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According to ancient, Western European Christian rituals, Saint Valentine's Day was originally observed as the Roman feast of ‘Lupercalia’, an earliest Roman ceremony intended to worship fertility of the earth and thwart off evil from the society. But it was only in 270 AD, the festival came to be associated with the Christianization of the event in memory of the martyrdom of St. Valentine. Valentine’s Day in Columbia is influenced by many cross refinements primarily by Spanish culture and tradition. |
In Columbia, hectic preparations are marked before the arrival of Valentine’s Day, with young and old folks buying gifts for their loved ones. Valentine’s Day celebrations in Columbia are marked by extensive artifacts in the streets, shops and houses, decorated with beautiful flowers, lights and colorful ornamentations widely displayed everywhere. Valentine’s Day traditions in Columbia begin with commemoration of St. Valentine and special prayers are enumerated in his memory. Wine and champagne are an inevitable part of Columbian Valentine’s Day social functions.
Valentine’s Day festival in Columbia is celebrated by different festive activities held at almost every corner of the city. Crowd pulling gala events are held where people participate in large numbers to witness the marvelous carnivals. Major Valentine’s Day attractions in Columbia, includes different multi cultural folk dances, theatre festivals and day long jazz music fetes. Also people in large numbers throng to Riverbanks Zoo, which houses wide variety of magnificent animals, birds and offer the visitors spectacular views of large botanical gardens. Thus, Valentine’s Day in Columbia is a grand celebration.
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