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Happy Valentine’s Day from the Go-Givers!
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Charles, Duke of Orleans, was one of the first people to send a ‘valentine’. In 1415 he sent several rhyming love letters or ‘valentines’ to his wife in France from the Tower of London, where he had been imprisoned after the Battle of Agincourt.
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In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their valentines would be. They would wear these names on their sleeves for one week – hence the phrase ‘wear your heart on your sleeve’.
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White roses are for true love. Red roses are for passion. Yellow roses are for friendship. Black roses mean farewell.
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People used to believe that if a woman saw a robin flying overhead on Valentine's Day, it meant she would marry a sailor. If she saw a sparrow, she would marry a poor man and be very happy. If she saw a goldfinch, she would marry a millionaire.
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It was thought that birds chose their mate for the year on February 14th. Doves and pigeons mate for life and so were used as symbols of fidelity.
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If a girl was curious and brave enough she would conjure up the appearance of her future husband by going to a graveyard at midnight on St. Valentine's Eve. She would then sing a special chant and run around the church twelve times.
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What did the boy squirrel say to the girl squirrel on Valentine’s Day? ‘I’m nuts about you!’
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Happy Valentine’s Day from the Go-Givers!
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Glossary farewell – goodbye fidelity – faithfulness, loyalty conjure up – call to mind chant – a simple song or phrase repeated
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