Celebrations and tokens of affection are becoming more and more elaborate — engagements, luxurious holidays and cars are not uncommon.
The beginning of mass-produced Valentine’s Day cards, these regularly pictured Cupid, the Roman God of Love, and birds as it was believed mid-February was when their mating season began.
Letters and messages were all personally handmade and shared amongst high society declaring their love intentions, these would be written on special decorative Valentine’s Day paper.
The first Valentine’s Day – replacing the Lupercalia festival, celebrated on February 15, by Pope Gelasius I, to honor many early martyrs named Valentine.