Hello everyone! This week I noticed something very odd, when I went out with mumma for shopping I saw all the shops were decorated with hearts and ribbons. The gift shops were selling heart shaped balloons, teddies and many more things. I have seen the shops before but they didn’t look like this; so I asked mumma why all the shops were decorated like that all of a sudden? Mumma said it’s because Valentine’s Day is approaching.
Valentine’s Day! What is it? Why do we celebrate it? I started asking mumma all kinds of questions about Valentine’s Day. I also saw a baby with an arrow in hand. So I asked who he was; mumma said he was cupid! She said she’ll answer all my questions once we get back home.
We came back home after an hour or so and I was very excited about knowing what was it all about. When I asked mumma again, she said we celebrate Valentine’s Day to show our love for people close to us. It is about expressing our love by sharing gifts like heart shaped balloons, teddies and other mementos. When I asked her about the baby with an arrow in his hand, mumma said he is called Cupid and there is a small story linked with him.
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess named Psyche, she was so beautiful that everyone praised her whenever they saw her. There was another woman named Venus, who was very jealous of Pysche’s beauty. So she called upon Cupid, who was able to make people fall in love by shooting arrows. Venus asked him to shoot her with his arrow, so that she falls in love with the ugliest man in the world. Cupid went to do what Venus told him, but when he saw Psyche he was mesmerised with her beauty and accidentally shot himself with the arrow and fell in love with Psyche. This is reason why we associate Cupid with Valentine’s Day since he loved Psyche and lived happily with her ever after.
The story was so nice. I told mumma that even I want to celebrate Valentine’s Day and she agreed. We decided to make a nice Valentine’s Day card for dadda and buy a surprise gift for him also. We will also buy lots of balloons and decorate our home with them. Mumma told me she will get me sketch pens, glitters and coloured papers, so that I can make a beautiful card for dadda. She said that most people buy cards, but people feel special if we make something for them. I love dadda very much and I will make a card for him all by myself.
When I go to my nursery school, I will ask my friends how they will celebrate their Valentine’s Day. I will also tell them that I am planning a surprise for dadda and after that he will love me even more. Mumma said we can celebrate with everyone we love, so I will make a card for my best friend also. Happy Valentine’s Day to you too!