Valentine’s Day is a day when people celebrate romantic love, friendship and admiration. On Feb. 14 every year, gifts are given to loved ones, family and friends to show appreciation and love.
The holiday Valentine’s Day was named after Saint Valentine, a priest in the Catholic region who lived in Rome in the 3rd century. Saint Valentine’s Day used to be a feast day, the Feast of Saint Valentine, in the Catholic religion. It was added to a liturgical calendar around 500 AD. It’s a religious holiday for some; however, it’s not a national holiday when we get time off. Rather, it’s a celebration day for Americans.
The definition of Valentine’s Day can differ, described in some positive and some negative ways. There is no perfect way to describe it all.
“Valentine’s Day is not about gift giving, not about receiving money or gifts,” sophomore Journee Hale said. “It’s all about love and quality time with a loved one of any kind.”
Not every human being likes the holiday, however. Multiple people dislike this certain day.
“I mean in my opinion, I don’t like the holiday because it makes single people feel bad because they don’t have someone to celebrate it with,” sophomore Kaylee Krumland said.
For those who celebrate Valentine’s Day, it’s a day when people receive gifts and give gifts to others, but there are many options, making it difficult to choose.
“Chocolate, flowers, and a teddy bear,” Krumland described as a good gift for someone.
Not all gifts have to be material items, though.
“A good gift to me is undivided love and attention,” Hale said.
