Do you hate or love Valentine day? And Why?
146617
I've had mixed feelings about it.  I used to hate it with a passion because it really is a corporate holiday and at the same time I always hated it because I never had somebody in my life to celebrate it with, as corny as that sounds.  This year for the first time ever I had someone.  We didnt go all out with these extravagant presents or expensive dinner.  We just spent time together and that was enough.
47573
Well, you just have to find someone who shares the same V-day opinion that you do.  My husband and I love V-day b/c it's our anniversary.  We share that as our day.  Not as a commercialized holiday.
159932
We don't HAVE to celebrate Valentine's Day. There is NO law that says you Have to but it is a day inwhich one can express their feelings towards their loved ones. Too bad, we don't express these feelings each and every day, isn't it?
75246
well since i'm single probably cry my eyes out.  just kidding, i hope i don't do that.\n\ni hoping for the best and have faith that the man i like will take me out.  send me your bestest thoughts that this happens to me and i will send you my bestest thoughts that you get everything you want this valentines.
93549
of course it's okay to celebrate the valentine's day. I am a muslim and I have already made plans with my boyfriend!
74169
for people that are single...it would be a nightmare..:P....but then again on valentine day u could get a Valentine card so you could find someone for you....\n\nfor the people hwo have bf or gf...it would be sooper cool..because they would be forever in love...awwww...so cute ..but it might turn..to ...boring(maybe):P\n\nfor chocolate producers..it would be hevan on earth...
117123
Valentine's Day occurs annually on Februay 14. Modern day customs include sending greeting cards known as valentines to loved ones. School rooms are often decorated with lace and paper hearts. Gifts of candy and flowers are also common at this time.\n\nThe origins of Valentine's Day are uncertain. Many experts believe that it originated with Lupercalia, a Roman celebration honoring the wolves Romulus and Remus. During this festival, young men struck women with a goatskin hide called a februa. Receiving the blows was thought to make women more fertile and to ease childbirth. At Lupercalia, the names of all the young women in the city were placed in a box. Young men drew a name from the box and the couple would be paired until the next Lupercalia. Lupercalia was replaced with Valentine's Day by Christians.\n\nOthers trace Valentine's Day back to the rule of the Roman emperor Claudius II. In the 200's C. E., Claudius become frustrated when he had trouble recruiting soldiers into his army. Believing that the young men did not want to leave their wives and children, Claudius banned all marriages of single young men. However, a priest named Valentine disobeyed Claudius and performed secret marriages. Claudius found out about the marriages and sentenced Valentine to prison until his death on February 14, 270 C. E.\n\nMany historians believe the custom of sending poetic verse on this day originated with the capture of Charles, Duke of Orleans, during the Battle of Agincourt. From his prison cell in the Tower of London, Charles sent his wife a rhyming love letter.\n\nValentine cards became popular in Great Britain in the nineteenth century. Noted artist Kate Greenaway created cards which featured joyful children and beautiful gardens. Esther Howland was one of the first Valentine card manufacturers in the United States. Inspired by a British card, she began production in 1847. Her cards featured lace and paper flowers and leaves. Other card manufacturers emphasized Cupid, the pudgy, winged son of Venus, the goddess of love. In Roman lore, Cupid is known as Eros, the son of Aphrodite.
139969
There are a few reasons.  Most often, it is due to the fact that they don't have what they wish they had on Valentine's Day.  It is possible that not enough of thier friends or family may be sending them "love" on Valentine's Day. Or they are sad because they think that Valentine's Day is about sharing the day with a significant other (boyfriend, girlfriend, fiance, husband, wife...), and they either don't have one or don't have one who shows enough appreciation on this day.\n\nOn the other hand, some people don't like Valentine's Day because it is another conspiracy made my candy and flower companies to take our money.  They may believe that love should be shown all the time, rather than held to one specific day.  And, the love that is shown when it isn't expected may seem even more special to them than if people are showing it because they are supposed to and they are reminded to.
