what happened in the valentines day massacre?
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A bunch of people dies on Valentines Day.
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The association of the middle of February with love and fertility dates to ancient times. In the calendar of Ancient Athens, the period between mid January and mid February was the month of Gamelion, which was dedicated to the sacred marriage of Zeus and Hera.\n\nIn Ancient Rome, the day of February 15 was Lupercalia, the festival of Lupercus, the god of fertility, who was represented as half-naked and dressed in goat skins. As part of the purification ritual, the priests of Lupercus would sacrifice goats to the god, and after drinking wine, they would run through the streets of Rome holding pieces of the goat skin above their heads, touching anyone they met. Young women especially would come forth voluntarily for the occasion, in the belief that being so touched would render them fruitful and bring easy childbirth.\n\nAccording to the Catholic Encyclopedia (1908), at least three different Saints Valentine, all of them martyrs and all quite obscure, are mentioned in the early martyrologies under the date of February 14:\n\n    * a priest in Rome who suffered martyrdom in the second half of the 3rd century and was buried on the Via Flaminia.\n    * a bishop of Interamna (modern Terni) also suffered martyrdom in the second half of the 3rd century and was also buried on the Via Flaminia, but in a different location than the priest.\n    * a martyr in North Africa, about whom little else is known.\n\nThe connection between St. Valentine and romantic love is not mentioned in any early histories and is regarded by secular historians as purely a matter of legend (see below). The feast of St. Valentine was first declared to be on February 14 by Pope Gelasius I in 496. There is a widespread legend that he created the day to counter the practice held on Lupercalia of young men and women pairing off as lovers by drawing their names out of an urn, but this practice is not attested in any sources from that era.\n\nIn the 19th century, relics of St. Valentine were donated by Pope Gregory XVI to the Whitefriar Street Carmelite Church in Dublin, Ireland, which has become a popular place of pilgrimage on February 14.\n\nIn 1969, as part of a larger effort to pare down the number of saint days of purely legendary origin, the Church removed St. Valentine's Day as an official holiday from its calendar.\n\nValentine\n\nThe influential Gnostic teacher Valentinius was a candidate for Bishop of Rome in 143. In his teachings, the marriage bed assumed a central place in his version of Christian love, an emphasis sharply in contrast with the asceticism of mainstream Christianity. Stephan A. Hoeller assesses Valentinius on the subject : "In addition to baptism, anointing, eucharist, the initiation of priests and the rites of the dying, the Valentinian Gnosis mentions prominently two great and mysterious sacraments called 'redemption' (apolytrosis) and 'bridal chamber' respectively." [1].\n\nMedieval era\nSwedish calendar showing St Valentine's Day 14 February 1712\nEnlarge\nSwedish calendar showing St Valentine's Day 14 February 1712\n\nThe first recorded association of St. Valentine's Day with romantic love was in the 14th century in England and France, where February 14 was traditionally the day on which birds paired off to mate. This belief is mentioned in Geoffrey Chaucer's Parlement of Foules (1381). It was common during that era for lovers to exchange notes on this day and to call each other their "Valentines". A 14th century valentine is said to be in the collection of the British Library. It is probable that many of the legends about St. Valentine were invented during this period. Among the legends are ones that assert that:\n\n    * On the evening before St. Valentine was to be martyred for being a Christian, he passed a love note to his jailer's daughter which read, "From Your Valentine."\n    * During a ban on marriages of Roman soldiers by the Emperor Claudius II, St. Valen
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Most of them died during satanic rituals, some, of course killed themselves on 6-5-6 to spare themselves the horrible end of the world fate they were sure awaited them.  The rest are still panic stricken, thinking the calender is just off a little and we are all doomed any day now, we just don't know which one.
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Valentines originated from St. Valentine, a Roman who was martyred for refusing to give up Christianity.  He died on February 14, 269 A.D., the same day that had been devoted to love lotteries.  Legend also says that St. Valentine left a farewell note for the jailer's daughter, who had become his friend, and signed it "From Your Valentine".
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valentine's day came from St. Valentine. He is a roman priest in nearly 600-700 a.d. In his time, roman should praise their roman god and godess, but valentine worship Chrsit, our God. That's why the emperor of that time decided to persecute Valentine. While he was in the jail, waiting for his persecution, Valentine wrote a letter for his love ones. He was persecuted and died february 14. \n\nEvery year, his family and friends celebrate his death by sharing their love to each other. When valentine became a saint. The tradition of his family spread all over the world. Thats how valentine's day originatred.
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Nobody "cancelled" it - The Roman Catholic Church just didn't include it on their official calendar of feastdays that year.  And not because of consumerism, but because of confusion concerning its historical origins.\n\nhttp://www.americancatholic.org/Features/ValentinesDay/
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Hell\n\nThe devil temps terrorist with 72 virgins, but when they get there, the terroists has to deal with 72 yapping women who want him to buy them each 72 pairs of designer shoes, give each of the 72 virgins 72 kids each, and then the terrorist has to deal with each of the 72 virgins partents!!!  He's been sucker jumped into a living hell ... so much to do, no time to enjoy love, just more and more bickering of women!!!\n\nI bet it's even worse because those terroists seem to be the biggest biggits when it comes to respecing female dignaty ... so this probably amplifies their hellish experience! Ha-Ha
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Suicide or mass murdering spree.
