The history of Valentine’s Day and how to make a Valentine's Day Wish

Love should be celebrated every day of the year. Unfortunately, the hectic world that we live in does not allow us enough time in the week for love or romance. Luckily, we as a culture have assigned an entire day to the concepts of love and romance.

Some people say that the celebration of Saint Valentine's Day is overrated, commercialized, and no longer relevant in our modern times. And that is true to some extent. Love and romance were hijacked in the last few decades by businesses that do not believe in love. They only believe in profits.

Massive corporations have commercialized our dedicated day of love to sell chocolates, flowers, and cards. It is a cynical but valid way to look at Valentine's Day. Honestly, you can celebrate Valentine's Day any way you like with your lover. You don't have to buy overpriced chocolates or eat dinner at a restaurant that raised their prices for the night.

You and your lover can wear your favorite one-piece costumes and wrestle each other until it is time to pick up your favorite fried rice and wontons. Or a couple could spend the night having tantric sex until they both touch nirvana. The night is for lovers and their desires, not for businesses and jack up prices.

So, people around the world need to celebrate Valentine’s Day their own way. Take it back from big business and turn it into the loving holiday it once was. If people want to celebrate love and romance, then they should be allowed to celebrate with all their hearts.

Besides, how often do we so our loved ones that we love them? So having a day dedicated to love can be the perfect day to show that we love those who are in our lives.

Valentine’s Day Wishes

Valentine’s day is a day dedicated to lovers. But if a person does not have anyone, that does mean they cannot participate. There is a growing movement to single people in the celebration of love. This movement acknowledges that this holiday isn't just about loving others. It is also about loving yourself and wanting good things for your life.

Many who do not have love on Valentine's Day and if they cannot receive it, then they will wish for it.

Every year on February 13, people all around the world close their eyes and make Valentine's Day wishes. Many don’t even realize that they make a wish. They just wish with the unspoken words that are in their soul.

But what do they wish for? They can wish for many things on the Eve before the day of love. People want to know that someone out there loves them, and not in a familiar or platonic manner.

They wish for love to enter their life even those who do not believe in love still secretly Harbor a small wish in their hearts that they won't be alone that day.

What is the history of Valentine's Day and why do we need to make wishes?

Like all popular western holidays, the history of Valentine’s Day is centered around Rome and Christianity. Long ago in ancient Rome, there was a bloody, violent, and sexual holiday celebrated all throughout Rome every February 15th. This holiday was called Lupercalia.

The holiday had fertility rituals and blood sacrifice. The god of this holiday was known as Luperci. This god demanded sacrifices and ritual beatings so that the person giving the sacrifice would be fertile and have many children.

Historians still are not clear how Lupercalia evolved into St. Valentine's Day. In fact, there are actually several significant people named St. Valentine's in history. For example, there was a Saint Valentine's in 3rd Century Rome who continued to perform marriages in secret when the Roman Emperor outlawed them. It was also another Saint Valentine who helped Christians escape prison when they're being persecuted in Rome.

So, there is no singular reason for the modern holiday known as Valentine's Day. But we do know that the day of the feast of Saint Valentine was secular and then it became one of the many Christian days of feasting. It was only in the Middle Ages where fertility and coupling found its way into the holiday.

Flowers and chocolates did not become a Valentine's Day staple until 18th century. For one, it was very difficult for people who are not rich to learn how to read and write. But as the world became more literate and purchasing pencils and paper became cheaper, exchanging loving notes with those in your life became more popular.

It is quite amazing that the holiday known as Valentine's Day has so many different origins. There's so much history behind the rituals and rules of Valentine's Day I'm sure if someone already wrote a book about it.

What are the most popular wishes on Valentine's Day?

Let me tell you something; it is much easier to find a Valentine's Day wish that truly says what you want to say with your heart. It is not easy at all to think of the words yourself and form them in a romantic and loving manner. But we want to make Valentine’s Day easier for our audience. So, we gathered 10 of the best Valentine’s Day wishes from around the internet.

We've also included the meaning of each Valentine's Day wish so you can choose one that is appropriate for how you feel.

1. I love you more than pizza.

Just because Valentine's Day is a day of romance does not mean it can also be funny or silly. Some people feel more comfortable expressing themselves when they put a bit of humor in their Valentine's Day wish. Plus, this saying translates well. Every culture in the world has had pizza and understands how delicious it is. So, saying that you love someone more than pizza can be understood in every language in every country in the world.