97501
Every February, across the country, candy, flowers, and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. But who is this mysterious saint and why do we celebrate this holiday? The history of Valentine's Day -- and its patron saint -- is shrouded in mystery. But we do know that February has long been a month of romance. St. Valentine's Day, as we know it today, contains vestiges of both Christian and ancient Roman tradition. So, who was Saint Valentine and how did he become associated with this ancient rite? Today, the Catholic Church recognizes at least three different saints named Valentine or Valentinus, all of whom were martyred.\n\nOne legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, he outlawed marriage for young men -- his crop of potential soldiers. Valentine, realizing the injustice of the decree, defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. When Valentine's actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he be put to death.
99161
Please tell me what this has to do with Valentine's Day. You posted the question under that topic, and I don't see the relationship between a holiday and the end of the world.
52715
Its a day when u show ur significant other how much u love and appreciate them although u should be showing them everday but for the people who dont...why not take one day out of the year to just appreciate and love ur mate.
109931
well..here it is..\n\nEveryone thinks they know the origin of Valentine's Day. According to the most commonly accepted story, Emperor Claudius of Rome issued a decree forbidding marriage in the year 271. Roman generals had found that married men did not make very good soldiers, because they wanted to return as quickly as possible to their wives and children-and they didn't want to leave them to fight the emperor's battles in the first place. So Claudius issued his edict that there should be no more marriages, and all single men should report for duty.\n \nA priest named Valentine deemed such a decree an abomination, and he secretly continued to marry young lovers. When Claudius learned of this extreme act of disobedience to his imperial command, he ordered the priest dragged off to prison and had him executed on February 14.\n \nFather Valentine, the friend of sweethearts, became a martyr to love and the sanctity of marriage, and when the Church gained power in the Roman Empire, the Holy See was quick to make him a saint.\n \nThe early Church fathers were well aware of the popularity of a vast number of heathen gods and goddesses, as well as the dates of observation of pagan festivals, so they set about replacing as many of the entities and the holidays as possible with ecclesiastical saints and feast days. Mid-February had an ancient history of being devoted to acts of love of a far more passionate and lusty nature than the Church wished to bless, and the bishops moved as speedily as possible to claim the days of February 14 through 17 as belonging to Saint Valentine, the courageous martyr to the ties that bound couples in Christian love.
98740
St. Valentine's Day falls on February 14, and is the traditional day on which lovers in certain cultures let each other know about their love, commonly by sending Valentine's cards, which are often anonymous. The history of Valentine's day can be traced back to a Catholic Church feast day, in honor of Saint Valentine. The day's associations with romantic love arrived after the High Middle Ages, during which the concept of romantic love was formulated.\n\nThe day is now most closely associated with the mutual exchange of love notes in the form of "valentines." Modern Valentine symbols include the heart-shaped outline and the figure of the winged Cupid. Since the 19th century, the practice of hand writing notes has largely given way to the exchange of mass-produced greeting cards. The Greeting Card Association estimates that, world-wide, approximately one billion valentine cards are sent each year, making the day the second largest card-sending holiday of the year behind Christmas. The association also estimates that women purchase approximately 85 percent of all valentines.
82677
People make to much of Valentine's Day. It's just another day of the week. There shouldn't be a certain day to make someone buy the person they love something. It just makes them feel guilty so they do. If you truely love someone you shouldn't have to have a certain day to show it, just SHOW IT!! My husband & I will do the same thing we do eveyday , wake up, thank the Lord for those you love & all you have!
96147
for heaven's sake...!!! valentine's day nowadays it's celebrated by couples...but it's not adressed only to them... u can celebrate this day with your best friend it'll be great also..so enjoy it ...
152368
We are actually having Valentine's week! (actually everyday with my hubby is Valentine's Day) We thought we would spread it out, howver. We aren't having a lovely dinner until Friday night for example. I am going to do something special for my hubby every day. He does so much for me all of the time. If it is nice, we would love to play golf this next weekend...but who knows about the weather. In any case, we will have a great week together!
116557
Actually the valentines day is an idea for commercial businesses related with gifts, greeting cards(both online and offline), chocolates, flowers etc. and most of the other special days like fathers day, mothers day, teachers day etc. are same.\nThough I arrange something special for me & my fiance in this day. have u ever listen the word "extra care". It's a day [14 feb] to take an extra care for your beloved one... nothing so special.\nThanks.