10 Facts About Valentine's Day! From its unknown origins to the history of it’s candy…stay tuned to number 1 to find out 10 facts about the history of Valentine’s Day! This top 10 brought to you by Zero2Hero!! Don't forget to subscribe here! https://goo.gl/NXuChu Click here to find out about the Top 10 Most Unique Bridges In The World! https://youtu.be/o6frjuMvpIg Number 10: The Origin Of Valentine's Day. Usually, when it comes to holidays, you can understand or extrapolate where the tradition came from. St. Patrick's Day was from Ireland, 4th of July was celebrating the independence of America, and so on. But with Valentine's Day, it may be a bit harder. For there are actually two different theories as to how the day came to be. First and foremost, many think that it was because of Saint named Valentine. This is why some refer to the holiday as St. Valentine's Day. But ironically, the Catholic Church has documented three different men named Valentine who were Saints, and all of whom were executed for their faith, making things even more complicated in terms of an "origin story". One take on one of the St. Valentine's was that when a Roman emperor forbade the army soldiers to marry, as he felt it would allow them to fight without fear of loss, that St. Valentine came in and performed secret marriages. He was then caught and imprisoned. This last fact is considered a definite possible origin of the holiday. For it's said that after defying the emperor, St Valentine got an admirer via a woman who visited him in the prison. It was here that he sent a note to her, the first Valentine card, if you will. Then, before his passing, he sent one last message to her signed, From Your Valentine, or so the story goes. And thus, that's how the signature phrase came to be. Others still think that it's an extension of a rather...explicit Roman tradition that somehow survived the Christian uprising in various ways. No matter how you slice it, though, the true origins of Valentine's Day are a mystery to all. Number 9: The Date. Just as the origin of the holiday is a bit of a mystery, just as clouded is why it was settled on February 14th. One of the reasons is said to be because of the Roman holiday called Lupercalia, which was a very racous holiday that I really don't want to go into. But, it was said have started on February 15th. So moving it a day before to thus ensure it wasn't fully associated with that date seems fair. But, another take on it has a more natural flavor. For many noticed that the doves of the world seem to go into their mating season in the middle of February, and doves are now associated with Valentine's Day as they are the birds of love. So February 14th might have been chosen for that reason. It's also been noted that February has often been associated with romance and love for one reason or another, so the people who officially made the holiday (Christians believe it or not) wanted to choose a date within the month that felt right, and the 14th seemed to match up. Number 8: The Love Of Chocolate. Before we talk about my sweet tooth, take a moment to like this video and join the Zero2Hero community by using the buttons below! There are many things that are associated with Valentine's Day, and chocolate is one of the biggest ones. But have you ever wondered why? It may seem like an obvious choice now, but it had to be connected to the holiday in some fashion, right? Well, apparently, many doctors thought that chocolate wasn't just tasty, that it was actually medicine. How so? Well, they deduced that eating chocolate would help you get over the loss of a loved one. Or, that it would help heal your broken heart. Naturally, there's no actual basis for this, however, you can't deny that when you eat chocolate, it tastes good, and you feel good, so the connection might have simply come from that. Now, if you're wondering where the first box of chocolates came from, that would be Richard Cadbury all the way back in the 1800's. And it's not hard to see why that particular invention came to be very popular on the holiday. Love is very sweet, but chocolate can be even sweeter, am I right? Number 7: Men Vs. Women. No, this isn't about how love is a battlefield or anything like that. Rather, it's about the spending patterns of men and women on Valentine's Day. Take a minute and think, who do you believe spends more on gifts for their Valentine? Regardless of whether it's on their friend, crush, boyfriend/girlfriend, lover, or spouse. Who do you think spends more money on cards and gifts? Men or women? The obvious answer is women. Women are more expressive in their feelings, and are said to be more personal in their gift-giving, as they want to find the perfect gift for their significant other. Men, are often touted as emotionally-stunted. They'll have emotions, but not know how to express them. And thus, they don't spend the time and money they should on Valentine's Day gifts. Right? Wrong.
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