February 14

Today is the day ,where many people throughout the world celebrating happy (Saint) Valentine's Day. Though the festival commemorates the martyrdom of a Christian saint called St Valentine, the festival as it is celebrated today has little religious significance.Valentine's Day is a festival that cherishes love and romance..most probably all the lovers express their love for each other by sending Valentine's cards, flowers, and Valentine's gifts.

Going on a date with one's Valentine is another popular tradition of Valentine's Day festival. Candle light dinners or evening together in a park are an all-time favorite dating idea in present times.On February 14, the spirit of love pervades the very atmosphere. One can find couples thronging parks, restaurants, malls and multiplexes holding hands and expressing love for each other.

•  For Couple

For some lovers the day begins by whispering ‘I love you' in the ears of beloved.Though one may say that love is to be celebrated everyday and not just one, lovers cherish the fact that there is exclusively a festival that celebrates love and lovers and provides opportunity to pamper their beloved with love.

• For Single

Many single men and women go to the extent of calling Valentine's Day a ‘Singles Awareness Day'. This is because they feel that the day strongly reminds them of their unattached status and not having someone to spend the day in romantic and much popularized manner. Initials of the day ‘S-A-D' reflect their status of feeling depressed and unloved.

Pamper yourself
Buy yourself cute Valentine's Day gifts which could be flowers, a cute teddy or a dress you have been planning to buy since long. Singles may also indulge themselves by going in for spa or head to toe beauty treatment. Indulging in books, CDs, and gourmet meals can be a good way of enjoying the day for some.

Freak out with friends
Plan out a dinner or movie with best friends. You may also throw a “singles party” or “Un-Valentine's Day Party” at your home and have a blast. You will know that life is fun in the company of loving friends.

Acts of Service
Singles can spend Valentine's Day in the meaningful way by spending time with the needy and downtrodden. You may visit an orphanage or old age home and spend time with the inmates there who are always in need of love and affection. Visiting hospitals and giving roses to sick can also be a touching way of experiencing bliss on Valentine's Day. 

Express Gratitude for friends and dear ones
Instead of feeling depressed and ashamed for not having a significant other to spend the day, singles can spend Valentine's Day in a constructive manner by expressing love and affection for people around them. One can thank and greet Valentine's Day to one's parents, friends, colleagues, neighbors or anyone dear. 

Think Positive
Singles can make the most of Valentine's Day by thinking positive and fighting away Valentine's Day blues. One should not spend the day sulking for not having a spouse or beloved to spend the day in a happy manner. 

Focus on Relationship Plan
Singles can focus on their relationship plan on Valentine's Day and prepare themselves for healthy and lasting relationships. One can take help of dating and matrimonial sites to find a partner. Also make a list of what you can do to improve your personality. It could be developing a more healthy and positive approach towards life or working towards one's diet, health and physical appearance. Take steps you think are vital to improve your chances for relationship. Make some resolutions for yourself and stick to them.

•  Beyond Lovers

Some people also like to celebrate Valentine's Day in a constructive manner by performing acts of charity. One can visit orphanage, old age home and hospitals and spend time with those who crave for attention and affection.

Meaning of Different Colors of Roses

Rose of different colors symbolizes different emotions and feelings. One therefore needs to be careful while presenting a rose to loved one:

Red Roses - Love and passion 
White Roses - True love, purity of the mind and reverence
Yellow Roses - Friendship, celebration and joy 
Pink Roses - Friendship or Sweetheart, admiration
Peach Roses - Desire and excitement or appreciation 
Lilac Roses - Love at first sight and enchantment
Coral Roses - Desire
Orange Roses - Enthusiasm and desire
Black Roses - Farewell or "It's Over"
Bouquet of Red and Yellow Roses: Happiness and celebrations 
Bouquet of Red and White Roses: Bonding and harmony 
Bouquet of Yellow and Orange Roses: Passion

Valentine's Day Poem

To touch your beloved's heart memorize a cute Valentine Day Poetry and say it while holding hands and looking deep into his/her eyes.

Be my Valentine

I think of you often...I do,
From morning 'til evening I do,
When memories bring laughter
Or moments bring pain,
There is faithfulness, too, once again.

And time always shows me
And God always shows me
Both sunshine and rain,
How, we gain yearly
From the love we're share dearly.

