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wtf mate, wheres the rum, yar!
I dont want a valentine. St valentines day has been observed for years spurting consumerism, obesity, depression and on rare occasion, actual affection on the populous. The Catholics have at least 3 St Valentines (or Valentinus) in the history of the practice of sainthood. All three died as martyrs. Boo hoo. In one legend its said that st valentine helped Christians escape roman dictate. In another its said that when a roman leader realized that unmarried men made better soldiers (i.e.- no reason to live) he outlawed marriage and st valentine performed marriage ceremonies to young lovers in secret until he was ordered to be put to death. Yet another says that while in jail st valentine fell in love with a young girl and wrote to her signing your valentine. Most believe, however that the feast of valentines day was created by the Catholics to take some of the power away from the roman pagans of the time *shrug* I just never really saw the point. Whatever you believe, have a good Feb. and try not to let the winter nastiness get ya down.
-zilla
I dont want a valentine. St valentines day has been observed for years spurting consumerism, obesity, depression and on rare occasion, actual affection on the populous. The Catholics have at least 3 St Valentines (or Valentinus) in the history of the practice of sainthood. All three died as martyrs. Boo hoo. In one legend its said that st valentine helped Christians escape roman dictate. In another its said that when a roman leader realized that unmarried men made better soldiers (i.e.- no reason to live) he outlawed marriage and st valentine performed marriage ceremonies to young lovers in secret until he was ordered to be put to death. Yet another says that while in jail st valentine fell in love with a young girl and wrote to her signing your valentine. Most believe, however that the feast of valentines day was created by the Catholics to take some of the power away from the roman pagans of the time *shrug* I just never really saw the point. Whatever you believe, have a good Feb. and try not to let the winter nastiness get ya down.
-zilla
