Yes, you're right. It started out as a liturgical feast day. But a greeting card company popularized it during the 20th century. And, now the diamond companies are pushing it to sell more of their products.
Valentine's Day - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine%27s_Day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine%27s_Day Valentine's Day - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine%27s_Day Valentine's Day, also known as Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine,[1] is a celebration observed on February 14 each year. It is celebrate... View on en.wikipedia.org http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine%27s_Day Preview by Yahoo ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <anartaxius@...> wrote : While Valentine's Day has become heavily commercialised, it was not created by a commercial entity, unless you consider the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches to be commercial entities. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <jr_esq@...> wrote : For me, Valentine's Day can be any day. I'm not limited to one day, which was created by a commercial entity, to celebrate a personal event.
