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❤️🌹Short History Of Valentines Day ❤️🌹

    Valentine’s Day, celebrated annually on February 14th, is a holiday steeped in both legend and history. Its origins can be traced back to ancient Rome, where Lupercalia, a fertility festival, was held in mid-February. During this festival, men would sacrifice a goat and a dog, and then whip women with the hides of the animals they had just slain. It sounds brutal, but it was believed to promote fertility. ❤️🌹

    The holiday’s Christian association began in the 5th century when Pope Gelasius I combined Lupercalia with the feast day of St. Valentine, a priest who defied the Roman emperor’s ban on marriage for young men. Legend has it that St. Valentine was imprisoned for performing marriages for soldiers who were forbidden to marry. During his imprisonment, he fell in love with the jailer’s daughter and sent her a letter signed “from your Valentine” before his execution. ❤️🌹

    Over time, the holiday evolved into a celebration of love and romance. In the Middle Ages, it became a tradition for lovers to exchange handwritten notes and tokens of affection. By the 18th century, it had become common for friends and lovers to exchange flowers, candies, and cards on Valentine’s Day. ❤️🌹

    The tradition of sending Valentine’s Day cards became widespread in the 19th century with the introduction of mass-produced greeting cards. Esther Howland, known as the “Mother of the Valentine,” began selling the first mass-produced valentines in America in the 1840s. These cards often featured elaborate designs, lace, and romantic verses. ❤️🌹

    Today, Valentine’s Day is celebrated around the world as a day to express love and affection for friends, family, and romantic partners. It is marked by the exchange of cards, flowers, chocolates, and other gifts, as well as romantic dinners and gestures of affection. ❤️🌹

   While some view Valentine’s Day as a commercialized holiday, others embrace it as an opportunity to celebrate love in all its forms. Whether you’re spending the day with a romantic partner, friends, or family, Valentine’s Day serves as a reminder to cherish the people we love and to express our appreciation for them. ❤️🌹

Holidays

What’s open, what’s closed New Year’s

What’s open, what’s closed New Year’s Day and eve

Buses won’t run on New Year’s Day, most retailers will close, city services will stop

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Most government offices, retail stores and grocery stores will be closed on New Year’s Day.

The New Year’s Day holiday falls on a Monday this year, which is when most government offices will close and public transportation will not operate.

Here’s a look at what’s open and what’s closed on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day across the province:

Retail and grocery

New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31:

  • Sobeys, Walmart, Atlantic Superstore will be open, hours depend on location.
  • N.B. Liquor will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Shoppers Drug Mart locations will be open, hours depend on location.
  • Saint John City Market will be closed.
  • Regent Mall in Fredericton will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • CF Champlain mall in Dieppe will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • McAllister Place in Saint John will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

New Year’s Day, Jan. 1:

  • Sobeys, Walmart, Atlantic Superstore will be closed.
  • N.B. Liquor will be closed.
  • Some Shoppers Drug Mart locations will be open.
  • Saint John City Market will be closed.
  • Regent Mall in Fredericton will be closed.
  • CF Champlain mall in Dieppe will be closed.
  • McAllister Place in Saint John will be closed.

Government offices, public services

New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31

  • Saint John Transit will run with regular service.
  • Some Saint John city arenas will operate as usual.
  • Codiac Transpo in Moncton will operate as usual and it will also offer a New Year’s Eve service until 2 a.m. for six of its routes.
  • Fredericton Transit will not operate.

New Year’s Day, Jan. 1:

  • Saint John Transit will not run.
  • Saint John city arenas will be closed.
  • Codiac Transpo in Moncton will not run.
  • Fredericton Transit will not run.
  • Fredericton arenas will be closed.
  • All public libraries will be closed.
  • Service Canada will be closed.
  • Service New Brunswick offices will be closed.