The story begins with a young cowherd Niu Lang, an orphan, who happens to see the seven fairies that had just slipped out of their palace to bathe in a lake. The curiosity-driven Niu Lang steals one of the beautiful silk dresses the fairies had left on the bank. As the youngest, Zhi Nu is picked by her sisters to remain and retrieve the clothes. Many people use this in special occasions such as Valentine's Day because this type of aphrodisiac is considered natural sexual attractant that has powerful influence on animals mating habits. And like in animals, pheromones also affect the mating habits of humans. Being a behavior-altering chemical, pheromones are believed to be driving force behind a man and a woman s intense sexual attraction. In Australia, there were extravagant Valentine s Day celebration. Miners who had newly found gold from the Ballarat mines were willing to spend on expensive and elaborate Valentine s Day celebration. Australian merchants could send orders worth thousands of pounds. Valentine s Day cards were made of satin cushion, designed with flowers, colored shells, and perfumed. Since many people would want to spend their Valentine's date by the beach, reservations will run out soon. 5. Plan out your beach Valentine's date well. After mulling over the initial plan, looking for the ideal beach for that ultimate beach getaway, it s now time to iron out everything by doing a little research so you can anticipate everything you need. Give your practical partner extremely practical gifts that may include a new coffeemaker, vacuum cleaner, magazine subscriptions, furniture items, towels or sheets, and a few gardening items. If you have the romantic or feminine partner, give her sentimental stuff like journals with pen set, perfumes, tickets to the special ballet, art show, or theatre performance, a pampering bath and body set, reservations at a fancy fine-dining restaurant, a relaxing out-of-town or out-of-the-country weekend getaway, jewelry like necklaces and earrings, or a designer watch. The 19th century marked the beginning of commercial cards when a post office recorded an unusually large number of letters about 200,000 letters on 1825. However, the commercial Valentine s Day was introduced only after almost seven decades. Esther Howland, an artist and publisher, printed the first Valentine s Day card.