Celebrating love and happiness
20.05.12
Valentine's Day. It's a day where many men start breaking out in
cold sweats and where women giddily prepare themselves to be
lovingly romanced.
The ‘traditional' Valentine's Day is actually a feast day for
Saint Valentine most likely named after a Christian Roman priest.
According to legend and the Encyclopedia Britannica, he signed a
letter to his jailer's daughter whom he had fallen in love with
"from your Valentine." Unfortunately, Saint Valentine was martyred
in 270 A.D. by Roman emperor Claudius II Gothicus during the
prosecution of Christians. How's that for a tragic love story?
In Morgan Hill 2012 A.D. the stories are a little different:
chocolates, valentine cards and long-stemmed red roses now replace
martyrdom, but perhaps not the tradition of signing a card ‘from
your Valentine.'
For local florists, Valentine's Day is one of the biggest
business days of the year. The Flower
Cottage of Morgan Hill , located on 16815 Monterey Road and in
business since 1977, has seen plenty of hectic Valentine's Days.
Owner Pat Samples, 60, took over for her parents Sophie and Dan
Ortez 20 years ago.
Source: Morgan Hill Times