Mashal, Mujib; Faizi, Fatima (February 14, 2019). "A Valentine in Uncertain Times: 'I Kiss You Amid the Taliban' ". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on February 4, 2020 . Retrieved February 4, 2020. Saint Valentine's Day was introduced to Poland together with the cult of Saint Valentine via Bavaria and Tyrol. [178] However, it rose in popularity in the 1990s. [178] The only (and the biggest) public celebration in Poland is held annually from 2002 in Chełmno [178] under the name „Walentynki Chełmińskie” (Chełmno Valentine's). Because Chełmno's parish church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary has been holding the relic of St. Valentine since the Middle Ages, local cult of the saint has been combined with the Anglo-Saxon tradition. [178] Portugal The feast day is still celebrated in Balzan ( Malta) where relics of the saint are claimed to be found, and also throughout the world by Traditionalist Catholics who follow the older, pre- Second Vatican Council calendar (see General Roman Calendar of 1960).

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The "Feast" ( Latin: "in natali", lit.: on the birthday) of Saint Valentine originated in Christendom and has been marked by the Western Church of Christendom in honour of one of the Christian martyrs named Valentine, as recorded in the 8th century Gelasian Sacramentary. [22] [11] In Ancient Rome, Lupercalia was observed February 13–15 on behalf of Pan& Juno, pagan gods of love, marriage & fertility. It was a rite connected to purification and health, and had only slight connection to fertility (as a part of health) and none to love. The celebration of Saint Valentine is not known to have had any romantic connotations until Chaucer's poetry about "Valentine's Day" in the 14th century, some seven hundred years after celebration of Lupercalia is believed to have ceased. [31] In 2016, the local governing body of Peshwar officially banned the celebration of Valentine's Day in the city. The ban was also implemented in other cities such as Kohat by the local governments. [154] Alexander Sanchez C. (February 12, 2010). "El cine transpiraamores y desamores". La Nación. La Nación (San José). Archived from the original on February 15, 2010 . Retrieved February 14, 2012.

Mankekar, Purnima (1999). Screening, Culture, Viewing Politics: An Ethnography of Television, Womanhood Nation in Postcolonial India. Duke University Press. ISBN 0-8223-2390-7. BERTA – Eesti rahvakalendri tähtpäevade andmebaas". folklore.ee. Archived from the original on February 19, 2016. a b Alison Chapman. Patrons and Patron Saints in Early Modern English Literature. Routledge. pg. 122. a b Vincent, David. Literacy and Popular Culture: England 1750–1914. Cambridge University Press. pp.44, 45. in Persian). fararunews. February 19, 2017. Archived from the original on February 16, 2020 . Retrieved February 19, 2020.A writer in Graham's American Monthly observed in 1849, "Saint Valentine's Day... is becoming, nay it has become, a national holyday." [81] The English practice of sending Valentine's cards was established enough to feature as a plot device in Elizabeth Gaskell's Mr. Harrison's Confessions (1851): "I burst in with my explanations: 'The valentine I know nothing about.' 'It is in your handwriting', said he coldly." [82] Since 2001, the Greeting Card Association has been giving an annual "Esther Howland Award for a Greeting Card Visionary". [77] In France, a traditionally Catholic country, Valentine's Day is known simply as " Saint Valentin", and is celebrated in much the same way as other western countries. [173] The relics of Saint Valentin de Terni, the patron of the St Valentine's Day, are in the Catholic church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste and Saint-Jean-l’Evangéliste located in the southern France town of Roquemaure, Gard. The celebrations of "Fête des Amoureux" takes place every two years on the Sunday closest to February 14. The village gets dressed in its 19th-century costume and put on the program with over 800 people. In a 2016 poll conducted by Channel 4 for Valentine's Day, Jane Austen's line, "My heart is, and always will be, yours", from her novel Sense and Sensibility as said by Edward Ferrars ( Hugh Grant) to Elinor Dashwood ( Emma Thompson) in the acclaimed 1995 film adaptation, was voted the most romantic line from literature, film, and TV by thousands of women. [188] Restrictions on Valentine's day in some countries

Malaysia Arrests 100 Muslim Couples for Celebrating Lovers' Day". The Jakarta Globe. Archived from the original on February 19, 2011 . Retrieved August 6, 2011. Young Greeks celebrate Valentine's Day at home". GR Reporter. February 14, 2012. Archived from the original on February 14, 2018 . Retrieved February 13, 2018. White Day Triggers Consumption Enthusiasm". china.org.cn. China Internet Information Center. Archived from the original on December 6, 2020 . Retrieved March 13, 2014. Too much power surrendered to Imams and Muftis". Daily Express. January 18, 2015. Archived from the original on February 10, 2017 . Retrieved February 10, 2017.a b c Srivastava, Spriha (February 4, 2017). "These countries have banned Valentine's Day". CNBC. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021 . Retrieved February 25, 2021. Sweden: Valentine's Day celebration traditions by gender 2016". Statista. Archived from the original on February 14, 2018 . Retrieved February 13, 2018.