How to celebrate Valentine's Day and what to give your loved ones this holiday. How interesting it is to celebrate Valentine's Day with your soul mate Celebrating love day at home

It would seem that quite recently in European countries it has become a tradition to celebrate Valentine's Day, and has already received the widest recognition and fame, and its second name - "Valentine's Day" - is just as popular as that associated with the name of the famous saint. In our country, perhaps only the younger generation celebrates this holiday with joy and enthusiasm, while older Russians reserve romance until March 8 and Defender of the Fatherland Day. And absolutely in vain! There is so little space in our life for touching and exciting moments that one more day as an occasion to celebrate the triumph of love and romance does not hurt at all!

How to celebrate Valentine's Day? We are sure that many couples already have their own little family traditions, rituals, and this is wonderful. But what about those lovers whose experience of joint communication is not very long? Do you and your chosen one treat just them and puzzle over how to do everything in the best way? Everything is very simple: you need to read our page and choose the tips that you like best. Then all you have to do is bring some personal details, call on your imagination and ... stock up on a photo or video camera - it's so nice to remember romantic moments in years to come!

The very first spring holiday

Yes, this is a real spring holiday! And even if there is snow on the street in some places, it still becomes clear every day that the hours of winter are numbered. The length of the day is getting longer, the sun is warming more and more, and a romantic mood is simply palpably in the air. Everything is imbued with a premonition of the awakening of nature, the air itself becomes simply filled with a love mood. And how can one not succumb to the general positive wave and start preparing for the celebration of Valentine's Day?

Since this holiday is international, thoughts involuntarily come up: how is it celebrated in other countries, and is it celebrated at all? Of course they do, and how! Moreover, the traditions are so different and often bizarre that you should definitely get acquainted with them!

• The French, as real connoisseurs of love, consider this concept to be comprehensive, therefore they congratulate not only their beloved, but also all other loved ones - relatives, friends. The traditional gift on this day is jewelry. Well, a very good tradition! By the way, it is the French who are credited with the custom of exchanging valentine cards, on which short declarations of love are written.
• The Italians also call Valentine's Day Sweet Day, because all kinds of sweets serve as traditional gifts here.
• The British, famous adherents of centuries-old traditions, do not deviate from this even on Valentine's Day - like many centuries ago, on this day they hand cards in the form of hearts to their betrothed, and the girls guess the name of the future groom, looking out the window. Doesn't this remind you of anything?

By the way, it was the British who started the tradition at parties dedicated to Valentine's Day, putting notes with the names of girls in a hat or vase, and young people had to take them out one by one. The couples that formed as a result of this simple win-win lottery called each other “Valentine” and “Valentina” for a whole year and thus got a chance to start a real relationship.

In addition to romantic and sensual congratulations for your halves, in England on this day you can see and hear congratulations for your beloved pets. Isn't it just wonderful that this day of universal love, our little brothers are not forgotten and surrounded by care!

As you can see, different nations celebrate this beautiful day in different ways. Something you can take on board!

Unusual ideas for a small holiday

A truly Russian holiday in the summer, and this is not soon, while St. Valentine's Day is just around the corner, so let's figure out together how you can celebrate it in an unusual, interesting, and most importantly - romantic way!

Girls, do not be shy on the eve of the holiday of all lovers to take the initiative to prepare in their fragile hands. It is well known that men are not very romantic natures, but many of them do not object to the presence of romance in their lives. The main thing is that someone organizes everything! These are what we're going to do now.

