13 February, 2000

VALENTINE'S DAY

Cupid�s coves

The Web is a great place not only for making friends, but to also find the love of your life. For Valentine�s Day, we check out some fine romantic nooks

  • Amore on the Net
    Amore on the Net invites you to celebrate Valentine�s Day with a load of fun things for you and your family. To start with, you can check out the story of Valentine�sday, how it came to be associated with the celebration of love, the origin of Valentine�s Day cards and the significance of Cupid as the supreme symbol of romance. While kids can go straight for the crafts section, you can try out some special recipes or send a greeting card. Then there are the �Love, romance, and passion� guides, which can help you find out how compatible you are with your other half. There is even a daily romantic horoscope. The site has tied up with Amazon.com to provide you with books, videos and music. Yes, and while you�re browsing the site, you can get your fill of some romantic midi music.

  • Love Lore
    At Love Lore, you can enjoy a collection of romantic traditions, superstitions, and folklore from around the world. Check out, for example, an informative timeline which which provides highlights in the history of love and romance, right from 2500BC to the present day. Since flowers play a significant part in wooing your beloved, there is a whole section devoted to the meaning of flowers.For instance, balsam (whose generic name is Impatiens) stands for impatience, with the message: My love for you can�t wait. Or cacti, which says: Our love shall endure. And hibiscus: You have a delicate beauty. Then you can subscribe to a �Free romantic love letter� which delivers romantic news, ideas and more to your e-mail address. A romantic gift store rounds up this site.

  • Cyrano server
    Are you tying yourself into knots wondering how to write that love letter to your sweetheart? Rest easy, for help is at hand on the Cyrano server. Named after the long-nosed French romantic Cyrano de Bergerac, this cyber Cyrano will write love letters for you after you fill in some details to give it a personal touch. These include your names, some appropriate adjectives and adverbs describing your beloved and your relationship, his or her favourite food and your loved one�s most attractive physical trait. Then you have a choice of styles depending on your predilections: steamy, indecisive, surreal, desperate, poetic, intellectual or regretful. The letter can be attached to a card which has images, sounds and multimedia clips. So go ahead, make Cyrano your romantic assistant.

  • Valentine's Day
    This site has some interesting letters from those who celebrate the day, and others who denounce it. Like one which says: �Valentine�s Day just happens to be my favorite day of the year. And why not? I�m in love, and this time it�s for keeps.� And another: �Listen, it�s not that I have anything against holidays. But a day that singles out love? Give me a break!� You can post your own opinions here, or join an online chat.

  • Valentine's Day
    The history section here starts with this interesting detail: �Valentine�s Day as you and I know it probably originated from the ancient belief that birds (particularly lovebirds) began to mate on February 14th.� Here you can learn how to make gelatin hearts or jello jiggler hearts. Since roses figure heavily on Valentine�s Day cards, you can check out the significance of different coloured roses. For example, white means pure love and red means passion. There�s much more here, with music going on in the background.

  • Cupin's Cove At Cupid�s cove you can send a Letter to Cupid, download some romantic music or a special screen saver, enter the Internet kissing booth or take a Valentine vacation.

  • St Valentine Check out some history, the story of Valentine�s Day, and gift ideas and traditions involved in this festival.

  • Val Day Graphics This is a great place to get Valentine�s Day graphics. It has clip art, borders, backgrounds, screen savers, icons and animated gifs on all kinds of romantic icons, particularly Cupids and hearts. The icons here are taken from this site.

  • Disney's Valentine Disney has a special place for Valentine�s Day, containing some nice stuff for kids. It starts as usual with some history, and goes on to books, food ideas, gift- and craft-making ideas and a facility for sending online greetings.

    Contact: Manuel Fernandes

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