-on Valentine’s Day
AS WITH any important day in our lives, Valentine’s Day has an array of familiar symbols that help to get us in the mood for the season. Some of the most popular of those symbols are detailed below: Cupid
Cupid is that mischievous little half-naked cherub who reputedly pierces the hearts of his victims with the arrows shot from his bow. The Greeks called him Eros, whereas, to the Romans, he was known as Cupid, the son of Venus. This infant angel is thought to be responsible for people falling in love.

Roses
Roses have always been a greatly important subject, and a definite hit with lovers the world over. The rose symbolises love, compassion, peace, friendship, and romance. Roses are available in various colours, each signifying a different thing: Red for passion, yellow for friendship, and white for true love and devotion.

Ribbons and frills
Ribbons and trappings have been synonymous with love and romance from time immemorial. These were given to the kings and knights by their beloved ones when the former went to battle. Even to this day, ribbons and trappings feature prominently at auspicious occasions.

Hearts
Nothing symbolises love more completely than the heart. And there is no more important symbol for the romantic. The heart signifies life, and if you give your heart to someone, it means that you have handed over your very existence to that person. Hearts pierced with (Cupid’s) arrow form the most important symbol of Valentine’s Day.

Love birds ‘n doves
The belief that birds find their mates on this special day persists, even in today’s so-called modern world. The blue-coloured birds best signify this belief. It is said that lovebirds can’t conceive of life without their mates. Doves on the other hand, signify purity, humility and wholesomeness.

Love knots
The practice of sending love knots is traced backed to the Arabic traditions, where young Muslim women in traditional and orthodox households expressed their love and affection via the medium of love knots. Those women used to send love messages to their beloved woven in the knots of carpets. The concept of love knots continues to exist even to this day.