in Romania, on 24 febr it`s again the day of love!

here are some details about this day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragobete

Ever since ancient times, Romanians used to celebrate Dragobete on the 24th of February. It was a sort of Valentine`s Day. This is the time when nature wakes up from her sleep, birds look for places to build their nests, and people, especially the young, follow nature`s course. A mythological deity similar to Eros or Cupid, the son of Dochia, Dragobete os a handsome man who likes to indulge himself in love affairs. He isn`t mild like St. Valentine, but tempestuous like the Dacian god who was thought to celebrate in heaven the marriage of all the animals. This has later o extended to people also, and young people keep the tradition up to this day: boys and girls meet on this special day to make their love last. People belived that birds got engaged on Dragobete`s day. So the holiday has a quite deep motivation, if we come to think that birds were considerated messengers of gods, the Greek word for "bird" meaning "heaven message" Dragobete is alsi a deity of joy and well - being, prone to giving parties and festivities, which often ended up in marriage. According to the Romanian common belief, thouse who took part in the Dragobete festivities were protected against any sickness all year long. So: early in the morning, dressed up in their Sunday best, young people used to meet in the center of the village or in front of the church. If the weather was good, theu would go singing in small groups to the forest, to look for snowdrops or other spring flowers, and if the weather was bad, they would gather at one`s place to play games and tell stories. On this occasion, young people used to make symbolical engagements (sometimes followed by real engagements). In the forest, they would gather around fires and talk. The girls would pick up flowers that were thought to have miraculous powers, in order to perform special rituals for love magic. Young girls would collect the fresh snow that they could find on this day and turn it into water. The water obtained from the immaculate snow was considered to be a magic love potion, which girls would use thoughout the wole year. At lunchtime, girls suddently started running back to the village. Each boy would begin chasing liked him back, this chase was followed by a long KISS. This was the playful engagement of the two, meant to last for at least another year.

i don`t know since when it`s celebrating this day, but i know that it`s at least from 1300.

You can read more, from the above. There it`s more, but it`s too much, and takes me a lot of time. If you want more informations about Dragobete, search the net. You`ll find a lot! Thanks for answering