Get ready to celebrate Valentines day

Valentines day is less than a month away. For those who don't know about Valentines day here is a small brief with large doses from Wikipedia

Valentine's Day is a day to remember Saint Valentine on his birthday February 14. Until a decade this was mainly a western world (Europe and America) festival, but looking at the consumer and market potential it has been successfully instilled in the psyche of many non-christian nations such as India, China, Thailand etc. This is the day on which lovers express their love for each other. Now the trend is to send Valentine's cards, gifts, valentines day flowers etc to the loved one.

The most common present is perhaps the valentines day flowers. The holiday became popular and associated with romantic love during the time of Geoffrey Chaucer in High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished.

Valentine day traditions concern with mutual exchange of love notes in the form of greeting cards, valentines day flowers, heart-shaped outlines, figure of the winged cupid etc. It was during the mid-19th century Valentine's Day trade was a harbinger of further commercialized holidays in the United States. According to the U.S. Greeting Card Association estimates, approximately one billion valentines cards are sent annually worldwide.

Now that you know about the origin and traditions around Valentines day what would you do to make this day special for your loved one. Would you send a bunch of valentines day flowers or cards or take her out for a romantic dinner what else. Think it over and you could emerge a winner and grab the attention of your significant other and end up happier.