{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Mothering in the Middle","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.motheringinthemiddle.com","title":"A Snapshot of the History of Valentine's Day - Mothering in the Middle","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"VANPcY5U0A\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motheringinthemiddle.com\/a-snapshot-of-the-history-of-valentines-day\/\">A Snapshot of the History of Valentine&#8217;s Day<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motheringinthemiddle.com\/a-snapshot-of-the-history-of-valentines-day\/embed\/#?secret=VANPcY5U0A\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;A Snapshot of the History of Valentine&#8217;s Day&#8221; &#8212; Mothering in the Middle\" data-secret=\"VANPcY5U0A\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"val\u00b7en\u00b7tine [val-uhn-tahyn] noun 1. A card or message sent by one person to another on Valentine&#8217;s Day, sometimes anonymously. 2. A sweetheart chosen or greeted on this day. 3. A written or other artistic work expressing\u00a0 affection for something or someone:\u00a0 His photographic essay is a valentine to Paris. Origins: mid 15th c., &#8220;sweetheart chosen on St. Valentine&#8217;s Day,&#8221; from L.L. Valentinus, the name of two early Italian saints (from L. valentia &#8220;strength, capacity&#8221;). Choosing a sweetheart on this day originated in the 14th c. as a custom in English and French court circles.&#8220;For this was on seynt Volantynys day Whan euery bryd cometh there to chese his make.&#8221; Chaucer, &#8220;Parlement of Foules,&#8221; c.1381 It is assumed that the date reflected the informal first day of spring in whatever Fr. region invented the custom (many surviving medieval calendars note the start of spring on the 7th or 22nd of February).\u00a0 The custom of sending special cards or letters on this date flourished in England c.1840-1870, declined around the turn of the 20th century, and was revived again in the 1920s.","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/sp.dictionary.com\/dictstatic\/dictionary\/graphics\/luna\/thinsp.png"}