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(Message started by: Hound_Dogg on Feb 14^th, 2003, 4:16pm)

Title: Origin of Valentine's Day
Post by Hound_Dogg on Feb 14^th, 2003, 4:16pm

Valentines Day started in the time of the Roman Empire. Under the rule of Emperor Claudius II - Rome was involved in many bloody and unpopular military campaigns. Claudius the Cruel, as he was known at the time, was having a difficult time getting soldiers to join his military leagues. He believed that the reason was that roman men did not want to leave their loves or families. As a result, Claudius cancelled all marriages and engagements in Rome.

This was when a Christian priest named Valentine came to defend love in the empire. Valentine began to secretly marry couples despite the emperors orders. When Emperor Claudius was informed of these ceremonies Valentine was sent to prison where he remained until his death on February 14 in the year 270.

It wasn't until a few hundred years later when Valentine's Day began to develop as we know it. At the time Christianity was beginning to take control of Europe.

As part of this effort the Church sought to do away with pagan holidays. Valentine's Day came to replace a mid-February fertility festival called Lupercalia. In honor of his sacrifice for love Valentine was made a saint and Lupercalia renamed in his honor.

Until today the tradition of honoring Valentine continues. The themes of love and fertility taken from the ancient meanings of the holiday have endured and evolved with our contemporary adaptations of its meanings.

Title: Re: Origin of Valentine's Day
Post by jonny on Feb 14^th, 2003, 4:23pm

I still think Hallmark got together with the florists and came up with this halfass holiday.

...............................jonny

Title: Re: Origin of Valentine's Day
Post by echo on Feb 14^th, 2003, 4:43pm

Multiple cards (one is not good enough) $12.00
Flowers $65.00
Dinner $100.00 - $135.00
Bottle of wine for later $25.00

Total -- $202.00 -- $237.00

I still think it's alittle spendy for T&A (or lack of in my case)

I'm with you jonny. Something the women board members of Hallmark and the flower lobby came up with.

Title: Re: Origin of Valentine's Day
Post by Linda_Howell on Feb 14^th, 2003, 4:58pm

if everyone could just be nice all year round there would be no need for this stupid holiday. Then Hallmark could kiss OUR ass, as well as Girardelli all the florists in the world and Martha Stewart.

But that's just me...and my not so HO......

LindaH who is slowly backing out the door.........

Title: Re: Origin of Valentine's Day
Post by echo on Feb 14^th, 2003, 5:00pm

on 02/14/03 at 16:58:16, Linda_Howell wrote:

But that's just me

LindaH

And that's why you're so special.

Title: Re: Origin of Valentine's Day
Post by Linda_Howell on Feb 14^th, 2003, 5:26pm

Sucking up.....does not look good on you LMAO!@ echo

LindaH

Title: Re: Origin of Valentine's Day
Post by Charlie on Feb 14^th, 2003, 5:58pm

I'm with Jonny and Echo. They raise the price of flowers, candy and cards in early February. It's a puzzlement. :o

This is what we will soon be fighting to preserve. ::)

Ain't no way I'm gonna be nice Linda. ;)

For you though: http://www.netsync.net/users/charlies/gifs/smiley w- flower.gif

Charlie