VALENTINE'S DAY - SOME INTERESTING FACTS - Manor House Designs

VALENTINE'S DAY - SOME INTERESTING FACTS

1/2/2018

St Valentine's Day pendants sold exclusively in our Nantwich shop

Some facts about St Valentine:
St Valentine is the Roman Christian saint, who is associated with romance and love, he is the Patron saint of engaged couples and happy marriages, as well as beekeepers, epilepsy ... and the plague.

"Valentine" comes from Latin and means "worthy, strong and powerful", it is thought to have worn an amethyst ring engraved with cupid.

And he died February 14th in 269 AD., having fallen in love with his jailer's daughter and sent her a love letter prior to his beheading signed "From your Valentine" and was executed by Emperor Claudius II for performing weddings in secret.

Some facts about Valentine's Day:
Valentine's Day has been celebrated for over 200 years. Traditionally young lovers gave gifts and handwritten letters to express love, with the first Valentine's Day card being sent in 1415 from the Duke of Orleans to his wife when prisoner in Tower of London.

Some interesting statistics about Valentine's Day:

Today 85% of cards purchased by women.
3% of pet owners (rightly) give Valentine's Day gifts to their pets.
Symbols of love are chocolate, flowers and fine jewellery
Each year 50 million roses are given worldwide for Valentine's Day
73% of people buying flowers for Valentine's Day are men

Valentine's Day: Things you might not know:

If you see a squirrel on Valentine's Day you will marry a cheapskate who will hoard your money
Seeing a goldfinch means you will marry a millionaire
Women who see an owl will remain a spinster
Eating pomegranates gives fertility and abundance
Eating cabbage brings luck and fortune

Silver Necklace with Amethyst and Pink Tourmaline

The birth stone for February is the Amethyst, so here's a few fun facts about Amethysts:

Gemstone for 6th & 17th Wedding Anniversary
Part of the onyx family
Beautifully durable (7 on Mohs' scale of hardness)
One of the oldest gemstones known to mankind
Jewellery and artifacts exist from 25,000 years ago
Comes in colours; violet, red, light lilac, pinky blue
Largest ever stone is 3.27 metre geode weighing 2.5 tonnes
At one point only royalty were allowed to wear amethyst
Gemstone for those born under Pisces
Name taken from Greek "Amethystos" meaning "not drunk"
Thought to protect wearer from drunkenness and to promote sobriety
Said to aid creativity and spirituality
Soothes the mind and induces peace
Ancient Egyptians wore amethyst amulets to protect against harm
Aids healing and ... prevents baldness (sorry Kevin, too late)

I've created a whole range of silver jewellery in this month's birth stone - Amethyst - or any other birth-stone, so if you fancy having a browse, feel free to click on a link below.