Picnic in nature

“Yes, what nature! It's February!" - you object, but this is the whole point: you can arrange a wonderful outing to the nearest park or square to drink hot tea or coffee in a snowy meadow (you can take it with you in a thermos), sitting comfortably together on a bench covered with a warm blanket, and eat a couple of valentine cakes. A snowy evening spent together in a quiet and secluded place will be hard for you to forget. However, “evening” is a loud word, you should not linger in the cold for too long. Although they say that true love warms, it is better to move the further celebration of Valentine's Day from a snow-covered square to somewhere warmer!

glacial evening

It can be spent on a skating rink or an ice slide, where you can invite your friends who are happy in their love in advance. And let there be little intimate mood there, but funny jokes, hugs, tender looks and kisses - all the attributes of passionate feelings - will give this evening a romantic mood. You can continue the celebration in a cafe, with a cup of coffee or a glass of mulled wine, after which each couple can go home and end Valentine's Day in their own way.

Joint trip

Oh, it’s a pity that such a wonderful holiday falls on an ordinary weekday, if only it were a weekend ... However, what prevents you from taking a couple of days off from work and giving yourself and your lover a little vacation? There are many options for doing it:

– a bus tour for two or three days to the nearest city, which is famous for some sights;

- country trip to a boarding house or hotel,

- a small trip abroad - to hot countries or, conversely, to snowy peaks, the choice is yours!

During a joint trip, you will have more opportunities to get to know each other better (for those who have recently met), or to add variety to your usual life (for couples with experience).

Romantic evening at home

And really, why rush somewhere, fly, run when you can calmly, in a cozy home environment, cook a gourmet dinner, set the table with candles, and talk about feelings at dinner? If you have been together for a long time, on Valentine's Day you can remember the most beautiful moments of your life, look at photos from thick albums or videos from your home archive.

For those couples whose feelings have just begun to acquire real outlines, Valentine's Day is the best time to talk about it. And when to talk about it, if not during a romantic dinner, with a glass of good wine? According to statistics, a marriage proposal made on Valentine's Day is accepted by 99 percent out of a hundred!

Do you foresee that today you can make the best offer in your life? Then you should try and prepare the house accordingly, so that, having seen the romantic interior and all the attributes of Valentine's Day, your beloved has nothing left to do but to get the treasured box with a ring out of his pocket!

1) The interior must have candles, and they may not necessarily be red or pink, that is, traditional "Valentine" colors. A romantic atmosphere can be created, for example, by scented candles "Air Wick" with the "Multicolor" system, which change color smoothly and very beautifully when burned.

2) Arrange flowers in vases and flowerpots, these can be traditional roses, of course, in red and pink shades, as well as ranunculus, which are very relevant today, which have very delicate and elegant inflorescences. Hyacinths, which also have a wonderful aroma, as well as pink hydrangea, will look great in your apartment. Spring mood and a positive mood will help you create tulips that can be placed throughout the apartment - they look great both on the table with a festive dinner and on the bedside table.

3) Prepare an unusual and gourmet dinner, during which you can invite your beloved to taste dishes with real aphrodisiacs, such as truffles or seafood. Serve something chocolate for dessert, because chocolate is also known as a powerful aphrodisiac.

4) Your clothes and makeup should be simply charming on this day, maximum sexuality and femininity! And if during the “official” part at the table you can afford to show off a luxurious evening dress, then the phase of the evening, turning into the “bedroom” one, is the best occasion to demonstrate seductive lingerie. By the way, a chic peignoir, consisting of solid pink lace, and a frank set, donated by friends for a “special” occasion, will also come in handy for this evening. Here it is, that very special case!

Still, this Valentine was a wonderful person, because everyone probably knows his story. Well, judge for yourself - he helped lovers get married when the medieval tyrant ruler forbade it, and he was a doctor, alleviating human suffering. His whole life is an example of kindness and mercy!

“If only such a Saint Valentine would appear in our days and unite the hearts of lovers when unforeseen obstacles arise in their path!” - such a dream was once expressed by a young girl on the page of one of the social networks, and she was immediately supported by numerous friends, putting a lot of "likes".

But indeed, how often does it happen that a fragile young love develops against the stones of difficulties carefully planted by objecting relatives! Valentine's Day is a great occasion to give lovers a chance to be together and, perhaps together, go through all the difficulties of living together. Help them organize and spend this day alone, so that later, after many years, memories can only evoke happy smiles!