So, my dear, my sweet bubbaloo,
Remember our love, dulce bubbaloo,
For we've come so far and there's so much to come
And I have love to yet give
For the life we will live...together.

Make little of what makes you cry,
Be sure that what makes you cry
Has greater desire and a more certain will
To pray for His help from above
and restore the feelings of love.

So let's stir up our passion today,
Let memories give way today,
To the now and the future
For the joys and hopes and for all
The times my heart hears you call.

I'm so glad,
I'm so glad,
I love you
You love me fine
Be my Valentine.

You've Touched My Heart

You've given me a reason
For smiling once again,
You've filled my life with peaceful dreams
and you've become my closest friend.

You've shared your heartfelt secrets
And your trust you've given me,
You showed me how to feel again
To laugh, and love, and see.

If life should end tomorrow
And from this world I should part,
I shall be forever young
For you have touched my heart

Valentine's Day Songs

The Power of Love - Celine Dion

The whispers in the morning
Of lovers sleeping tight
Are rolling like thunder now
As I look in your eyes

I hold on to your body
And feel each move you make
Your voice is warm and tender
A love that I could not forsake

(Chorus - 1)
'Cause I am your lady
And you are my man
Whenever you reach for me
I'll do all that I can

Lost is how I'm feeling lying in your arms
When the world outside's too
Much to take
That all ends when I'm with you

Even though there may be times
It seems I'm far away
Never wonder where I am
'Cause I am always by your side

(Chorus - 1)

(Chorus - 2)
We're heading for something
Somewhere I've never been
Sometimes I am frightened
But I'm ready to learn
Of the power of love

The sound of your heart beating
Made it clear
Suddenly the feeling that I can't go on
Is light years away

(Chorus - 1)

(Chorus - 2)

Valentine's Day Dating

Going for a date with sweetheart is the most popular way of celebrating Valentine's Day festival. Those in love start thinking about unique Valentine's Day dating ideas days in advance to ensure a romantic and memorable time with their beloved. However, those without a date start registering themselves for various online and offline dating services so that they do not miss out on the fun the couples enjoy on a Valentine's Day.

Going for Adventure Sports
If you and your partner enjoy adventure sports, plan out a session on Valentine's Day !! Go for ice -skating, river-rafting, para sailing or any other activity that is possible in your vicinity and have a great time.

Cooking Together
You must have gone to restaurants many times, but this Valentine's Day try cooking a meal with your beloved. It would be great fun! Get a recipe book in case you need some tips and lay out the table in an elaborate manner to add joy to the celebrations. 

Take a Tour of Your City
On Valentine's Day you may plan a tour of your city with your beloved. You may show each other your favorite spots or places where you grew up like school, college or office. This would help you get to know each other better and will therefore strengthen your relationship. Alternatively, you may visit museums, art galleries, or other spots you don't usually visit for lack of time or opportunity. This way you can create beautiful memories together. 

Go for Picnics
A great Valentine's Day dating idea would be to go for picnic at your favorite spot. Plan out activities you can enjoy in that spot. Places with a river and boating facility are an ideal picnic spot for romantic dates. 

Movie and Candle Light Dinner
This is an ideal and an all time favorites Valentine's Day dating idea amongst lovers. You may also go for concerts or theatre for a change. Read out a romantic poetry holding your lover's hand for greater and more bewitching impact.

List of Valentine's Day Games:

Paper Dance
Valentine can be made special and fun-filled by dancing with your partner on a piece of paper. Play the game of Paper Dance and make it a most interesting Valentine's Day celebration.

How to Play: 
1. The dancing couple has to dance on a paper and every 2 minutes the paper is folded half and the couple has to dance on that piece of paper only.
2. If one of the partners or both slip or dance outside the paper then the couple is out of the competition. The couple that dances till the end of the game on that small paper wins the game. 
3. Isn't it a romantic idea of dancing so close to your partner and at the same time win the competition? Well, it's like you have your cake and eat it too. 

Know Your Mate
"Know Your Mate" is a Valentine's Day game for the couples. It will help you know how well you understand your partner. 