2. Happy Valentine’s Day, handsome.

One of the biggest complaints from men is that their partner does not tell them that they are attractive enough. We all want to know that our lover, boyfriend or girlfriend, or spouse is attracted to us. Even after two or more decades of being together, men still want to know that their spouse loves them and still desires them at night. So tell your boyfriend or husband he is still handsome in your eyes.

3. I love you and I love us.

Being in a relationship and being in love is just more than having another person in your life. It is also about all the different memories you two will create with one another. When two people come together and they are truly in love, it's like their personalities are Amplified. They are more than just two people together. It's like one plus one equals three.

4. It’s been a journey and I'd do it all over again.

Many people believe that romance is completed when two people fall in love. But that's just the beginning of the Romantic journey. To realize that a couple is in true love, they must be able to weather the storm of life. Some of it will be good and much of it really that bad. But depending on how they deal with it is she that they encounter together, it will make or break their relationship

5. Here’s to being my emergency contact!

We all need someone to be there for us in an emergency. Those who do not have anyone will still survive and do just fine. But having someone there during a bad time relaxes us and lets us know that we are loved.

6. You deserve the very best.

In this Modern Age of selfies and Facebook Instagram post, you think that more people would love themselves because they can talk more about themselves. But there's a lot of people out there that don't like themselves. So, it's important for people who love them to remind them that they deserve good things in their life.

7. Pure love is a willingness to give without a thought of receiving anything in return.

There are many forms of love and some of them are completely selfless while other forms are extremely selfish. True love means that you want the best for someone, no matter how involved you are in their life.

8. I was just thinking about all the people who matter to me this Valentine’s Day, and you popped right into my head.

We all wonder if someone that we think about in our lives is thinking of us. So, the sentiment is just to let people know that you are thinking of them and that you haven't forgotten them. But don't feel like this sentiment should only be expressed during Valentine's Day. If you want to let someone know you're thinking of them, just send them a funny meme. That always works for me.

9. Valentine’s Day reminds me of how much I love our friendship.

Romance isn't just about being lovers, being romantic, having sex, and indicating time to someone. For a True Romance to bloom, there must be a friendship between the couple. They’ll believe that the most successful relationships and marriages occur between two people that have been friends for quite a while.

If you are going to spend the rest of your life with someone, it's important that both of you develop a friendship with one another. Romance without friendship is just a whirlwind relationship that will end. But a romantic relationship that sits upon a strong friendship is much more likely to succeed.

10. I’m allowed to be sappy on Valentine’s Day, so here goes… I love my friends!!

Now this phrase encapsulates everything that has to do with Valentine's Day. It is a day to let other people know that you love and care about them. So be sure to tell everyone in your life that you love and care about them.

This includes your friends as well. We do not recognize platonic friendship love as important as romantic love. But there's no one in this world that can survive without friends. So be sure to tell your friends that you love them.

What is the significance of Valentine's Day wishes?

Honestly, there is no true significance to the history of Valentine's Day wishes, except the meaning that you give it. People simply love to put how they feel on cards and give them to their loved ones. But cards are for the people who are not good at expressing their own feelings.

Not all of us can be Mark Twain or Sylvia Plath. Some of us need a lot of help expressing how we feel about certain people in our lives.

Depending on the personality of the person you were giving a Valentine's Day wish to, there are many cards available that are humorous, sympathetic, romantic, and gentle.

Valentine's Day wishes can be as simple as a card with a heartfelt message written inside. Simple, and yet the right message can make an impact upon the reader. It can also be as elaborate as a vacation to a place that your loved one has never been to but has always dreamed of going. It depends on the personality of the person who is receiving the wish.

And don't believe for a single second that Valentine's Day has to be about romantic love. It's important to express to your family and friends that you love them as well. Perhaps Valentine's Day should be split up into two days!

We will have one day dedicated to romantic love and the other day dedicated to familial or platonic love.

Do I really need to do this on Valentine’s Day? This sounds cheesy.

No, you don’t really need to make a wish on Valentine’s Day. it’s not like it is the law or something. But you should really let people in your life know that you care about them. It is critical for relationships to bloom, grow, and last.

Imagine if you had parents that never told you that they loved you. There are some parents like that and the children that they raised often become very insecure.

If you don't know what to say, then you can always ask someone to help you or you can use the phrases in the middle of this article.