I
decided to cave in and talk about Valentine's Day. Pretty much like
everyone else on the planet today. I figured that I am going to do a
month of Halloween and Christmas I might as well spend at least one day
giving homage to this day of love. For those of you in countries that do
not celebrate this tradition, as I mentioned previously Valentine's Day
is a day about love. Basically even if you are a very unromantic
person, on this day you are suppose to celebrate your love. This tends
to backfire on a lot of people. Since the legend of Valentine's day
is obscure and unconfirmed (it isn't in a bible somewhere), a lot of
people *cough* men *cough* underestimate the importance that many
romantics put on the day. Sure most of us would like our hubbies to
surprise us with sweet acts * cough* and jewellery *cough* , darn that
cold is getting bad. As I was saying, yes, most of us would like our
significant other to surprise us with sweet acts on a regular, random
basis, since that doesn't always happen throw the romantic a bone. This
is a day to show a little appreciation for the one you love.
What
is this obscure legend you ask? I was hoping you would. Apparently it
is a about a young Christian priest serving in Rome, which is under the
rule of Emperor Claudius II (third century or so). The Emperor, having
conquered the Goths, and killing most of his army, needed to bulk up his
ranks. He decided unmarried men are better suited to serve, thus
he outlawed marriage so his soldiers would have no alliance except to
the army and Emperor himself. (Nice guy eh? ) The priest, Valentine,
kept marrying people in secret but eventually got caught, (now it gets
really fuzzy so I am going to tell my favourite version) and was jailed.
He is then sentenced to be stoned to death. While awaiting his fate he
meets a serving girl, obvious they fall in love. He could not break his
vows to the church so theirs was a pure love. (In some versions he
teaches her to read.) Before he dies he writes her a farewell note,
signing it, Your Valentine. A farewell we still use today. And several
centuries later a saint is born, due to bravery and upholding the values
of the church, no procreation without the approval of God via marriage!
So now we celebrate his birthday? date of death? day dedicated? to him.
(See what I mean about fuzzy, and I did a lot of research here.)
That's it. That's the story. Take it or leave it. And Have a Happy Valentine's Day.
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