Birds and Valentine's Day by jac204

DAZ|Studio • Animals • posted on Feb 15, 2011

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A belated followup to my other Valentine's Day post. This quotes an email I got from the Audubon Society a few days ago explaining the relationship of birds to Valentines Day: "Valentine’s Day? Yes, it’s true. We can thank our feathered friends for helping to make Valentine’s Day a celebration of love and affection. A little history explains the surprising connection. Back in medieval England and France, people believed that February 14 was when birds chose their mates. The date made sense because it was right around when the first birds would start their joyful song after a long, cold winter. How, you might ask, did a date that marked the mating of birds turn into the Valentine’s Day we celebrate today? A popular theory holds that February 14 became forever linked with love and romance after the famous medieval poet Geoffrey Chaucer used birds to symbolize human lovers in his poems." Northern Cardinals are by Ken Gilliland. Thanks everyone for your kind comments on my previous posting.