Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s day is on February 14. It’s not only called Valentine’s Day but it’s also called Saint Valentine’s Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine. The reason that is , is because it’s honoring one early saint named Valentinus. It’s recognized as a significant cultural and commercial celebration in many religions around the world.                                                                                                                    But not everyone celebrates it. In the United States how we celebrate it is by buying someone you love or appreciate. Usually people buy flowers, cards, or candy. There’s a lot of things you can get for someone on Valentine’s Day.  In other places around the world they do different things for Valentine's day. For example in Taiwan there’s valentine’s Day and White Day. The men give the women gifts on Valentine's day and the women return them on White Day. There are also Valentine’s Day songs and poetry. For example, there’s one that goes like this, “The roses is red, The violet’s blue, The Honey’s sweet, and so are you. Thou art my love and I am thine; I drew thee to my Valentine; The lot was cast and then I drew, And Fortune said it shou’d be you.”

In L.A people do many things for Valentine’s Day. For example some people take their wifes or girlfriends out to eat, or take them to do other things. Sometimes people propose on Valentine’s day. Some people are born on that day.