Ryan Stone
2/10/10
Masc. 303
Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is a holiday that we celebrate every year, but what some people don’t know about Valentine’s Day is that it causes problems for some people.
Valentine’s Day was named a holiday on February 14 496 A.D. by Pope Gelasius I in Rome. The day is also named after the Patron Saint-Saint Valentine. As time has passed this holiday has grown from love messages to dozens of overpriced roses and boxes of chocolate. The first widely produced Valentine’s cards were in the 1840s. They were made by Esther Howland, who lived in Massachusetts.
The Greeting Card Association (GCA) is the business that profits the most around Valentine’s Day. It is the second most popular day to send cards, besides Christmas. There is an estimated 190 million cards given each year on Valentine’s. If you include classroom valentine’s there will be 1 billion Valentine’s given this year.
More than 80 percent of Valentine’s cards are purchased by women, however more men purchase cards on Valentine’s than any other occasion. The GCA makes $7.5 billion dollars in annual sales in the U.S. It is also believed that 15% of women send themselves flowers on Valentine’s Day.
Deborah Prillaman, an exercise science major at VCU, feels like Valentine’s Day puts people under too much pressure.
“It puts people under pressure too much pressure to get the right gift and to spend money that shouldn’t be spent for a specific day,” she said.
In countries such as India, Hindu radicals hate the celebration of Valentine’s Day. The Hindu radicals believe that foreign cultures have ruined Indian culture. In India last year many young couples were attacked by Hindu fanatics for celebrating the holiday.
Valentine’s Day can be a hard day for people who don’t have a significant other or valentine. Some single people realize how lonely they are on Valentine’s Day when they see other people with their gifts.
Dr. James Houran, director of psychological studies at TRUEBeginnings conducted a study on “Valentine’s Day Blues.” His study showed that people who do not participate in gift giving on Valentine’s Day show signs of emotional stress from mild depression to noticeable anxiety.
This information proves that Valentine’s Day can have negative side effects for some people. There are many websites now that offer advice for single people on Valentine’s Day to prevent depression, like http://thefuntimesguide.com/2006/02/funbeingsingle.php. For people who have Valentine’s it can have a negative side effect on their wallet, there are not as many websites to help people with this, however there are plenty of sites that suggest how to spend your money.
2/10/10
Masc. 303
Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is a holiday that we celebrate every year, but what some people don’t know about Valentine’s Day is that it causes problems for some people.
Valentine’s Day was named a holiday on February 14 496 A.D. by Pope Gelasius I in Rome. The day is also named after the Patron Saint-Saint Valentine. As time has passed this holiday has grown from love messages to dozens of overpriced roses and boxes of chocolate. The first widely produced Valentine’s cards were in the 1840s. They were made by Esther Howland, who lived in Massachusetts.
The Greeting Card Association (GCA) is the business that profits the most around Valentine’s Day. It is the second most popular day to send cards, besides Christmas. There is an estimated 190 million cards given each year on Valentine’s. If you include classroom valentine’s there will be 1 billion Valentine’s given this year.
More than 80 percent of Valentine’s cards are purchased by women, however more men purchase cards on Valentine’s than any other occasion. The GCA makes $7.5 billion dollars in annual sales in the U.S. It is also believed that 15% of women send themselves flowers on Valentine’s Day.
Deborah Prillaman, an exercise science major at VCU, feels like Valentine’s Day puts people under too much pressure.
“It puts people under pressure too much pressure to get the right gift and to spend money that shouldn’t be spent for a specific day,” she said.
In countries such as India, Hindu radicals hate the celebration of Valentine’s Day. The Hindu radicals believe that foreign cultures have ruined Indian culture. In India last year many young couples were attacked by Hindu fanatics for celebrating the holiday.
Valentine’s Day can be a hard day for people who don’t have a significant other or valentine. Some single people realize how lonely they are on Valentine’s Day when they see other people with their gifts.
Dr. James Houran, director of psychological studies at TRUEBeginnings conducted a study on “Valentine’s Day Blues.” His study showed that people who do not participate in gift giving on Valentine’s Day show signs of emotional stress from mild depression to noticeable anxiety.
This information proves that Valentine’s Day can have negative side effects for some people. There are many websites now that offer advice for single people on Valentine’s Day to prevent depression, like http://thefuntimesguide.com/2006/02/funbeingsingle.php. For people who have Valentine’s it can have a negative side effect on their wallet, there are not as many websites to help people with this, however there are plenty of sites that suggest how to spend your money.
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