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Why We Gift Chocolates on Valentine’s
Valentine’s Day is one of our firm’s favorite holidays, so we’re turning back the clock this month to share a little bit of its history. For example, did you know that the practice of giving cards and gifts on Valentine’s Day may date all the way back to the Roman Empire? That’s when the original St. Valentine lived. There are dozens of legends about this mysterious saint, but one in particular tugs our heartstrings. According to History.com , Valentine could have been a Christian man imprisoned in Rome for his faith. The story claims that he fell in love with his jailor’s daughter and sent her a love letter signed, “From your Valentine.” We still use that phrase on Valentine’s cards today! The pope declared St. Valentine’s Day an official holiday in the fifth century. More than 1,500 years later, we still give each other notes, chocolates, lavish dinners, and other presents in St. Valentine’s memory! The practice of gifting chocolates is particularly interesting. History.com reports that it began in 19th century England. During the 1840s,
Victorian lords and ladies were obsessed with the concept of Cupid and the “courtly love” his arrows could inspire. An entrepreneurial chocolate maker named Richard Cadbury (yes, one of those Cadburys) decided to take advantage of the Cupid craze. He realized he could use the cocoa butter left over from his company’s hot chocolate process to make a range of delicious “eating chocolates.” Cadbury wanted his chocolates to fly off the shelves, so he designed elegant boxes to wrap them in. Before long, those boxes evolved into heart-shaped containers covered in Cupids and flowers — which we still use to gift Valentine’s Day chocolates today. History.com reports that Cadbury’s clever sales tactics didn’t stop there: “Cadbury marketed the boxes as having a dual purpose: When the chocolates had all been eaten, the box itself was so pretty that it could be used again and again to store mementos, from locks of hair to love letters.” Next time you receive a heart- shaped chocolate box, consider reusing it like a Victorian. Happy Valentine’s Day!
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