Valentine's Day. Why did the card companies make up a holiday such as this? To sell stuff. I will guarantee you that it doesn't take a special day in the year for me to tell My Darling Wife that I love her. I love her every day, day in and day out without reservation. It is insulting to me to set aside a special day to "proclaim my love" for her. This made up holiday makes me madder and madder every year. What really makes me mad is those people who think it is the be all end all of romantic days. If it takes Valentine's day for you to be romantic or do something special for your loved one, you had better re-evaluate your relationship. It's in trouble.
P.S. I am moderating comments to this entry because last time I expressed sentiments like this the public insulted My Darling Wife for marrying a creep such as me. Call me a creep all you want, but don't attack My Darling Wife.
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I personally hate Sweetest Day, it's not even on my calendars so I always forget it and then she buys me my favorite candy, and I feel like a creep.
Anyway, stop being so grumpy and say you're sorry, beg for total forgiveness, light a candle, and grovel a little/maybe alot, women love that I'm told.
Mike D.
PS; I remembered the V Day card this year!
I will not say I am sorry for thinking this is a stupid excuse for a holiday.
I asked: "Why?" She said: "Valentine's Day." I said: "You mean, Valentine's Day is another feast day? Since when?" She said: "It's mostly guys, coming in to do something nice for their ladies." I said: "What about the rest of the year?"
Earlier this afternoon I took some home made lunch to a friend of mine at her place of work. "It's too bad you have to work today," I joked, "or we could go on a shopping spree at Hallmark. I could get you a card and a bag of tiny candy hearts that read: Be Mine." She laughed and said: "I'm already yours."
Monday is "Presidents Day." I'd better order a side of beef tomorrow, I guess, in order to beat the rush!
Is it commercialized? Certainly. Those big screen TVs that were on sale for Super Bowl Sunday were advertised for your sweetheart the following week. Now they're on sale for President's Day (which used to be two Federal Holidays). Personally, I miss George Washington's birthday - it's the day after mine, and I appreciated not having to go to school on it. Getting back to the big screen TV, it will be advertised for March madness soon. In November we'll be told to buy it for our favorite veteran, then for our visiting family to watch the Macy's Parade.
As far back as the 1840s people exchanged valentines. A UK tradition that crossed the Atlantic. Did the "card companies" jump on the bandwagon? Of course. Why shouldn't they? Capitalism is the American way. Not everyone is an eloquent speaker or writer. Sometimes we can all use a boost. If buying a card helps a person express themself, they should go for it. I bought a couple of Valentine cards under two bucks at Target. Funny ones. Sometimes a amusing photo evokes a feeling as much as those eloquent words.
Love is wonderful. There's nothing better. Romantic love - WOW! So, do we need to have a day to commemorate romance? Probably not, but it's already there - and it's been there for centuries. Might as well take advantage of it if you'd like. No one's twisting your arm! But because you don't care to celebrate doesn't mean it requires ridicule.
After surviving twelve years of Catholic School and loving my Greek Orthodox father - I'm well versed at guilt & knowing my saints. Greeks celebrate namedays as well (and often better than their birthdays}. It's just a tradition. Very different & mostly unknown. Made up holiday? Sure - and fun!
In the beginning of the Greek Orthodox religion, these celebrations were mainly observed as saint's days, but later became individual 'namedays'. Nowadays namedays are considered much more important (and easier to remember) than a person's actual birthday. In most cases, it is a tradition in Greece, that when a person has a nameday, he or she gives an 'open-house' party where refreshments are offered to friends and acquaintances alike.
During a nameday, it's usual to call your friends to wish them 'chronia polla', or 'be blessed with many years' and also 'na ziseis' or ' live long'. When visiting your 'nameday' friend, take along a gift (usually a box of sweets, flowers or a plant). There's probably a Hallmark card, too!