| âSaint Valentinesâ day is at our doors. Letâs close them!â Why??? | Stranezze di San Valentino, | blog | no | 108 | on | {"titolo":"Saint Valentineâs day","testo":" Saint Valentine’s day \r\n\r\n As usual…. to see better “click” on the photos! \r\n\r\n I received a message on Facebook this morning: \r\n“Saint Valentines’ day is at our doors. Let’s close them!” \r\n\r\n PHOTO883 PHOTO884 \r\n\r\n Why??? Saint Valentine’s day is a feast that has existed since 496, when Pope Gelasius I decided to replace the pagan feast of fertility (the Lupercalia dedicated to Luperco god). I love traditions and everybody can decide how to celebrate this day. Nobody has to buy roses, jewels or go to the restaurant. You can decide to stay with your partner or to go out with friends. \r\nOn 14th February the Christian martyr Saint Valentine was beheaded for being married secretly. This is love! \r\nThe first letter for Saint Valentine was sent by Carlo, duke of Orleans, to his wife in 1415. \r\n\r\n PHOTO885 PHOTO886 \r\n\r\n Verona, the town where the Shakespeare’s tragedy of Romeo and Juliet takes place, gets about 1000 letters addressed to Juliet every year for this special day . \r\nThe greatest gift made for love is the Taj Mahal in India. It was built by the Emperor Shanjahan as memorial for his wife who died because of a difficult childbirth. \r\nEverybody knows love is a vital force. Everybody lives this feeling in a different way, with or without Saint Valentine’s day. I enjoy love in all its ways and I like Saint Valentine’s day. This not because I want to receive a gift from my husband, but just because I like spending this day with him. We celebrate it every year, not always by ourselves, not always in an important way, not always with a present, but we celebrate it! \r\nI wish everybody a nice Saint Valentine’s day and that your love can be celebrated with little but important attentions every day! \r\n\r\n \r\n ","abstract":"âSaint Valentinesâ day is at our doors. Letâs close them!â Why??? "} | 48 | 883 | 40 | 2014-02-13 | - | 2015-12-17 17:23:33 | Saint Valentineâs day | Saint Valentine’s day
As usual…. to see better “click” on the photos!
I received a message on Facebook this morning: “Saint Valentines’ day is at our doors. Let’s close them!”
Why??? Saint Valentine’s day is a feast that has existed since 496, when Pope Gelasius I decided to replace the pagan feast of fertility (the Lupercalia dedicated to Luperco god). I love traditions and everybody can decide how to celebrate this day. Nobody has to buy roses, jewels or go to the restaurant. You can decide to stay with your partner or to go out with friends. On 14th February the Christian martyr Saint Valentine was beheaded for being married secretly. This is love! The first letter for Saint Valentine was sent by Carlo, duke of Orleans, to his wife in 1415.
Verona, the town where the Shakespeare’s tragedy of Romeo and Juliet takes place, gets about 1000 letters addressed to Juliet every year for this special day . The greatest gift made for love is the Taj Mahal in India. It was built by the Emperor Shanjahan as memorial for his wife who died because of a difficult childbirth. Everybody knows love is a vital force. Everybody lives this feeling in a different way, with or without Saint Valentine’s day. I enjoy love in all its ways and I like Saint Valentine’s day. This not because I want to receive a gift from my husband, but just because I like spending this day with him. We celebrate it every year, not always by ourselves, not always in an important way, not always with a present, but we celebrate it! I wish everybody a nice Saint Valentine’s day and that your love can be celebrated with little but important attentions every day!
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