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 Symbols
Of Valentine’s Day
Think of Valentine’s Day
and images of cute fat cupids and throbbing red hearts of
various sizes are sure to dance in your mind. Why, you ask?
Well, the cupids and hearts are the most powerful symbols of
Valentine’s Day. The associations are so strong and
deep-rooted that even a child will know it’s time for
Valentine’s Day when he/ she spots cupids and hearts hanging
in shop-windows and greeting card stores. The chubby
cherubic being and those plush crimson riot of hearts sweep
people off their feet irrespective of age and location. Such
is the potential of the god of love, Cupid and the
indispensable pulsating organ within us, the heart ! They
create an instant connection without any medium of speech
and they symbolize Valentine’s Day—the day of love.
Cupid is the son of the Roman goddess Venus, the goddess of
love and beauty. The cupid is the popular god of love and it
is believed that whoever the cupid strikes with his arrow,
instantly falls madly in love. It is for this that the cupid
has come to be associated with Valentine’s Day. For those
who don’t know, the cupid looks like a little child with an
innocent face, golden curls and blue eyes. He has a pair of
wings and always carries a bow an arrow with him. So watch
out for the cupid…he is around and may strike you any moment
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