For Valentine gift ideas the Health Spas Guide suggests spa visits or health spa gift certificates honoured by more than 100 spas throughout South Africa.
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You could just send a Valentine's Day card. Or even a virtual, electronic card, or flowers.
Or send a:
Roses are Red
Violets are Blue
Chocolates are Brown
And you never make me frown
kind of poem.
Or you could be original. How about a health spa Valentines Day gift for her or him, or - better still - for both of you.
Imagine, a day or a week enjoying a health spa together. Some special Valentine's Day treatments for you, some for your partner, and some to be enjoyed together.
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How to book a Valentines Day surprise that will be remembered for a looooooonng time!
RECOMMENDED - purchase a Health Spas Guide gift certificate. Recognised by all spas listed with the Health SPas Guide - more than 100 top spas nationwide. Simply follow the 5 easy steps - to start click here.
ALTERNATIVELY - make a spa booking for her. Use the links on your screen. Pick a province or specific spa. Explore the treatments and packages available. Then fill in a booking form. Make sure you mention that you are booking a gift for Valentines Day!
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Origins of Valentines Day
There are as many as eight possible origins of Valentines Day. The three most likely Valentines were all church martyrs!
One was killed with a group of believers and the other two, a priest of Rome and a Bishop of Interamna, beheaded by Emperor Claudius II in 269 A.D.
"However the most likely origin of Valentine's day goes back to the Roman Lupercalia, a feast celebrating the God Lupercus. During that feast, young women would put their names into a box from which young men would draw. This matchmaking process would then enamor the two youth until the next year. Associating the matchmaking feast with the martyrdom of Valentine was convenient because the days were almost identical.
Sending love notes on Valentines Day occurred much later. Charles Duc d' Orleans, while imprisoned in the Tower of London, supposedly wrote amorous poems and letters to his wife in 1415. Valentine love notes gradually increased in popularity until their mechanization in 1840."
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In addition to Valentines Day gifts, health spa visits are ideal for wedding anniversaries, Mothers Day, Valentines Day, wedding gifts or just for a special surprise - for wives, fathers, husbands, mothers, daughters, sons and special friends.