The Many Faces Of Valentines Day
Posted in Articles on December 8th, 2005If you are in love, then Valentines Day is the occasion of the year for you. It is that day reserved for lovers and love. Many songs have been inspired by this occasion. Many wedding proposals and wedding vows have been made in this particular day. Retail shops, jewelry stores, flower peddlers and chocolate factories enjoy brisk business on the day directly leading to Valentines.
And what are the usual items associated with this occasion?
We have flowers, of course. Flowers connote a lot of things, but mostly, they are meant to symbolize love in all its glorious stages. Yellow roses, for example, have been meant to convey friendship. White roses have been meant to convey respect. Peach roses are meant to convey flirtatious gestures. Red roses are reserved for categorical love. Even the shape of the petals and the age of the buds have been given meaning, which takes on a particular import if given during Valentines Day.
In 2003, the domestic receipts for roses and lilies alone totaled $112,000,000. Thats for 36 states in the United States, and for only two varieties of flowers at that. Globally, the floral business could easily be worth billions of dollars per annum. And most of the sales are experienced you guessed it during the period leading to Valentines Day.
Chocolates have also become a popular message of love in the day of hearts. Chocolates are sweet, and this fact alone makes it achieve so many romantic meanings. A lot of people have given them as gifts to indicate a thoughtful and affectionate gesture.
