2007-02-08 08:02:24 · 4 answers · asked by ravin 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Earth Day
February 14, Valentine's Day has evolved into another money grubbing holiday!
It should be about celebrating love with your significant other in the middle of winter to dissipate the winter 'blahs'.
Instead, it has become another 'holiday' to put pressure on men (& some women) to remember the day and buy or do something fabulous otherwise they are guilted into believing they don't care.
Consumerism once again has taken the wind out of the sails of the spirit of a day...just like Christmas, Easter and soon to be Halloween.
Can you tell I'm a little bitter? lol!
It just take the specialness or preciousness out of any holiday when we are bombarded with advirtisements telling us we need to buy this, that and the other thing or we aren't good people.
This is how I chose to answer your question...my interpretation.
Thanks for the opportunity to vent a bit.
Hope your v'day will be a good one!
2007-02-11 02:24:15 · answer #1 · answered by Gigi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Valentines day is always in February, this one is no different. Some holidays change dates each year (Easter, Thanksgiving) some are always on the same day no matter what day of the week it falls on
(Valentines Feb 14, Christmas Dec. 25, St. Patricks Mar 17)
2007-02-10 09:31:06 · answer #2 · answered by Sweet n Sour 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Saint Valentine was killed on Feb 14th as a prisoner of the Roman Empire. He supposedly wrote a love letter to his jailer's daughter claiming his love before he was killed.
That's why. I've done my research years ago so I don't have any websites. Sorry.
2007-02-08 08:07:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentines_day
2007-02-09 11:17:21 · answer #4 · answered by Ash888 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