Trivia From Valentines Day
Valentine Trivia
The lovers’ celebration on February 14th, known as romantic Valentine’s Day is second only to Christmas, in card sending. There are nearly one billion valentine cards are sent every year, globally. Men, on average, spend more than double the amount as women do on Saint Valentine’s Day. Dining out, cards, chocolates, jewelry and flowers are the central thrust of Valentine Day gifts.
What is this saying about men? Are they more romantic, or is the valentine card a sign of a guilt trip, of something in the past, or some future transgression in the future?
Singaporeans, Chinese and South Koreans spend more money on , than any other nation. In India there are violent clashes between shopkeepers dealing with Valentine items and Shiv Sena die-hards, especially in city of Mumbai . Any who violate the ruling not to join in the celebrations for Valentine’s Day, are harshly beaten by baton-wielding brigands of Shiv Sens, a far right wing political party, who watch over public areas , particularly parks. They round up young people holding hands, or anyone else suspected of being lovers. However, it is quite socially acceptable, to see young Indian men holding hands in public .
In Saudi Arabia a black market of roses and wrapping paper has flourished , due to the religious police claiming Valentine’s Day as un-Islamic.
Traditionally , Valentine is portrayed as a priest who refused to accept a law credited to the Roman Emperor, Claudius II, which allegedly ordered that all the young men remain single. The Emperor needed to improve to his army and believed that married men did not make the best soldiers. Valentine, however, secretly continued to perform marriage ceremonies for the young men. When the emperor found out, he ordered Valentine’s arrest and had him thrown in prison. On the evening before Valentine was to be executed, he wrote the first valentine message, to a young lady identified as his beloved. Legend says it was the jailer's daughter whom he had befriended and healed. The Valentine note simply said, "From your beloved Valentine”.
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