Valentine’s Day

By Toby Shaw Across the world on February 14th, many flowers, cards and gifts will be exchanged between loved ones, as St. Valentine’s day is celebrated. However, the story of why we celebrate this day is a bit of a mystery. The tradition of St. Valentine’s Day mixes elements of both ancient Roman rites and Christian

By P.K. Martin Valentine’s day is the festival of love and flowers are one of the oldest ways of expressing our love to our loved ones. Even in today’s hi-tech era when mobile phones, email messages and social networks have been becoming the primary method of communication, still people prefer to surprise their love by going

Talk about a “hearty” task — picking my favorite romantic movies. It’s like picking my favorite child. The truth is, I love so many that it’s impossible to squeeze them all into a list of 10, so please don’t be offended if your favorite didn’t make the cut. What I tried to accomplish with this

As Valentine’s Day approaches, consider going to the craft store instead of the card store and making your own Valentines. Consider some of these ideas to be creative this Valentine’s Day. Bookmarks: Make your Valentine into a bookmark he or she can use all year to think of you. Bracelets: People of all ages like

By M. K. Scanlan Ah, Valentine’s Day; the day men secretly love to hate. Since it comes around every year without fail, why not embrace it this time and give her an amazing surprise to show her you not only remembered the wonderful day of love, but also care about her and want to show it.

By Char Edwards Here are 5 tips to planning the perfect Valentine’s day this year: 1. Set aside some time when you know you won’t be distracted or have other obligations to attend to. Maybe this means getting up an hour earlier or staying up later. On a work day maybe you take your lunch to

First dates can be a lot like dentist appointments: They seem like a good idea when you are making them, but when the time actually comes, you find yourself thinking of a dozen and one ways to get out of them. This is mostly because first dates can just be so incredibly awkward. Chances are

By Graciela Sholander We all know how to celebrate Valentine’s Day but what about why or how it started? Here are three things you may not know about this popular holiday. 1. The real Saint Valentine is shrouded in mystery Even though he lived in the third century AD, almost nothing is known about this saint