How to Play: 
1. The host needs to prepare some questions to be asked to the couples. For eg - questions like interests and hobbies, place where they met first or the most happiest moment. 
2. First, call all the males in a room. Ask the questions and note down all the answers given by each of them 
3. Next, call the females inside the room and let the males leave the room. 
4. Ask the same questions and note down the answers. 
5. Now, call all the males inside and match the answers of both the partners. 
6.The couple with the highest number of matched answers wins and are called the 'Perfect Match'.

Cupid's Tree Scavenger Hunt
Things Needed: 
Tree branch 
Jar 
Marbles or stones 
Paper 
Small gifts 
String 

How to play: 
1. Set up a Valentine's tree centerpiece on the dining room table. A small bare branch held upright in a jar of marbles or stones works well.
2. Write clues on small pieces of paper for items that the kids must find or make of paper and hang on the tree. Then tie the clues onto the branches of the tree.
3. When the kids come back with the last item, have small gifts waiting under the tree.

Tips for Clues: 
To create clues, try the following, or use your own funny riddles: 
1. I like to bark and chase a stick. Draw a picture of me and hang it up quick. 
2. I've got five points and twinkle in the sky. Cut me out of tinfoil and put me up high. 
3. Although my name rhymes with stupid, I'm as cute as can be. Cut my shape out of paper and hang me on the tree. 

Valentine's Day Word Games
This is a word game where famous pairs come together.
How to play:
Divide the children into 2 teams and form two rows facing each other. The first player on one side begins by asking the first player on the other team to complete this famous couple:
"Romeo and ....." the opposing player says "Juliet"
Continue down the row of players and then the other team starts...."peanut butter and ....." 
"jelly"
"Cookies and......." - milk
"Ram and......" Sita
"Cinderella and ....." - Prince Charming
"Heer and ....." - Ranjah
And so on.

Variation:
This game can also be played using hearts that had been cut into two piece puzzles. Children can be asked to match the hearts.

Love Story 
How to play:
Give each player a piece of paper and a pencil.
Explain to them that they are working as a team to write a Love Story section by section.
Each player writes a portion of the story as per your instructions. 
After each instruction the papers are folded and passed to the next writer. 
When the instructions are completed, each player/writer will have a story in their hands. 
Take turns unfolding the papers and reading the stories.

Suggested writing instructions:
Girl Character's name -->pass
Description of Girl -->pass
Boy character's name -->pass
Description of him-->pass
How the boy and girl meet-->pass
First words boy said to girl-->pass
How she replied-->pass
What happened next-->pass
What did their friends say/do? -->pass

Other options for plot turns:
What did the neighbors say ? 
What happened on their first Date?
Where did they get married ? Kids ? Pets ? Adventures ?
What did the newspaper print about them ?
Use famous people and places.

Valentine Charades
How to play:
Before the party write some appropriate phrases, book titles, song titles and famous love stories (movies). 
Place the slips of paper into an empty heart box.
Divide the players into teams and have them play facing each other. 
Each player will draw a slip of paper from the heart box and in turn act out their song, book, title etc. for their respective team.

Clues and Hints to remember:
NO talking!
Open hands represents book
Cranking motion represents movie
Waving hand before and open mouth represents Song
Tugging on your ear represents "sounds like"
Holding up one finger means 1st word etc.
Touching your nose indicates correct answer.

Throwing the Smile 
In this game, players are forbidden to smile, but trust us--giggling and laughing will abound. 
Things Needed: 
A place where everyone can sit in a circle 

How to play:
Players sit in a circle, making sure they can see everyone else. One player starts the game by smiling widely, while all the other players are somber. 
This player then uses his hand to wipe the smile off his face and throw it to another player who has to catch the smile with his hand and put it on.
This new then wipe off the smile to throw to someone else--though he will probably choose to mug wildly at everyone for a few minutes before relinquishing his happy role. 
Meanwhile, all other players must sit stone-faced. One smirk and they're out.

Tips: 
The youngest players are the least successful at winning this game (they simply can't stop themselves from laughing), but they also tend to enjoy it the most.

Gigglebelly 
Just the name of this game cracks kids up; playing it only intensifies their joy. 

How to play:
Have one player lie down on his back. 
The next player lies down with his head resting on the first player's belly and the next player lies down with her head on the second player's belly. 
Arrange all the players until everyone is zigzagged around the lawn or floor, each with his or her head on someone else's belly (if possible, make the line into a loop so that the last player can put her head on the first player's belly).
Then, the first player shouts, loud and clear, "Ha!" 
The second player responds with a vigorous, "Ha, ha!" then the third player chimes in, "Ha, ha, ha!" 
Continue until all players have shouted out their "Ha's" or (more likely) have dissolved into uncontrollable laughter, with heads bouncing on the bellies of giggling friends, uncles, cousins or grandmothers.

