It was during the Middle Ages when men and women would pick up chits from the bowl containing names of persons whom they considered to be their future valentine. There are superstitions associated with the kind of person one is likely to marry on the basis of the first bird one would see on the Valentines Day. If a woman gets to catch a glimpse of robin, then it was thought that she would get married to a sailor. Sparrow is considered to tie your knots with a poor guy and goldfinch will bring you fortune and your wedding bells are likely to ring in a millionaire's house.
Dove will bring happiness to your life as it is thought that if you see dove on the lovers day, it is likely that you'll get married to a kind hearted man. If you get to marry a man with a golden heart, then I guess that can be the best thing that can happen to a woman who leaves her house and family behind just for that one person in his life to whom she surrenders her mind, body and soul. Bad side of these superstitions is that if a woman gets to see an owl, you would not get married.
People also devised their own ways of predicting the number of kids a person would have by blowing the dandelion seeds in the air and then the number of seeds that remain intact on the stem, that many children a person is likely to have. Well these superstitions will come and go but don't take them too seriously because these are just myths and not a set of established facts so enjoy your love life and be happy.
