SAN VALENTINO between cards, roses and romantic dinners!

"When one begins to love one begins to live." (Madeleine de Scudéry)

February 14 is the day of lovers, but few really know who Valentine's Day and why his name is linked to lovers. In reality the stories that are woven on this party are different, but all fascinating.

SAN VALENTINO and TICKETS ... Valentino was an Italian bishop of Terni, who died a martyr in the third century AD. There are several stories that connect Valentine's Day to lovers. The first says that during the captivity, Valentino had fallen in love with the daughter of a prison keeper. Thanks to the prayers of Valentino the young woman regained her sight and that the last message to her beloved was signed "by your Valentine". Hence the custom of writing greeting cards, those that in the USA call "valentine".

WHY GIVE ROSES ... Another legend tells that one day, while he was busy taking care of the garden, Valentino heard a couple of lovers arguing animatedly. Unable to show indifference, the saint picked up a rose. He put the delicate flower in the hands of the couple and asked them to hold both of them by the stem, making sure that neither of them could be hurt with thorns. In doing so, the two young men rediscovered the agreement and soon married. Since then roses are the symbol of love.

ITALIAN HOLY ... but INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL. The merit of having consecrated St. Valentine as the patron saint of love on an international level is the English author Geoffrey Chaucer, who in a poem in 700 verses has associated Cupido to Valentine's Day. In the US Valentine's Day is not just the party of lovers, but that of all the bonds of affection. Sweets and cards are exchanged even among friends and family. Even the children do it very well preparing school cards. In Japan, women give chocolates, preferably prepared personally, to men on this day. They will return exactly one month later, on March 14, in White Day, offering exclusively white chocolate.

KITCHEN, MON AMOUR. If it is true that cooking together and spending Valentine's Day at home stimulates the passion ... it is also true that for those who are always in the kitchen, being invited out to dinner for this occasion is a pleasant diversion. Choose the room carefully, for the environment and for the proposed menu ... and you will be impressed!

On Elbamylove.com you will find many useful tips to spend a magical evening with the person you love and for the right gift you can do ... and BUON SAN VALENTINO!