Valentines Day
Its estimated that approximately one billion valentine gifts and cards are sent each year worldwide, making the day the second largest gift and card giving holiday of the year, behind Christmas.
Its estimated that women purchase approximately 85 percent of all valentines gifts. Below are a few of our most popular lines; click here to buy our Valentines Chocolates. Or here to spoil your Valentine with Cheeses!
Godminster Cheddar Truckles; 400g Hearts
Valentine Message Bars
stuck for what to give your loved ones? At The Cheese and Wine Shop, we have a great range of treats thats sure to please your loved ones.
Gifts for your Valentines .... be it Chocolate, Cheese, Wine or Champagne, spoil your loved ones with Valantine gifts from The Cheese and Wine Shop, available for next day delivery.
Valentine Traditions ...
Hundreds of years ago in England, many children dressed up as adults on Valentine's Day. They went singing from home to home. One verse they sang was:
Good morning to you, valentine;
Curl your locks as I do mine ---
Two before and three behind.
Good morning to you, valentine.
In Wales wooden love spoons were carved and given as gifts on February 14th. Hearts, keys and keyholes were favourite decorations on the spoons. The decoration meant, "You unlock my heart!"
In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their valentines would be. They would wear these names on their sleeves for one week. To wear your heart on your sleeve now means that it is easy for other people to know how you are feeling.
In some countries, a young woman may receive a gift of clothing from a young man. If she keeps the gift, it means she will marry him.
Some people used to believe that if a woman saw a robin flying overhead on Valentine's Day, it meant she would marry a sailor. If she saw a sparrow, she would marry a poor man and be very happy. If she saw a goldfinch, she would marry a millionaire.
A love seat is a wide chair. It was first made to seat one woman and her wide dress. Later, the love seat or courting seat had two sections, often in an S-shape. In this way, a couple could sit together -- but not too closely!