Valentine's Day SMS

Romantic Valentine SMS
No poems no fancy words I just want the world to know that I LOVE YOU my Princess with all my heart. Happy Valentines Day.
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My eyes are blind without your eyes to see,
Like a rose without color. Always be there in my life sweetheart.
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U r unique
U r caring and
U r the Best.
And I am d luckiest to have U in my life!
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY MY SWEET HEART!
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Without Love -- days are sad day, moan day, tears day, waste day, thirst day, fright day, shatter day. So be in love everyday...Wish you a Happy Valentines Day. 
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If I could die early I would ask God if I could be your guardian angel, so I could wrap my wings around you and embrace you whenever you feel alone. 
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Let's share the world
A sea is for you, and waves are for me.
The sky is for you, and stars are for me.
The sun is for you, and light is for me.
Everything is for you, and you are for me.
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Here is my heart, it is yours so take it,
Treat it gently, please do not break it.
Its full of love thats good and true,
So please keep it always close to u.


Miss You SMS
If u wanna know how much I miss you, 
Try to catch rain drops, 
The ones u catch is how much u miss me,
and the ones you miss is how much I miss
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Memories sometimes behave in a crazy way. They leave u alone, 
when u are in a crowd & when u are alone they stand along with u like a crowd.
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In School, They Taught Me That
1 hour = 60 Mints
1 Min = 60 Secs
But They Never Told Me That
1 Sec Without You = 100 Years: 
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When the sky looks blue "I Miss u" when the dreams come true "I Miss u" when the flowers covered with dew "I Miss u" when the day comes new "I Miss u" 
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I heard someone whisper your name, but when I turned to see who it was, I noticed it was alone, then realized it was my heart beat telling me “I MISS U” 
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In The Flower My Rose Is You,
In The Diamond My Kohinoor Is You,
In The Sky My Moon Is You,
I'm Only Body My Heart Is You,
That's Why I Always MISS YOU

Love SMS
If you wake up 1 day and were asked to have a wish, what would it be? Mine would be that our love would last until you see an apple in an orange tree
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I finally got my past, present and future tenses correct today. I loved you. I love you. I will love you forever! :). 
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'I Trust You' is a better compliment than 'I Love You' because you may not always trust the person you love but you can always love the person you trust.
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24hrs make a lovely day,
7 days make a lovely week,
52 weeks make a lovely year & knowing a
Person like u will make my life lovely.
Happy Valentines Day
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If Your asking if I Need U the answer is 4Ever
If Your asking if I'll Leave U the answer is Never
If Your asking what I value the Answer is U
if Your asking if I love U the answer is I do. 
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God is wise when he did not put a price tag on you darling. If he did, I won’t be able to afford to have a boyfriend (girlfriend) as precious as you.

Propose SMS
If I reached for your hand , will u hold it ?
If I hold out my arms, will u hug me ?
If I go for your lips, will u kiss me ?
If I capture ur heart , will u love me ?? 
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As days go by, my feelings get stronger,
To be in ur arms, I can't wait any longer.
Look into my eyes & u'll see that it's true,
Day & Night my thought r of U.. 
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All I wanted was sum1 2 care 4 me
All I wanted was sum1 who'd b there 4 me
All I ever wanted was sum1 who'd b true
All I ever wanted was sum1 like U... 
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Kiss SMS
Kiss is not like Nokia...Connecting People
Kiss is not like Nike..Just Do It.
Kiss is not like Pepsi..Yeh Dil Maange More
But Kiss is like Pan Parag..Ek Se Mera Kya Hoga
Happy Valentines Day
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If a kiss was a raindrop i'd send u showers. 
If a hug was a second i'd send u hours. 
If a smile was water i'd send u a sea. 
If love was a person i'd send u me.....
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Love is blind
Be very kind
When I kiss you
Please don’t mind
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O my dear Valentine
Whats life ?
Life is love.
Whats love ?
Love is kissing.
Whats kissing ?
Come here and I show you.
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What is the kiss in view....... 
Geometry:- "Kiss is the shortest distance between 2 Lips" 
Economics:- "Kiss is that thing 4 which DEMAND is always higher than SUPPLY" 
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Physics:- "Kiss is the process of charging up human bodies" 
Computer:- "Like bodies are connected without any DATA CABLE"
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Kisses blown are kisses wasted. 
kisses are not kisses unless they are tasted. 
kisses spread germs and germs are hated. 
but you can kiss me baby i am vaccinated


Valentine's Day Messages

Valentine's Day is a day to express your feelings and renew the bond of love you share with your Valentine.

