Valentine’s Day
According to WIKIPEDIA
Saint Valentine’s Day, commonly
shortened to Valentine’s Day, is a holiday observed on February 14 honoring one
or more early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine. It was first established
by Pope Gelasius I in 496 AD, and was later deleted from the General Roman
Calendar of saints in 1969 by Pope Paul VI.
The day first became associated
with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chauser in the High Middle Ages,
when the tradition of courtly love flourished. By the 15th century,
it evolved into an occasion in which lovers expressed their love for each other
by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greeting cards.
Modern Valentine’s Day symbols
include the heart-shaped outline, doves, and the figure of the winged Cupid.
Since the 19th century, handwritten valentines have given way to
mass produced greeting cards.
Valentine’s Day
according to MERRIAM-WEBSTER
Definition: noun
February 14 observed in honor of
St. Valentine and as time for sending valentine.
First known use of Valentine’s
Day: 1668
Valentine’s Day
according to BRITANNICA
Valentine’s Day, also called St.
Valentine’s Day, day (February 14) when lovers express their affection with
greetings and gifts. Although there were several Christian martyrs named Valentine,
the day probably took its name from a priest who was martyred about 270AD by
the emperor Claudius II Gathicus. According to legend, the priest signed a
letter to his jailer’s daughter, whom he had befriended and with whom he had
fallen in love, “from your Valentine”. The holiday also had origins in the Roman
festival of Lupercalia held in mid-February. The festival, which celebrated the
coming of spring, included fertility rites and the pairing of women with men by
lottery. At the end of the 5th century, Pope Gelasius I replaced
Lupercalia with St. Valentine’s Day. It came to be celebrated as a day of
romance from about the 14th century.
Formal messages, or valentines, appeared
in the 1500s, and by the late 1700s commercially printed cards were being used.
The first commercial valentines in the US were printed in the mid-1800s.
Valentines commonly depicted Cupid, the Roman god of love, along with hearts, traditionally
the seat of affection. Because it was thought that their mating season began in
mid-February, birds became symbol of the day. Traditional gifts include candy
and flowers, particularly red roses, a symbol of beauty and love. The day is
popular in the US as well as in Britain, Canada, and Australia, and it also is
celebrated in other countries, including France and Mexico. It has expanded to
expression of affection among relatives and friends. Many schoolchildren
exchange valentines with one another on this day.
Valentine’s Day
according to WAVE 7A
NAME : Jam Bares
AGE : 23
SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Gay Male
STATUS : Complicated
WHAT COMES TO MIND WHEN REMINDED
OF VALENTINE’S DAY:
Exciting ‘coz you couldn’t
possibly know what will happen but somehow boring because you don’t know how
you will celebrate the day and if there will be someone to celebrate it with.
NAME : Mary Erica Liberato
AGE : 18
SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Straight Female
STATUS : Single
WHAT COMES TO MIND WHEN REMINDED
OF VALENTINE’S DAY:
Happy to see girls carrying
flowers in their arms. I just laugh because they are just everywhere. I
honestly don’t know what will happen to me this V-Day.
NAME : Yul Lozada
AGE : 25
SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Straight Male
STATUS : Single (in a relationship)
WHAT COMES TO MIND WHEN REMINDED
OF VALENTINE’S DAY:
Love and dating!
NAME : Mhai dela Cruz
AGE : 24
SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Straight Female
STATUS : Complicated
WHAT COMES TO MIND WHEN REMINDED
OF VALENTINE’S DAY:
“UMAY” about the idea of
Valentine’s day. I rather celebrate it in any other day, if there’s anybody
that is.
AGE : 35
SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Bisexual Male
STATUS : Married to the Same Sex (The Netherlands)
WHAT COMES TO MIND WHEN REMINDED
OF VALENTINE’S DAY:
Almost all restaurants are full
and if you’re able to get a table, service is definitely slow. As well as
Motels, they are all fully-booked and I can’t help but think that the linens
are all messy.
AGE : 22
SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Straight Female
STATUS : Single
WHAT COMES TO MIND WHEN REMINDED
OF VALENTINE’S DAY:
Sweet (The day), thinks of
chocolates and flowers!
NAME : Noel Baldado
AGE : 33
SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Straight Male
STATUS : Married
WHAT COMES TO MIND WHEN REMINDED
OF VALENTINE’S DAY:
Nothing (The day), it’s just a
day that people romanticize, but it is nonetheless a regular day.
AGE : 22
SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Straight Female
STATUS : Single (Looking/Searching)
WHAT COMES TO MIND WHEN REMINDED
OF VALENTINE’S DAY:
Just another day to be bitter. I
hate PDAs, flowers, chocolates, and anything that is valentine. Never had
valentine and never will.
NAME : Rosalito Mercadal Jr.
AGE : 25
SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Straight Male
STATUS : Gay Male
WHAT COMES TO MIND WHEN REMINDED
OF VALENTINE’S DAY:
A day of celebration for couples.
AGE : 24
SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Straight Female
STATUS : Single
WHAT COMES TO MIND WHEN REMINDED
OF VALENTINE’S DAY:
Same as any other day. Valentine’s
day is usually cheesy, corny. That’s it! Less talk, less mistake.
NAME : JR Barasi
AGE : 21
SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Straight Male
STATUS : Single
WHAT COMES TO MIND WHEN REMINDED
OF VALENTINE’S DAY:
When I think of Valentine’s day,
I think of heart’s day, red, and dating.
NAME : Karren Israel
AGE : 27
SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Straight Female (Undecided)
STATUS : Forever Single
WHAT COMES TO MIND WHEN REMINDED
OF VALENTINE’S DAY:
I usually think of flowers and
balloons.
NAME : Lee Aspillaga
AGE : 26
SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Bisexual Male
STATUS : In a Relationship (Single)
WHAT COMES TO MIND WHEN REMINDED
OF VALENTINE’S DAY:
Season of love. Love Love Love
Muah Muah…
NAME : Gev Villa
AGE : 21
SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Lesbian
STATUS : Double
WHAT COMES TO MIND WHEN REMINDED
OF VALENTINE’S DAY:
Mmmmmmm………………mmmmmmmmmmmmm……..
Nothing!
AGE : 19
SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Straight Male
STATUS : Single (Searching)
WHAT COMES TO MIND WHEN REMINDED
OF VALENTINE’S DAY:
I think of love. It is another day to be inspired.
NAME : Nick Wambangco
AGE : 27
SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Straight Female
STATUS : Married
WHAT COMES TO MIND WHEN REMINDED
OF VALENTINE’S DAY:
Nothing, I don’t celebrate
Valentine’s day. Valentine’s only for people who has nothing to do. I have more
important things to attend to.,
NAME : Momi Jem
AGE : Military Confidential
(Highly Classified)
SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Straight Female
STATUS : Technically Married
WHAT COMES TO MIND WHEN REMINDED
OF VALENTINE’S DAY:
I always think of love (Valentine’s
day), a holiday for hearts. Quite exciting because there is at least a day for
the hearts.
Well done guys..... You've shared so much of yourself in answering, probably the hardest set of questions to date. I am sure that young people around the world will learn a lot of things from you. You have given answers that will boggle the mind. You have poured out your heart in every word you've spoken. I am so proud of you guys. Made me wish I hadn't ask you at all.
Happy Valentine's Day to all who are already taken.
Happy Independence Day to all Singles.
Happy All Soul's Day to all broken hearted.
And Happy New Year to us all who will celebrate this day with a BING BANG.........
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