Sorry that I haven't been on here in a while. And no, I'm not abandoning this blog forever. I just haven't had much to say.
Since this post is titled "Happy Valentine's Day", I guess I should write about Valentine's Day. I guess.
Anyway, this year I am not making valentines for ANYBODY. It has always seemed like a chore for me, and it's just not fun. I don't normally enjoy giving people pieces of paper saying "Be my Valentine."
Why do I want someone to be my "valentine?"
What is a "valentine?"
No, seriously!
Some people call their boyfriend or girlfriend their "valentine." Other people call a pink, heart shaped piece of paper a "valentine."
If I was somebody's girlfriend, and my boyfriend called me a "valentine", I would be insulted because he just called me a frilly piece of paper. If I was a frilly piece of paper and someone called my a "valentine", I would be confused since they just called me their girlfriend.
Also, if someone gave me a "valentine" that said, "Be my Valentine", I would feel weird. For obvious reasons.
Can anybody tell me what the definition of a "valentine" is???
3 comments:
Actually, no.
alright i it up cause i was curious too and here's a kinda long paragraph about it:
"Saint Valentine, according to romantic legend, was a kind-hearted Roman priest who married young couples against the wishes of Emperor Claudius II, and was beheaded for his deeds on the 14th of February. In truth, the exact origins and identity of St. Valentine are unclear. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, "At least three different Saint Valentines, all of them martyrs, are mentioned in the early martyrologies under the date of 14 February." Two of these men lived in the third century A.D., one being the bishop of Interamna (now Terni, Italy) and the other a priest of Rome. (Some speculate that these two figures were actually the same man.) Both seem to have been persecuted for their beliefs; the Roman priest reportedly was beaten and then beheaded on the orders of Emperor Claudius II, on or about the year 270. Legends vary on how the martyr's name became connected with romance: the date of his death may have become mingled with the feast of Lupercalia, a pagan festival of love, or with the ancient belief that birds first mate in the middle of February. In modern times Valentine's Day is a day of special romantic sentiment and gift-giving among lovers."
so in other words it's a made up holiday pretty much. hahaa
Actually no, what?
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