Hi My sweet Heart,
I Miss U Very Much! 
I need you in my life because I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU forever.
HAPPY VALENTINES DAY.

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Valentine is near
Just wishing you were here
You will always be near
My heart will never be the same
Beneath my skin, my soul lies waiting for you
Everyday I think of you I feel blue
Never give up hope
Remembering the first kiss
All I ask is to be with you
And for you to be my Valentine
For I will always cherish your heart in mine.

Valentine's Day Fun Fact

Here is the most enjoyable and unbelievable collection of Valentine's Day Fun Facts. Share these fun facts with your friends to amaze them this Valentine Day.

• About 1 billion Valentine's Day cards are exchanged in US each year. That's the largest seasonal card-sending occasion of the year, next to Christmas.
• Women purchase 85% of all valentines.
• In order of popularity, Valentine's Day cards are given to teachers, children, mothers, wives, sweethearts and pets.
• Parents receive 1 out of every 5 valentines.
• About 3% of pet owners will give Valentine's Day gifts to their pets.
• Valentine's Day and Mother's Day are the biggest holidays for giving flowers.
• Worldwide, over 50 million roses are given for Valentine's Day each year.
• California produces 60 percent of American roses, but the vast number sold on Valentine's Day in the United States are imported, mostly from South America. Approximately 110 million roses, the majority red, will be sold and delivered within a three-day time period.
• 73% of people who buy flowers for Valentine's Day are men, while only 27 percent are women.
• Men buy most of the millions of boxes of candy and bouquets of flowers given on Valentine's Day.
• In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their valentines would be. They would wear these names on their sleeves for one week. To wear your heart on your sleeve now means that it is easy for other people to know how you are feeling.
• The Italian city of Verona, where Shakespeare's lovers Romeo and Juliet lived, receives about 1,000 letters addressed to Juliet every Valentine's Day.
• Richard Cadbury invented the first Valentines Day candy box in the late 1800s.
• Alexander Graham Bell applied for his patent on the telephone, an "Improvement in Telegraphy", on Valentine's Day, 1876.
• The oldest surviving love poem till date is written in a clay tablet from the times of the Sumerians, inventors of writing, around 3500 B.C
• Amongst the earliest Valentine's Day gifts were candies. The most common were chocolates in heart shaped boxes.
• In some countries, a young woman may receive a gift of clothing from a prospective suitor. If the gift is kept, then it means she has accepted his proposal of marriage
• If an individual thinks of five or six names considered to be suitable marriage partners and twists the stem of an apple while the names are being recited, then it is believed the eventual spouse will be the one whose name was recited at the moment the stem broke.
• In Medieval times, girls ate unusual foods on St Valentine's Day to make them dream of their future husband.

Valentine's Day Superstitions

It is said that the kind of bird a girl watches on Valentine's Day predicts her future husband. For instance:

Sparrow: a poor man
Owl: remain spinster
Bluebird: a happy man
Blackbird: a priest or clergyman
Crossbill: an argumentative man

• If an apple is cut in half, the number of seeds found inside the fruit will indicate the number of children that individual will have.
• To be awoken by a kiss on Valentine's Day is considered lucky.
• On Valentine's Day, the first guy's name you read in the paper or hear on the TV or radio will be the name of the man you will marry.
• If you see a squirrel on Valentine's Day, you will marry a cheapskate who will hoard all your money.
• If you see a goldfinch on Valentine's Day, you will marry a millionaire.
• If you see a robin on Valentine's Day, you will marry a crime fighter - maybe they mean Batman!
• If you see a flock of doves on Valentine's Day, you will have a happy, peaceful marriage.
• If you find a glove on the road on Valentine's Day, your future beloved will have the other missing glove.