Valnetines day and it's not so loving history.

Valnetines day and it's not so loving history.
by javaneh29
12-Feb-2009
 

It seems almost every culture in the world has a day when they celebrate Love. Christians celebrate ‘valentines day’ or ’san valentine’ in Spain and in Portuegal it’s boyfriend/girlfriend day “Dia dos Namorados.

Asia has it’s own special day for love and the Singaporeans, Chinese and Koreans spend the most money on gifts than any where else in the world. In Korea, the 14th day of every month is designated for some display of love and affection and the giving of a gift in celebration of love: wine day, hug day, black day, kiss day…..

In Iranian culture, Sepandarmazgan the 29th Bahman is the day for love and earth. In Saudi the day is banned as it’s considered part of western culture but is still observed by some.

Central and south America celebrate days of love and friends and it’s common practice to do something for a friend and in Venezuela they have a whole week dedicated to love! In Brazil, the day is seen as a day of sex and debauchery by many and falls somewhere between February and March.

In European culture Valentines day can be traced back to Paris 1440. The day was given over to court hearings involving love contracts, betrayals and violence against women. Judges were selected by women for the eloquence of their poetry reading!

Saint Valentine himself was a roman priest and one of many christian martyrs. The Catholic church used to recognise 7 days of rememberence or love but the only one of these to have been buried on the 14th February was an unknown martyr. The name ‘valentine’ is derived from ‘valens’ and literally means ‘worthy’. Allegedly saint valentine was arrested for marrying christian couples which was forbidden under the reign of Claudius 11. Poor chap was eventually beheaded when he failed to die after a beating with clubs and stoned.

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javaneh jan

by bajenaghe naghi on

thank you for the good education you gave in this article. you know a lot about celebrating love in many countries. i hope you did not have so many boy friends from all these countries to teach you these special days :-)

since our survival as species of human beings depends on love between men and woman i am not so surprised that love is celebrated by every nation. to be honest with you i think this world would be a better one if love was celebrated even more often.