Video: cooking a romantic dinner with aphrodisiacs

If you are organizing a romantic evening for yourself and your companion, remember that no luxurious accessories and expensive wines will help make this evening unforgettable if you are not tuned in to the right romantic wave. A quivering, gentle mood, a desire to make your loved one happy - and you are guaranteed a great holiday! Good luck!

On February 14, many will go to a restaurant, give/receive flowers and chocolate, then kiss in the transport, and have sex in the evening. All this, of course, is great, but why not arrange more original dates? Our scripts will be useful to you not only on Valentine's Day, but also on any other day of love.

PLOT: you give your beloved a ticket (lucky and winning) to the "Museum of Love". Today the apartment has been converted into an exhibition, and you are its curator. Exhibits - general photos, notes, postcards and various things that concern only the two of you. It is possible that by the end of the tour the museum will receive a new gift.

ENTOURAGE: pleasant music, soft light, explanatory exhibits, poster program.

SURPRISE: edit a film about you (from a photo or video).

YOUR ACTIONS: tell the visitor of the exhibition about the brightest moments of your relationship. Arrange a surprise film presentation. A light buffet is welcome.

AFTER PARTY: walk around the night city holding hands. You can end the evening with a “magic” ritual (traditions strengthen relationships!) - whisper a common spell at any intersection.

PROVIDE: tickets, poster, exhibits, gift, buffet.

Quest-cross

PLOT: The hunt for hearts is open! Don't worry, no piercing. When hunting, you and your loved one will need to complete three tasks each (as in folk tales - apparently, their writers were not indifferent to quests). Well, in the final - a feast by the mountain. At your favorite cozy restaurant.

YOUR ACTIONS: prepare three tasks for each other: for example, a love crossword puzzle, a puzzle, a treasure map. Develop a route and hint system that will lead you from one puzzle to the next. The arena of the game can be an apartment, house, street, shopping center. The scale is up to your imagination. Having received a charge of fun, go celebrate. Tonight's dinner will definitely not be left without topics for discussion.

ENTOURAGE: all details are kept strictly secret until X-day.

SURPRISE: Let a present be attached to each task. For example, wish coupons (which can be played on other days) or a letter (for something unique).

AFTER PARTY: if finances allow, book a honeymoon room at the hotel. Well, or just a room for two.

PROVIDE: riddles and tasks, surprises and gifts.

History in faces

PLOT: joint shots, especially successful ones, do not happen much. So go to a photo studio to capture your love story. You can even act out scenes: the beginning of a relationship, the first kiss, a declaration of love ... A few hours in the spotlight will fly by unnoticed.

YOUR ACTIONS: conduct a marketing research of photo services, choose a studio.

ENTOURAGE: Grab props or shoot in iconic locations.

SURPRISE: remember some interesting moment from your love story and beat it. Or find in the closet the outfit in which you were on your first date - unexpectedly and so touching.

AFTER PARTY: posing in front of the camera is not easy - energy, nerves, emotions are wasted. So, when you hear: “Stop! Filmed!”, go home, order a pizza and relax with your favorite comedy.

PROVIDE: photo studio, costumes, props.

two in a boat

PLOT: in your youth, did you read Scarlet Sails and dreamed that one day a ship would come for you? Dreams should come true! But you have to take care of the magic yourself. Fill the bath with water, add special salt. You can even turn on the fan to simulate a light breeze. Now invite your Gray to swim in a safe harbor ...

YOUR ACTIONS: if the bathroom area allows, put a stool there, and on it a candle, glasses, champagne and light snacks.

ENTOURAGE: decorate the room with a red cloth or hang a scarlet bath curtain - the "sails" are ready. If there is a fuse left, make an anchor out of cardboard and glue your general photos on it. It is very symbolic (we are talking about stability, not about the fact that your couple is sinking!).

SURPRISE: give your favorite vest with a cheerful print like "Give me Assol!".

