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Getting Ready for Valentine’s Day
If you have a partner or someone you’re interested in and want to make a gesture, chances are you’re planning on celebrating Valentine’s Day this year. Historically, Valentine’s Day has its origins in the Roman festival of Lupercalia, which was traditionally held in mid-February. This festival celebrated the coming of spring, included fertility rites, and involved the pairing off of women with men by lottery. Luckily, the tradition changed with time. By the end of the 5th century, Pope Gelasius I replaced Lupercalia with St. Valentine’s Day, which came to be celebrated as a day of romance from about the 14th century. Nowadays, Valentine’s Day is celebrated on Sunday, February 14. So, there’s not long to start planning if you haven’t got any ideas together yet. Here’s some guidance that can help you along the way! Valentine’s Day Will Be Different This Year Let’s start by saying that Valentine’s Day will inevitably be a little different this year. The coronavirus…
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Showing Your Love On Lockdown: 4 Sweet Ways To Keep in Touch
You want to know the biggest problem with self-isolation? The isolation part. Many of us are lucky enough to share our lockdown with our significant others, our kids and in some cases our parents. We might still feel blue from time to time (we’re all only human), but being close to those we love plays a huge part in our ability to power through the current pandemic and remain hopeful and optimistic. While we may be prone to cabin fever sometimes, and even feel as though you’re getting under one another’s feet, you know that the current crisis would be much harder to bear alone. And for at least some of your friends or family members, that will be the reality. Someone in your contacts list right now will be unable to engage with those closest to them, and their state of isolation may start to erode their physical and mental health. You may yearn to give these loved ones…
