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St Valentine (to your reservations …) by Hôtel★★★ Restaurant gourmand Coco Lodge Majunga

Hôtel★★★ Restaurant gourmand Coco Lodge Majunga vous propose 2 Valentine evenings, Saturday 13 and Sunday 14.

Here is the menu in Ar 95 000.- per couple :

FIZZ Cup – pink grapefruit sparkling full of sweet flavours
Tatin of duck breast with foie gras on a bed of rose petals Red
Heart shaped sea camarones and fish with saffron cream duo
Fudge heart flowing on a white rose
MOKARABIA coffee with a heart at chocolate Robert

But before feasting, a little history on Valentine's day …

The Saint-Valentine's day, the 14 February, is considered in many countries as the feast of love. Couples are exchanging sweet words and gifts as evidence of love and red roses that are the emblem of passion.

The real origin of this feast is attested in the 14th century still Catholic Britain where the day of Saint Valentine of 14 February was celebrated as a feast of love because it was thought that birds choose this day to match. Remained perennial in the anglo-saxon world, As Halloween, This Festival has then spread out across the continent in recent times.

Found this same approximation of Valentine with lovers in the poems of Othon of Grandson, living in England, Chaucer and his contemporary Charles d ' Orléans (1394-1465) While held captive in England which often alludes to the Valentine's day where lovers choose their partner or renewed their oath. According to Marc-René de Voyer d'Argenson (1722-1782), Charles d ' Orléans would have chosen this saint as patron of lovers in memory of the “Court of love” that was her home her mother Valentine Visconti2, but maybe, then resident in England, No you it repeat the same folk sources as Chaucer ?

In France, florists are this day of Valentine-turnover they would normally make in a week. The rose represents 80 % sales.

In Colombia, Valentine's day is celebrated on the third Saturday in September, and is called Día del amor y amistad ("day of love and friendship".).

In Iran, Sepandarmazgan or Esfandegan, is a festival where people express love for their mothers and wives, and it is also a celebration of the Earth in the ancient Persian culture.

Valentine became popular also in India and Pakistan, causing the hostility of some groups opposed to this Western influence.

In China, over the years 1980, Valentine knows a significant popularity, especially among young people, that generate various commercial activities.

At the Japan, Valentine was introduced by manufacturers of chocolate at the end of the years 1950. It is a commercial party where women give chocolates to men, the 14 February each year. They offer to the loved, referred to as honmei choco (本命チョコ), but women also offer courtesy to their male coworkers, their boss, or even their family, one speaks then of giri choco (義理チョコ). In a second time, men who have received a honmei choco have the opportunity to offer women a gift in return for white day (ホワイトデー, howaito dē), celebrated the 14 March. As a present, women receive white chocolate, jewelry or lingerie (White). The absence of gift in return must be regarded as the sign of a one-sided love. This concept launched at the Japan extended to South Korea, in Taiwan and Hong Kong.

In Algeria, Valentine, celebrated the 14 February, is more popular among young people. Couples are offered in this day roses and chocolate and more rarely other gifts. In schools, one speaks also of students that offer roses to their mistresses.

In the Lebanon, that day, lovers to offer chocolates, cakes, roses and other gifts meaning love. High schools and colleges are organising in Valentine Red Day, where students come dressed in red without wearing school uniform and where there is a sale of cake, chocolate, and Exchange hugs and gifts.

Superb party ! Excellent Valentine's day to all.

by Hôtel★★★ Restaurant gourmand Coco Lodge Majunga

Valentine tree, love, leaf from hearts