AFTER PARTY: from the "ship" smoothly move into the bedroom.

PROVIDE: scarlet cloth (curtain), everything for serving, drinks and snacks, a gift and fluffy towels.

First time on screen

PLOT: Today, marriages are made not only in heaven, but also on the World Wide Web. Submit an application to the Palace of Virtual Marriages and turn on the computer on the appointed day and hour - each to your own. All questions must be answered in the affirmative. Bitterly!

YOUR ACTIONS: schedule your registration (www.wed.ru or www.married.da.ru). After the procedure, you will receive a marriage certificate. Alas, it has no legal force, but you can invite witnesses and guests to the wedding. Online, of course.

ENTOURAGE: the bride's bouquet and the groom's boutonniere can come in handy. Wedding cake too. At home with tea...

SURPRISE: they will be a marriage certificate, which must be printed from the site, and then inserted into the frame.

AFTER PARTY: you have your first wedding night ahead of you ...

PROVIDE: Top up your account with your ISP.

And further…

7 date ideas:

• AUTOMOBILE: Take a ride together through the night city. Don't forget the thermos of tea.
• BY TRAIN OR ELECTRIC: Buy tickets for any train, take a walk in unfamiliar places.
• ATTRACTIONS: Test all the slides in the indoor water park. Take pictures of each other on camera.
• KARAOKE CLUB: Dedicate love songs to each other.
• STREETS: Camera in hand - and run out into the street, trace your traces - with chalk, gouache, and at least shaving foam! And they say it's hard to leave a trace in history...
• DANCING SCHOOL: Go to a trial class of pair dances - let the passion spill out.
• CINEMA: Simulate the beginning of your relationship: let everyone get to the cinema on their own.

How touching...

“I gave my beloved 25 tickets for a massage - in my performance, of course. On some sheets of paper she wrote “neck massage”, “back”, “legs”, and on others she left a dash. Let him enter that part of the body that needs to be “crumpled”. The leaves were stapled together and wrapped in a cardboard cover. He has already used one blank form. True, he, the cunning one, entered "massage of the whole body."

On February 14, everyone wants romance and exciting action, but, unfortunately, the budget after the New Year holidays is restored for a very long time. Throw away the maximalism in the spirit of “if there is no money for a restaurant, we won’t go anywhere at all”, and please your loved ones with unusual romantic dates. Here are 10 ideas to help you have a fun evening.

What is the most important thing in a romantic evening? Of course, the mood, and not at all the amount of money in the wallet. So if you are temporarily isolated from expensive beautiful establishments due to finances, you can arrange the following.

1. Have an active day

Of course, it all depends on the weather and your preferences - whether you like "total relaxation" on the couch or prefer to relax actively. What is romance? In a joint pastime, which can be completed with a romantic dinner. After all, it is always more pleasant to relax at home if before that you get tired and freeze on the street.

There are many options for active recreation:

To skate. This is considered by many to be one of the most romantic winter sports, especially if you both ski poorly and constantly hold on to each other to keep from falling. All in all, it will be fun.

Play snowballs. The sea of ​​positive, of course, if you do not get carried away and do not arrange a war not for life, but for death.

To make a snowman. Joint creativity strengthens relationships, and snow modeling is real creativity, because it is not necessary to sculpt a classic three-comed one with a carrot, you can show your imagination and create a real masterpiece from snow.

Just walk until you're cold. Surely you have not seen all the places in your city. You can visit an unfamiliar area and just explore it - you will surely find some new, interesting or beautiful places. Discovering new things together - what could be more romantic?

Indoor activity. If you have no desire to be outside, you can consider outdoor activities, for example, go to dance classes (it will turn out very romantic, especially if you dance well) or climbing training, wall climbing, belaying each other.

2. For completely adventurous

If you and your other half are not against some kind of extreme sports, you can go on a trip by train or commuter train. A stock of tea or mulled wine in a thermos, a rough direction, and "towards adventures!"

