Showing posts with label valentines day celebration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label valentines day celebration. Show all posts

Monday, February 16, 2009

Celebrating Valentine’s Day

Even non-saffron politicians had advised against observing Valentine’s Day in view of its bitter implications for the victims – mostly innocent, young girls in this case. Woman IPS officer Kiran Bedi had advocated so in the interest of girls India.

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Thursday, February 12, 2009

Valentine's Day history and legends

By Middle Ages, Saint Valentine became the patron saint of love and lovers in England and France. In 498 AD, when Pope Gelasius decided to put an end to pagan celebration of Feast of Lupercalia and 14th February was declared as St Valentine's Day..

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