More About Valentine’s Day

You often do not know what it was Valentine's Day celebration is? Today many people who do not know the history of the creation of valentine. Therefore, know the history of Valentine's Day if you want to celebrate Valentine. According to very reliable sources, Valentine started from a celebration of Lupercalia which was none other than ceremony purification in the Ancient Rome (13-18 February).

The first two days, dedicated to the goddess of love (queen of feverish love) Februata Juno. On this day, the boys draw a name? Name the girl in the box. Then each boy took the name at random and girl whose name came out to be a partner for a year to of fun and entertainment object. On February 15, they asked Lupercalia god of protection from interference wolves. During this ceremony, prod young people with the skin of animals and women scramble to because the assumption that crack will make them more fertile.

When the Christian religion in the Roman Catholic, they adopted this ceremony and color it with shades of Christianity, among others, changing the names the girl with the names of the Pope or the priest. Among its supporters are Konstantine Emperor and Pope Gregory I (see: The Encyclopedia Britannica, subtitles: Christianity). And in 496 AD Pope Gelasius I Ancient Rome made this ceremony a day Celebration Church the name of Saint Valentine's Day to honor the accidental St.Valentine died on February 14 (see: The World Book Encyclopedia 1998).

The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. St. subtitles XV. Valentine wrote a 3 name of Valentine who died on February 14, one of them described as the dead in Roman times. However, no never any explanation anyone St. Valentine referred to, also with story that was not previously known to the tip-base for each source tells a different story.

But according to the version of the First, Emperor Claudius II, ordered the arrest and imprisoned St. Valentine. He was a Bishop (Pastor) in Terni, a place about 60 miles from Rome. When she pursued because affect some Roman families and put them into the Christianity. Then he was beheaded in Rome around the year 273 AD.

Before his head severed, Bishop (pastor) was sent a letter to the the daughter of the prison guards to pray I hope to see and get the love of God and love people. ‘From Your Valentine’ Valentine writes at the end of his letter. Letter dated February 14 270 M. so the date is set as a Valentines Day or Valentines Day.

Second version, reported that the Emperor Claudius II thought the army The young bachelor stronger and stronger in battle than to people who get married. The emperor then banned the youth to marry, but St.Valentine break and secretly marry young men so she brought was arrested and hanged on February 14, 269 M (see: The World Book Encyclopedia, 1998).

THIRD version, this festival is connected with the St. Valentine, a Priest who lived in Rome in 200 AD, under the authority of Emperor Claudius II. St. Valentine was once arrested by the people Rome and thrown into prison, for allegedly helping one parties to hostile and against the Emperor. St. Valentine was successful arrested at the end of the year 270 AD. Then Romans cut off his head on the Palatine Hill (Palatine Hill) near the altar of Juno.

The habit of sending Valentine's cards are often carried out in during the celebration of love these days, actually there is no connection directly with St. Valentine. In 1415 AD when the Duke of Orleans imprisoned in the Tower of London, in celebration of the church recalled St.Valentine February 14, he sent a poem to his wife in France. Then Geoffrey Chaucer, English poet to link with the seasons mating birds in the poem (see: The Encyclopedia Britannica, Vol.12 page.242, The World Book Encyclopedia, 1998).

And what about saying "Be My Valentine? Ken Sweiger in article Should Christians Observe It Biblical?? said Valentine said comes from the Latin meaning:? the Mighty, the All-Strong and Almighty. The word is addressed to Nimrod and Lupercus, god Romans. So whether consciously or not, or write Ken Sweiger-if we asking people to be, to be my Valentine, that means timing God (as asked to be The Almighty) and turn cultural worship of idols. The symbol of Cupid (meaning: the desire), the baby with the winged arrow is the son of Nimrod the hunter Sun-god. Called the god of Love, because he was handsome, so hunted women even he committed adultery with her own mother!

In Indonesia, the celebration of valentine's day began to be entrenched in the our society, especially among young people, around the end of the year The 1980s coincided with the emergence of private televisions that peeling and showing a lot of news or a movie-themed films celebrations. Since then, the celebration of valentine's day loved by the younger generation, as a result of the penetration of foreign cultures entered through the news media both print and electronic.

The festival is also known by them as a celebration of love, which they say is the most appropriate moment for mengungkapakan feelings of joy and affection to those close to our heart. The festival is usually held in cafes, hotels or places romantic, in which each partner gives gifts the form of chocolate cake or flowers that read 'I wish you will be my valentine 'to the others.

Even more surprising, there are several events are often held various locations in the Metropolitan secret, lately, the party the celebration of valentine's day was celebrated with deeds that immoral, and far from the theme itself. Many of us get on television news and newspapers, a group of young people spent the evening festivities with a party of sex and drugs.

And to express love and spreading love, directly and there are indirect in nature and attitude of every human being is good every day. And it is more useful. Well now, what about you, would you continued to party every year?