Among many stories about how does Valentine Day or 14th of February become the month of romance, there is a very interesting one.
It is said that the medieval English poet Geoffrey Chaucer may have invented Valentine's Day. As he often took liberties with history, placing his poetic characters into fictitious historical contexts that he represented as real. No record exists of romantic celebrations on Valentine’s Day prior to a poem Chaucer wrote around 1375. In his work “Parliament of Foules,” he links a tradition of courtly love with the celebration of St. Valentine’s feast day–an association that didn’t exist until after his poem received widespread attention. The poem refers to February 14 as the day birds (and humans) come together to find a mate. When Chaucer wrote, “For this was sent on Seynt Valentyne’s day / Whan every foul cometh ther to choose his mate,” he may have invented the holiday we know today.
Whatsoever will be the meaning of the day, even with a different meaning into the history, lovers still send chocolate and flowers to the beloved one ....
So, Happy Valentine to you too, dear reader....