a letter, which he signed "From Your Valentine" an expression that is still in use today.
While some believe that Valentine's Day is celebrated in the middle of February to commemorate the anniversary of Valentine's death or burial.
Others claim that the Christian church may celebrate Valentine's feast day in the middle of February in an effort to 'christianize' celebrations of the pagan Lupercalia festival. In ancient Rome, February was the official beginning of spring and was considered a time for purification. Houses were ritually cleansed by sweeping and sprinkling salt and a type of wheat called spelt throughout their interiors. Lupercalia, which began at the ides of February, February 15, was a fertility festival dedicated to Faunus, the Roman god of agriculture, as well as to the Roman founders Romulus and Remus. The festival begin with members of the Luperci, an order of Roman priests, gather at the sacred cave where the infants Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome, believed to have been cared for by a she-wolf or lupa. The priests would then sacrifice a goat, for fertility, and a dog, for purification.The boys then sliced the goat's hide into strips, dipped them in the sacrificial blood, gently slapping both women and fields of crops with the goathide strips. Roman women welcomed being touched with the hides because it was believed the strips would make them more fertile in the coming year. All the young women in the city would place their names in a big urn, city's bachelors would then each choose a name out of the urn and become paired for the year with his chosen woman. These matches often ended in marriage. Pope Gelasius declared February 14 St. Valentine's Day around 498 A.D. The Roman 'lottery' system for romantic pairing was deemed un-Christian and outlawed. Later, during the Middle Ages, it was commonly believed in France and England that February 14 was the beginning of birds' mating season, which added to the idea that the middle of February "Valentine's Day" should be a day for romance. The oldest known valentine still in existence today was a poem written by Charles, Duke of Orleans to his wife while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London following his capture at the Battle of Agincourt. The greeting, which was written in 1415, is part of the manuscript collection of the British Library in London, England. Several years later, it is believed that King Henry V hired a writer named John Lydgate to compose a valentine note to Catherine of Valois.In Great Britain, Valentine's Day began to be popularly celebrated around the seventeenth century. By the middle of the eighteenth century, it was common for friends and lovers in all social classes to exchange small tokens of affection or handwritten notes. By the end of the century, printed cards began to replace written letters due to improvements in printing technology. Ready-made cards were an easy way for people to express their emotions in a time when direct expression of one's feelings was discouraged. Cheaper postage rates also contributed to an increase in the popularity of sending Valentine's Day greetings. Americans probably began exchanging hand-made valentines in the early 1700s. In the 1840s, Esther A. Howland began to sell the first mass-produced valentines in America.According to the Greeting Card Association, an estimated one billion valentine cards are sent each year, making Valentine's Day the second largest card-sending holiday of the year (the first was Christmas).Valentine greetings were popular as far back as the Middle Ages (written Valentine's didn't begin to appear until after 1400), and the oldest known Valentine card is on display at the British Museum. The first commercial Valentine's Day greeting cards produced in the U.S. were created in the 1840s by Esther A. Howland. Howland, known as the Mother of the Valentine, made elaborate creations with real lace, ribbons and colorful pictures known as "scrap".

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Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Beaded dog charms for the dog lovers







Beaded dog charms for the dog lovers
I think that Valentine's day should be for everyone you love and I literally mean everyone, even your beloved pets and this is specially for the dog lovers out there, here's a few free tutorial for making adorable beaded 3D dogs:
Free beaded chihuahua dog tutorial
Free beaded Poodle dog tutorial
Free beaded dog tutorial
Free beaded Schnauzer dog tutorial
Make these little beaded dog charms to hang on your mobile phone, key chains, bags or anywhere you can think of, especially if you can make one that looks like your pet dog, you can make two, one for you to carry around and one for the dog that goes on to the dog collar as a collar charm.
Beaded Silver Chihuahua Beaded White Chihuahua Beaded Chihuahua Beaded Black Chihuahua Beaded Golden Chihuahua Beaded Yellow Chihuahua Beaded Poodle Dog Beaded Dog Golden Schnauzer Gold Schnauzer Black Schnauzer Black Schnauzer Front View Champagne Schnauzer Champagne Schnauzer Front View

14k Diamond Dog Charms - Diamond Dog Charm in White Gold
14k Diamond Dog Charms - Diamond Dog Charm in White Gold Each diamond charm includes a lobster claw for easy attachment to a necklace or charm bracelet. 0.10cts total diamond weight 7/8 " long.
14k Diamond Dog Charms - Diamond Dog Charm in White Gold
Dog Charms - 14K Yellow Gold Diamond and Orange Sapphire Daschund Dog Pendant
Dog Charms - 14K Yellow Gold Diamond and Orange Sapphire Daschund Dog Pendant 14K dog charm includes orange sapphires and 0.01 cts. of diamonds in the dogs eye. The charm is completed with a 14k gold lobster claw clasp for easy attachment to a charm bracelet or pendant necklace.
Dog Charms - 14K Yellow Gold Diamond and Orange Sapphire Daschund Dog Pendant
Diamond Dog Charms - 14k Diamond Dog Charm in Yellow Gold
Diamond Dog Charms - 14k Diamond Dog Charm in Yellow Gold Each diamond charm includes a lobster claw for easy attachment to a necklace or charm bracelet. 0.10cts total diamond weight 7/8 " long.
Diamond Dog Charms - 14k Diamond Dog Charm in Yellow Gold

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