Just be careful if your passion does not like adventures in the spirit: “What a beautiful snowy field, by the way, we have nowhere to spend the night, let's warm up with sex in that abandoned gatehouse”, it’s better not to even try.

3. Romantic effects

What is romance without additional effects? And the budget of the evening does not affect this in any way, it is only advisable to prepare in advance.

Chinese lantern

If you buy a Chinese heart-shaped lantern, you can launch it from a roof or just some kind of elevation. By the way, you can make such a surprise at the end of the walk, when you find a suitable place to launch it.

Prints

You can decorate the apartment with prints in the form of hearts and other romantic themes. Like any themed decoration, like a Christmas tree, they will create a special atmosphere. Prints are inexpensive, and after the holiday they can be easily removed.

hearts

Valentine's Day is drowning in hearts, why not follow the example of many? You can cut out valentines from colored paper and scatter them in front of the bed or on the bed. Ideally, you can write something pleasant on each, or mix them with rose petals - one or three roses and petals will be enough.

Light, sound and smell

If you're planning a romantic dinner/bath trip/evening that fades into the night, be sure to stock up on candles. Red candles, different candle lamps or beautiful lamps are perfect. If it's too cold outside to speak words of love under the starry sky, Starry Sky type projectors will help.

You can light an aroma lamp with ylang-ylang, cinnamon, patchouli or rosewood oils. All of them in one way or another awaken sensuality and sexuality. It is only better to experiment with oils in advance, otherwise some smell may turn out to be unpleasant for you personally.

Now for the music: don't think you can just put your list on social media or radio. Make a selection of romantic or just calm melodies, because when your favorite thrash metal track sounds during your beautiful words, neither you nor your significant other will like it.

4. Food and drink

If you do not go to a restaurant, it is better not to order food at home, but to cook it yourself. This will become another joint creative act, because, of course, you will cook not soup or porridge, but some cool dishes. For example, desserts, one kind of which is already salivating.

You can cook pizza or experiment with the ingredients of a dish. If it turns out delicious, you can record this recipe as your “signature” dish and give it your name.

The same applies to drinks - you can endlessly experiment with the composition of cocktails, add different ingredients and enjoy unusual tastes. The main thing is not to overdo it with tasting, otherwise the evening will end not quite romantically.

5. Games and not only role-playing

Adults love to play no less than children, so why not play together - moments of laughter and sincere enthusiasm are provided to you. Truth or dare, a twister with colored circles on the floor, even an ordinary crocodile - show your imagination.

If you would like something more romantic, with erotic overtones, there is even a special application that is more convenient to play with and easier to choose what.

6. Photoshoot

Only the one who is sure that he does not look good in the photo does not like to be photographed, but if you are together and you can always delete the photo when you have laughed enough, why not?

Here, too, you can’t do without imagination: come up with images for yourself, you can take a picture in each other’s clothes, arrange a small home cosplay or just cool outfits from everything that is in the closet. You can make a collage of the best photos or print them as decoration for your apartment.

7. Look for gifts

This is an interesting method that can be used everywhere: at home, on the street or in a shopping center, however, it will be more convenient at home. The bottom line is that you are preparing a card or leaflets with inscriptions in advance, according to which your passion will look for your gift.

The game becomes interesting even at the stage of thinking: for instructions, you can use riddles from your general memories and life events, for example, a photo next to the window will mean that the next clue is somewhere there, and on the back you can write clarifications in the form of a riddle or verse - the scope for imagination is simply immense.

As a result, everyone will enjoy - the game itself will become a gift, and at the end of the quests a material gift will be waiting.

8. First date

Even remembering the bright beginning of a relationship is very pleasant, which many periodically do, but how about “living it all over again”? You can not just imagine, but play with your other half your first date or the moment of acquaintance.

Take it seriously, and the sensations will be more than pleasant: the same phrases, perhaps the same clothes, you can even turn on the music that you were listening to at the time - musical compositions perfectly preserve memories.

