Valentine’s Day - Love Is In The Air

Valentine’s Day happens at the same time every year – it’s hardly easy to forget. For over a month beforehand, the shops become awash with a sea of red - lovehearts, chocolates and teddy bears wearing jumpers with ‘I love you’ written across them.

So why oh why does February 13th every year see a stampede of hopeless boyfriends (and I suppose the odd hopeless girlfriend) crowding the aisles of Clintons, and desperately ringing around every restaurant in Manchester trying to make that reservation that they promised they had made two weeks ago?

Yes, Valentine’s Day is commercial tosh. But, thanks to the joys of capitalism, you run the risk of severely upsetting someone unless you spend a fortune on tacky red and pink things. This year, why not try spending your money on something a little more original and really impress that special somebody by taking advantage of one these great Valentine’s offers (click here)

If you’re despairing with the utter tripeness of Valentine’s day, perhaps a little reminder of how the day came to be may soften you a little to the idea. There are a few different possibilities for the origins of the celebration, but the most likely is this.

St Valentine was a priest at the time of the ruthless Roman emperor, Claudius II, although back then he was just known as plain old Mr Valentine. When the evil emperor brought in a law that prohibited soldiers from marrying their sweethearts lest it affect their performance on the battlefield (?), Valentine rallied to the cause of true love and continued to marry the soldiers in secret. When he was discovered however, Valentine was imprisoned and sentenced to death. While in prison awaiting his execution, it is said that Valentine developed a close bond with the daughter of his gaoler, and on February 14th 269 AD when he was taken away to be executed, he left a note to his beloved, signed “from your Valentine”. Altogether now… aaah.

There are nearly two weeks to go before Valentine’s Day – that’s plenty of time to surprise your loved one on this special, special day, and ensure that this year you end up sleeping somewhere a little more luxurious than the doghouse. Click here to check out some great offers that you can take advantage of to really impress that certain someone.