Valentines Day 2023

Celebrate Valentines Day in Haworth
Celebrate in Haworth
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Valentines Menu 2023 printable pdf

Why not treat your loved One to a romantic Valentines Day meal? Come Enjoy an Evening of Fine Food & Wine with that Special Person in your Life.

Our Special Valentines Menu is avaliable on Tuesday 14th February – see menu above

Why not treat the ‘special someone’ in your life & stay overnight at The Old White Lion Hotel in the heart of the  enchanting village of Haworth.

History of Valentines Day

The origins of Valentine’s Day trace back to the ancient Roman celebration of Lupercalia. Held on February 15, Lupercalia honored the gods Lupercus and Faunus, as well as the legendary founders of Rome, Romulus and Remus.
In addition to a bountiful feast, Lupercalia festivities are purported to have included the pairing of young women and men. Men would draw women’s names from a box, and each couple would be paired until next year’s celebration. While this pairing of couples set the tone for today’s holiday, it wasn’t called “Valentine’s Day” until a priest named Valentine came along. Valentine, a romantic at heart, disobeyed Emperor Claudius II’s decree that soldiers remain bachelors. Claudius handed down this decree believing that soldiers would be distracted and unable to concentrate on fighting if they were married or engaged. Valentine defied the emperor and secretly performed marriage ceremonies. As a result of his defiance, Valentine was put to death on February 14.
After Valentine’s death, he was named a saint. As Christianity spread through Rome, the priests moved Lupercalia from February 15 to February 14 and renamed it St. Valentine’s Day to honor Saint Valentine

What is a Soul Mate?
If you have found a smile
that is the sweetest one you’ve known,
If you have heard, within a voice,
the echoes of your own,
If you have felt a touch
that stirs the longings of your heart,
And still can feel that closeness
in the moments you’re apart,
If you have filled with wonder
at the way two lives can blend
To weave a perfect pattern
that is seamless, end to end,
If you believe some things in life
are simply meant to be,
Then you have found your soul mate,
your heart’s own destiny.
Haworth Restaurant Valentines Menu
Gimmerton Restaurant Haworth
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