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04.02.2020
Oh my Valentine
Amour, Liebe, Amor, אהבתי, Amore, Liefde, Miłość, Любовь, ást, alofa, 愛情, αγάπη, te aroha, kjærlighet, प्रेम, ịhụnanya, grá, leafde, cariad or just: LOVE
The Day of Lovers, February 14th of every year, is coming closer again. Every woman is probably already looking forward to the moment when her beloved has prepared a sweet, romantic gesture and every man has no idea at this point in time that this day is just around the corner again and he is forced to move.
Was it Bishop Valentin of Terni or Priest Valentin of Rome who brought us this day? Or is Valentin of Terni and Valentin of Rome one and the same person? Or is there even a third possible patron of the day? But one thing is certain: all three Valentines had to die. Far too soon and by human hands. Since the circumstances are not accidental enough, records show that all three were executed on February 14th in 268 and 269 A.D. Coincidences exist! Just pick someone you want to blame for the annual flower madness, but two of the three Valentine's are the best choice:
#Valentine from Terni
a bishop who cared for the sick and needy and is said to have prescribed them to Christianity and its faith.
#Valentine of Rome
a priest who enjoyed a high reputation with Emperor Claudius II, but illegally married soldiers according to Christian faith and therefore received the death penalty. He gave flowers to each newly married couple, perhaps this is why his newlyweds were considered blessed with happiness and love.
It should be mentioned that Christianity was not recognized as a religion at that time and therefore was officially banned and its followers were persecuted. But Valentine's Day holds even more secrets, which unfortunately cannot be traced exactly up to modern times. So there are statements like there is a connection with the Roman festival Lupercalia. Or the first proven association of romantic love with Valentine's Day is attributed to Geoffrey Chaucer's Parlement of Foules (1382). Some believe that the day actually belongs to the Roman patron goddess Juno, as well as marriage and family. Samuel Pepys and his wife may have introduced the sending of cards with flowers on Valentine's Day. Another plausible alternative is that it's all nonsense and an invention of the flower vendors anyway. As you can see, nobody really agrees on what is 100% true. But since people in love, influenced by hormonal overproduction, see things a little differently, we'll simply leave it at "you have an official day to give each other presents!" Whoo-hoo.To wish all lovers a wonderful, romantic and honourable day of love we have collected some facts from all over the world:
Was it Bishop Valentin of Terni or Priest Valentin of Rome who brought us this day? Or is Valentin of Terni and Valentin of Rome one and the same person? Or is there even a third possible patron of the day? But one thing is certain: all three Valentines had to die. Far too soon and by human hands. Since the circumstances are not accidental enough, records show that all three were executed on February 14th in 268 and 269 A.D. Coincidences exist! Just pick someone you want to blame for the annual flower madness, but two of the three Valentine's are the best choice:
#Valentine from Terni
a bishop who cared for the sick and needy and is said to have prescribed them to Christianity and its faith.
#Valentine of Rome
a priest who enjoyed a high reputation with Emperor Claudius II, but illegally married soldiers according to Christian faith and therefore received the death penalty. He gave flowers to each newly married couple, perhaps this is why his newlyweds were considered blessed with happiness and love.
It should be mentioned that Christianity was not recognized as a religion at that time and therefore was officially banned and its followers were persecuted. But Valentine's Day holds even more secrets, which unfortunately cannot be traced exactly up to modern times. So there are statements like there is a connection with the Roman festival Lupercalia. Or the first proven association of romantic love with Valentine's Day is attributed to Geoffrey Chaucer's Parlement of Foules (1382). Some believe that the day actually belongs to the Roman patron goddess Juno, as well as marriage and family. Samuel Pepys and his wife may have introduced the sending of cards with flowers on Valentine's Day. Another plausible alternative is that it's all nonsense and an invention of the flower vendors anyway. As you can see, nobody really agrees on what is 100% true. But since people in love, influenced by hormonal overproduction, see things a little differently, we'll simply leave it at "you have an official day to give each other presents!" Whoo-hoo.To wish all lovers a wonderful, romantic and honourable day of love we have collected some facts from all over the world:
- In the Middle Ages it was thought that a girl would marry the man she first saw on Valentine's Day
- In medieval England there was a custom that every unmarried "Valentine" could choose his "Valentine" or had a partner drawn by lot
- Young women dream of their future husband the night before Valentine's Day, when they had eaten hard-boiled eggs
- Lufthansa Cargo transported 800 tonnes of red roses to Germany for Valentine's Day 2018
- In Greece there is no connection between the tradition on Valentine's Day (Ημέρα τοΑ ΑγίοΒ Βαλεντίνο) and romantic love
- In Whitefriar Street in Dublin are the relics of St. Valentine of Rome
- In Brazil, the Dia dos Namorados ("Day of Lovers" or "Day of Friends") is celebrated on June 12
- Colombia celebrates the holiday on the third Saturday in September
- In the United States , the number of Valentine's Day cards sent is estimated at about 190 million.
- The traditional Chinese Valentine's Day is celebrated on the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar
- In India, since ancient times, Kamadeva, the Lord of Love
- In Israel the custom of the Jewish holiday Tu B'Av was revived and combined with an equivalent of Valentine's Day
- In Saudi Arabia, the Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (CPVPV) banned the sale of all items on Valentine's Day in 2002 and 2008 and asked vendors to remove red-colored merchandise because Valentine's Day is a Christian holiday
- 60% of the population in Singapore say that they would spend between 100 and 500 dollars in the weeks before the holidayIn South Korea, women give chocolate to men on 14 February. However, men do not give chocolate to women on 14 March, "White Day". On April 14, "Black Day", those who did not receive anything on February 14 or March 14 go to a restaurant to eat Jajangmyeon (자장면), noodles with black sauce, and mourn their single life