In many parts of the world, the gang agrees that February 14 is Valentine's Day. In Indonesia too, some people share today welcomed the arrival of this affection, although they may not know exactly why you should come celebrate the day.
Is not to show our affection for friends, lovers or family we do not have to wait for February 14, we can show it every day. We also do not need to spend lots of money to buy chocolates, flowers and other trinkets to show our affection, enough with genuine concern.
In spite of it all, let us in detail peeled privilege of coming Valentine's Day always makes the world a versatile 'pink'.
Some experts say that the origin of Valentine's related to St. Valentine. He is a man who refused to release the Roman Christian religion believes.
He died on 14 February 269 AD, coinciding with the day selected as the implementation of the 'lottery of love'. Legend also says that St.. Valentine had left saying goodbye to the daughter of a prisoner in a friendly with him. At the end of the message, he wrote: "From Valentinemu".
In the meantime, there is another story says that Saint Valentine was a man who devoted his life to serving God in a temple during the reign of Emperor Claudius. He was jailed on audacity denied edict of the emperor. New in the year 496 AD, priests Gelasius set February 14 as a tribute to Valentine's Day.
Finally gradually February 14 became a special day to exchange love letters and St. Valentine became idol lovers. The arrival date was marked by sending poems of love and the simple gifts, like flowers. Often also to celebrate this love is a big meeting or even a ball game.
In the United States, Miss Esther Howland is recorded as the first person who sent the first valentine cards. The event celebrated Valentine began a major since 1800 and in its development, this event now become a lucrative business arena.
Slowly the splendor of this day of love spread out and transmitted to people around the world peppered with a sentimental version of Valentine's own meaning. Even small children were infected with this plague, they exchanged cards with her friends at school to show their affection.
History of Valentine's Day
The origin of Valentine's Day was created in the era of the Roman empire. According to Roman custom, February 14th is a day to honor Juno. She is the queen of the Roman deities. People also call it the Roman goddess of marriage. On the next day, February 15 began the celebration of 'Feast of Lupercalia. "
At that time, life was not like now, the girls are prohibited contact with the men. On the eve of Lupercalia festival took place, the names of the girls were written on a piece of paper and then inserted into the glass. Later the men had to take one paper containing the name of a girl who will be his date at the festival.
Often these couples eventually fell in love with one another, dated for several years before finally getting married. Under the reign of Emperor Claudius II, Rome was involved in the war. Claudius Caesar nicknamed cruel difficulty recruiting young people to strengthen the fleet.
He believed that Roman men are reluctant to join the army because of the weight of leaving family and her lover. Finally he ordered it to cancel all marriages and engagements in Rome. Saint Valentine who was a famous priest in Rome rejected this command.
He was with Saint Marius secretly marrying couples in love. But their actions known to the emperor who immediately ordered guards to haul and chop the kind priest.
He died right on the fourteenth day of February in the year 270 AD. At the time of the Roman people had been known as the festival of Lupercalia in February, a tradition to worship the gods. In this tradition the men are allowed to choose her partner one day.
And because the Lupercalia began in mid-February, the priests chose the name of St. Valentine's Day to replace the name of the celebration. Since the start of the men chose a girl who wants to coincide on Valentine's Day.
The story of St. Valentine
Valentine was a priest who lived in Rome in the third century. He lived in the kingdom which was led by Emperor Claudius notoriety. He hated the emperor, and he was not the only one. Claudius ambition is to have a large military force, he wants all the men in the kingdom joined the dalamya.
But unfortunately, this desire of one hand clapping. The men are reluctant to engage in war. Because they do not want to leave family and her lover. This made Claudius furious, he immediately ordered his officials to do a crazy idea.
He thinks that if he does not marry, they will be happy to join the military. Then Claudius forbade the marriage. The young couple thought this decision was not human. Because this is considered strange idea, St. Valentine refused to do it.
He is still carrying out his duties as pastor, the married couples who were falling in love even though in secret. This action immediately known to the emperor who gave the warning, but he did not budge and kept the marriage blessed in a small chapel lit only by candles, no flowers, no wedding chant.
Until one night, he caught a couple blessed. The couple managed to escape, but poor he was caught. He was imprisoned and sentenced to death. Instead of insults, he even visited a lot of people who support the action. They threw flowers and messages of support at the prison window.
One of the people who believe in love is the daughter of a prison guard. The father allowed him to visit St. Valentine in prison. Not infrequently they talked for hours. Girl regrow the preacher's zeal. He agreed that St. Valentine has done the right thing.
On the day when he was beheaded, February 14, he took time to write a message to her for all the attention, support and assistance during his imprisonment. The end of the message, he wrote: "With Love from Valentinemu."
The message was later changed everything. Now every year on February 14 people in various parts of the world as a day to celebrate love. The people who celebrate the day to remember St. Valentine's Day as a warrior of love, while the emperor Claudius is remembered as someone who tried to get rid of love.
Valentine Tradition
- For several years in England, many children dressed up as adults on Valentine's Day. They went from house to house singing.
- In Wales, the boys will award a wooden spoon on the day of her lover's affection. Forms the heart and the key is the most favorite ornaments carved on the wooden spoon.
- In ancient Roman times, the girl wrote her name in the paper and put into the bottle. then the men would take the legitimate one paper to see who will be siapakan their partners in the Fairs.
- In the same State, the girls will receive a gift of clothing from the men. If he accepted the gift, it's a sign he was willing to marry the man.
- Some people believe that if they saw the robin flying through the air as Valentine's Day, it meant she would marry a sailor. While if a woman saw the sparrows, then they would marry a poor man. But they will live happily. While if they saw a sparrow, they will marry a millionaire.
- A love seat is a wide chair. This chair originally designed to seat a woman (women wearing ancient clothes very wide). Later, the love seat is made to seat two people. this way a couple can sit side by side.
- Think of five or six a man (if you're female) or five or six names of women (if you're male) you want to marry. Then a bunch of apples putralah with the name one by one. You will marry the name you call it when the stem is separated from the fruit.
- Far Petiklah dandelion relationship that was developing. Blow-pistil pistil in these flowers, and then calculate the remaining ovary. That is the number of children you will have after marriage.
- If you cut an apple in the center and count the number of seeds in it, this could also indicate the number of children you will have after marriage.
Apart from all the traditions and myths that Valentine's Day, Valentine's Day remains a day that some people anticipated. Although to show affection should not have to wait until February 14 and did not have to always flooded with precious gifts, because the attention and affection to us to bring each day. May the love we always showering every day!
