Compléter Complete the lessonVersion en ligne Acorde a las indicaciones dadas en clase de Inglés, complete el texto, tenga en cuenta el uso de las palabras adecuadas para que este tenga coherencia. par leonela montes gómez 1 States romantic chocolates traditionally Christian heart cards February love Valentine's commemoration 1969 flowers roses United jewelry 14 Saint Day , commonly shortened to Valentine's Day , is an annual held on celebrating love and affection between intimate companions . The day is named after one or more early martyrs named Valentine and was established by Pope Gelasius I in 500 AD . It was deleted from the Roman calendar of saints in by Pope Paul VI , but its religious observance is still permitted . It is a day on which lovers express their for each other by presenting , offering confectionery , and sending greeting ( known as " valentines " ) . The day first became associated with love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages , when the tradition of courtly love flourished . Modern Valentine's Day symbols include the - shaped outline , doves , and the figure of the winged Cupid . Since the 19th century , handwritten valentines have given way to mass - produced greeting cards . In the second half of the 20th century , the practice of exchanging cards was extended to all manner of gifts in the . Such gifts typically include and packed in a red satin , heart - shaped box . In the 1980s , the diamond industry began to promote Valentine's Day as an occasion for giving .