9. Massage

If you can't order a massage in the SPA-salon, you can do it yourself - it's very pleasant, relaxing and gives an indescribable feeling, even if you are not a professional at all in this matter.

To diversify your technique much, you can watch videos on Youtube, for example, tricks classical massage. Massage of the back, legs and feet, aromatic oils, relaxing music, candles: you can relieve stress for the whole month.

10. Think through the script and be ready for anything

From all of the above, you can make a good scenario for the holiday, filling it with cute surprises and a feeling of mutual tenderness. Just do not postpone preparation until the last minute, because the necessary attributes may not be in the nearest store.

In addition, your ideal clear holiday plan may crumble due to the partner’s banal unwillingness to participate in something or lack of mood. The main thing here is to remember why you are arranging your holiday: to please your partner and yourself, strengthen relationships and again feel bright, strong emotions.

Do whatever pleases you both and enjoy the evening.

Romantic candlelight dinner.

For those who spend this evening together, it is best to arrange romantic dinner by candlelight.

To create a romantic atmosphere, you need to decorate the room using holiday symbols: you can hang an elegant curtain with hearts or tie up the main curtains with decorated ties, attach a garland of hearts to the window, hang heart-shaped balloons around the room, and decorate the chandelier with embroidered medallions or small hearts made of paper or fabric.

Place pillows in the shape of hearts or with embroidered "heart" motifs on the sofa, and decorate the door of the room with a vertical garland or wreath with hearts.

A table covered with a red tablecloth or a path decorated with festive attributes will look festive.

Two red scented candles in decorated candlesticks and souvenir hearts on stands next to each of them will create a romantic mood.

Hang an embroidered medallion on a bottle of wine or tie a decorative knitted bow around its neck, place a heart-shaped napkin crocheted in the center of the table, and place a vase with sweets or fruit on it. The holiday begins!

Useful tips for organizing a holiday on Valentine's Day

1. On February 14, do not forget to congratulate your family and friends, make them small sweet gifts and present valentines with wishes of love and happiness.

2. If the holiday took you by surprise, do not despair: you can find ready-made hearts in the store and decorate your home with them.

3. If you want the house to look smart, but there is absolutely no time to prepare for the holiday, arm yourself with scissors, cut out hearts from bright colored paper and hang them around the house.

4. Even if you only know how to sew on buttons, you can decorate an old bedspread with holiday symbols. Make a heart-shaped pattern out of thick cardboard and cut out several hearts from bright fabric. After sewing buttons to the middle of the hearts, attach the details to the bedspread. This decoration is easy to remove after the holiday.

5. Valentine's Day is loved not only by lovers, but also by children, because for the holiday you can get a soft toy or a sweet gift. And you can give your favorite teddy bear a heart sewn with your own hands, which your mother or grandmother will help you make.

6. Get the kids involved in home decorating and crafting - they'll love to draw and cut out holiday decorations and hang them around the house. You can hold a competition for the biggest heart or the most original congratulations on the holiday.

7. Children love the holidays, so it's worth making a small mailbox for love messages. Cover a small cardboard box with bright paper and make a slot for postcards. Put the box in a visible place.

8. On Valentine's Day, you can make simple sandwiches for breakfast, but be sure to make them in the shape of hearts. To do this, you need a heart shape.

9. The most common tea cake on a holiday is best made in the shape of a heart so that everyone gets their portion of love.

10. If there were no candlesticks with holiday symbols in the house, you can make them from bottles. Make a stencil out of thick cardboard and apply a pattern of hearts on a clean, dry bottle with acrylic paint. It remains only to insert a candle into the neck of the bottle. In the same way, you can decorate glasses for drinks.

11. From the valentines received on this day for the holiday next year, you can make a garland that will decorate your home, or a romantic album of memories.

12. It is best to put all souvenirs and decorations after the holiday in a separate box and label it, then next year you will not have to worry about the festive decoration of the house.