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Valentine's Day was invented by greeting card companies. The idea that Valentine's Day, which falls yearly on Feb. 14, was a cynical gambit by greeting card companies, came with a line of Valentine's Day was around long before mass-produced greeting cards were introduced in America in 1849. Hallmark didn't even get into the act until 1913. If you're wondering, Valentine's The myth that Valentine’s Day was created by greeting card companies may persist because we don’t really have a clear idea of where it came from. The origins of Valentine’s Day are rather The first known Valentine’s Day card was sent by Charles, Duke of Orleans, to his wife while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London in the early 15th century. However, the tradition of exchanging cards became more widespread in the 18th century. Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, and it’s often said that the greetings card company Hallmark invented the celebration in a ploy to sell cards. But is this really true? And if not, why do we celebrate romance on the 14th of February and who was Saint Valentine? But then came Hallmark cards for Valentine's Day. By 1913, a company by the name of Hallmark moved into the Valentine's Day card business and the rest is history. In the 1700s, something recognizable as a form of the modern greeting card began to be seen for Valentine’s Day. Pre-made cards weren’t available yet, so these early cards were handmade, and usually delivered secretly by slipping them under a door. The first Valentine’s cards were made in the 18th century and were handmade and decorated with romantic symbols and poetry. The cards were slipped secretly under a door, or tied to a door-knocker for their loved one to find. The history of Valentine's Day can be traced back to ancient Roman and Christian traditions, evolving over centuries into the celebration of love and affection that we recognize today. Esther Howland helped to define love by creating the first commercially mass-produced Valentine's Day card in the United States in the mid-1800s. In the process, the 'Mother of the American Valentine' helped usher in a $20 billion holiday. On the United States mainland, about 190 million Valentine's Day cards are sent each year, not including the hundreds of millions of cards school children exchange. [100] Valentine's Day is a major source of economic activity, with total expenditures topping $18.2 billion in 2017, or over $136 per person. [101] Approximately 145 million Valentine’s Day cards are exchanged industry-wide (not including packaged kid's valentine's for classroom exchanges), making Valentine’s Day the second-largest holiday for giving greeting cards. Factories began assembling paper Valentines in the early nineteenth century, and greeting card companies started cropping up by the 1850s to meet the demand for Valentine's Day and other holiday The Evolution of Valentine’s Day Cards. By the 19th century, Valentine’s Day had evolved significantly, with one of the most notable changes being the rise of Valentine’s Day cards. What began as handwritten notes exchanged between lovers in the medieval era gradually transformed into a commercial enterprise during the Victorian period. 9 Companies That Turned Valentine's Day Into A $17 Billion Industry. Who invented it: Hallmark Cards was founded by The company first offered Valentine’s Day cards in 1913 and began Valentine’s Day is a holiday celebrated every February 14; this year Valentine's Day falls on a Friday. Across the United States and in other places around the world, candy, flowers and gifts (KGTV) - Was Valentine's Day created by greeting card companies to make money? No. The holiday was around long before mass-produced greeting cards came to America in the mid 1800's. Worcester does, however, have an important place in the valentine industry’s history. In keeping with the Valentine’s Day tradition, the story of Esther Howland and the card company she created right here in the heart of the commonwealth starts with a bit of (possible) romance. As the local legend goes, Howland received an English valentine. In America, birthdays remain the most popular card-sending occasion, at 3.5 billion annually. As holidays go in America, Christmas still commands the top spot with 1.3 billion cards. Valentine’s Day is responsible for 145 million cards, with Mother’s Day and Father’s Day following close behind at 133 million and 90 million, respectively. Valentine's Day is often lumped together with other so-called "Hallmark Holidays," but that risks overlooking the true origin of commercial Valentine's Day cards. Valentines were invented in
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