February 2, 2022. Palm Springs only weekly local Gay Guide.

with other chocolatiers began making
chocolate specifically for Valentine’s
day. Richard Cadbury came up with the
heart-shaped box for chocolates in 1832
The evolution of symbols for Valentines’
day also goes to the Roman god of
attraction and desire, Cupid. He is
usually portrayed as a chubby boy with
wings and a bow and arrow with which
he shoots the arrow at the victim of love.
Beyond Cupid, the heart symbol is the
one most commonly associated with
Valentines day. A popular theory is the
physical and emotional is in the heart
believed by philosopher Aristotle to be
the center of emotions. The shape of
the designed or drawn heart is believed
to be inspired by female breasts,
buttocks, and even the male scrotum as
an upside-down heart.
The other symbols of valentines are
the colors red, white, and pink. which
correlate with love, lust, and passion
which are all found in flowers which are
another symbol and frequent gift given
on valentines day. The graphic of an
artist’s impressionistic-abstract rendering
of a bouquet with the colors of valentine
flowers incorporates the emotions of
valentines day.
Valentine cards are still the most
common way to commemorate
valentines day. Statisticians say that
about 145 million valentines cards are
sent each year. The oldest known
valentine created about 1400 is on
display in the British Museum. The
greeting inside is “From Your Valentine”.
Whatever symbol of valentines day you
may choose to give to your loved one,
your mother, your brother, your cousin,
or your neighbor as long as it is given
with love it represents VALENTINE DAY.
Have a happy and loving Valentine’s
Day.
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