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It is believed to date back to when the Romans decided single men made better soldiers and forbade young men to marry.  Valentine arranged secret weddings and was thrown in jail to be executed.  While there he supposedly fell in love with a woman and wrote her a letter signed from your Valentine.  Yes it can be depressing for any of us single LOL
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On April 19th, 1993, Bill Clinton and Janet Reno's illegal siege of the Branch Davidian compound was brought to a fiery end. Seventy-six people died that day including men, women and children.\n\nEvery last Branch Davidian brought up on Federal murder charges in the deaths of the Federal agents in the initial raid were acquitted.
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Saint Valentine's Day falls on February 14. It is the traditional day on which lovers let each other know about their love by sending Valentine's cards, which are often anonymous. The holiday is named after two men named Valentine, both Christain martyrs. The day became associated with romantic love in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished.\n\nFebruary 14 was traditionally dedicated to two ancient martyrs named Valentine. They are listed in early martyrologies under the date of February 14, which suggests that this is date of their deaths. There is a third St. Valentine from Africa who was also martyred on February 14, but he didn't get a saint's day. There is very little information about any these Valentines that can be considered historically accurate. The Valentines honored on February 14 are:\n\nValentine of Rome - a priest in Rome who suffered martyrdom about AD 269 and is buried on the Via Flaminia. His relics are at the Church of Saint Praxed in Rome  and at Whitefriar Street Carmelite Church in Dublin, Ireland. \nValentine of Terni - He became bishop of Interamna (modern Terni) about AD 197 and is said to have been killed during the persecution of Emperor Aurelian. He is also buried on the Via Flaminia, but in a different location than Valentine of Rome. His relics are at the beautiful Basilica of Saint Valentine in Terni (Basilica di San Valentino). \nSome sources say the Valentine linked to romance is Valentine of Rome, others say Valentine of Terni. The Bollandists have concluded that the two were originally the same person.
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Well besides a lot of the people who post questions and answers here, I would have to say it was that Russian guy who was into cannibalism.  He killed like 60 people I think.  What a nut job.
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My ex used to drive truck over the road. I used to hate Valentines day! So I started to make it my "everything I want to do day"!! I'd start by taking a long, hot shower - enough to use ALL the hot water!! Nobody to complain there isn't any hot water left right? Then, I'd paint my fingernails & toenails. Eat all the things I like to eat (BIGGEST box of truffles from Gertrude Hawk). Do some shopping on QVC, yes I want that, that, and that! LOL! Then later on I'd get my big box of truffles, and watch all my rented DVD's, ONLY chick flicks that always make me bawl like a baby! Like...Beaches, Gorillas in The Mist, Fried Green Tomatoes, Million Dollar Baby, ya know, all the tear jerkers your man does not want to watch when he's home! Well, if he's not gonna be there, that means YOU OWN THE REMOTE CONTROL! Have a great Valentine's Day!  :)
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The summer Olympic games, during which Arab terrorists belonging to the PLO faction called Black September snuck into the athletes village, captured nine Israeli hostages and after their demands for the freedom of 200 Arab prisoners and safe passage out of Germany were not met, they accepted a deal to take helicopters to the airport at a NATO airbase, where they and the hostages would be flown to Cairo.\n\nAfter the helicopters landed at the air base around 10:30 p.m., German sharpshooters attempted to kill the terrorists and a bloody firefight ensued. At 11, the media was mistakenly informed that the hostages had been saved and the news was announced to a relieved Israeli public. Almost an hour later, however, new fighting broke out and one of the helicopters holding the Israelis was blown up by a terrorist grenade. The remaining hostages in the second helicopter were shot to death by one of the surviving terrorists.\n\nAt 3 a.m., a drawn and teary-eyed Jim McKay, who had been reporting the drama throughout the day as part of ABC's Olympic coverage, announced: "They're all gone."\n\nFive of the terrorists were killed along with one policeman, and three were captured. A little over a month later, on Oct. 29, a Lufthansa jet was hijacked by terrorists demanding that the Munich killers be released.\n\nThe Germans capitulated and the terrorists were let go, but an Israeli assassination squad was assigned to track them down along with those responsible for planning the massacre. According to George Jonas in Vengeance: The True Story of an Israeli Counter-Terrorist Team, eight of the 11 men targeted for death were killed. Of the remaining three, one died of natural causes and the other two were assassinated, but it is not known for sure if they were killed by Israeli agents.
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Cause it had became a marketing tool of the retail business.  Valentines day won't suck if you could express your love to those you should love.  Not limited to lovers!  Could be your parents, friends, and the poor.  Expensive presents is just a show off of wealth rather than show off of love :)
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No it was not. It may have been for private schools, but not for most. The reason is below:\n\nThanksgiving(lets say) is a national holiday for America. Therefore, all schoold had a small vacation. Although most people consider valentines day a holiday, It is not. It is a made up day given to people to show how much you love them.\n\n\nIn conclusion, most schools did not have off for valentines day.
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Check out www.wikipedia.org.  Search for Valentines Day.  It give you a big long history and details from how it is celebrated around the world.  I would put it here, but it is much too long.