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The Old Practice in England of Picking Valentines by Lot

Monday, February 13th, 2006

Everyone who grows up speaking English knows Roses Are Red. But you may not be familiar with all the versions there are. Of course, there’s the one that’s most well known and that basically sounds like a cliché…

Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Sugar is sweet,
And so are you!

Then there’s the following one, which refers to the old practice in England of picking Valentines by lot. Whoever you picked was your Valentine for the whole year…

Valentine

The rose is red,
The violet’s blue,
The honey’s sweet,
And so are you.

Thou art my love
And I am thine,
I drew thee to
My Valentine.

The lot was east
And then I drew,
And fortune said
It should be you.

There was another tradition that whoever you saw first on Valentine’s Day, not including your family of course, would become your lover. So be careful who’s the first you see on St. Valentine’s Day!

Lisa

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