Red Rose: The Red rose is perhaps the most widely offered gift on Valentine's Day. Representing the depth of passion that runs through our blood when in love, the red rose is the perfect symbol of love. Another interesting story behind the origin of the word rose is that of it being an anagram of the word Eros who is the god of love and the Greek counterpart of the Roman Cupid. Hence roses symbolize all the precious emotion one feel in the varied spectrum of love.