I always assumed that Valentine's Day featured flowers and romance so heavily because it was a holiday that fell in between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. It captured a moment in which winter began to melt into spring and was a precursor of the rebirth and renewal to come.
I always assumed that Valentine's Day featured flowers and romance so heavily because it was a holiday that fell in between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. It captured a moment in which winter began to melt into spring and was a precursor of the rebirth and renewal to come.