valentine's day challenge!

ok...i’m trying to go out dancing..i am. i just can’t seem to get off my ass....

anyway i wanted to do a valentines post. i know it’s not ‘till wednesday ...but it’s been on my mind i guess. third dry valentines in a row for me.

ok...so this is for all you guys (and gals too i guess) that think valentines is bullshit hallmark holiday.

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Saint Valentine of Rome - I
According to one very popular legend, Valentine was a priest in Rome who lived during the reign of Emperor Clouds II. Under his regime, Clouds is said to have engaged Rome into several bloody battles. To strengthen his army, the Emperor continuously needed to recruit soldiers. However, Clouds found that not many soldiers were keen to join the army because of attachment with their wives and families. In order to sever the bond of attachment, Clouds cancelled all marriages and engagements in Rome. Valentine - a romantic at heart priest, defied this callous decree of Claudius by secretly arranging marriages of young men and women. When Valentine's defiance was discovered by the Emperor, he was brutally beaten up and put to death on February 14, about 270 AD.

For his martyrdom and dedication for the cause Valentine was name a Saint after his death. By Middle Ages, Saint Valentine became popular as the patron saint of love and lovers in England and France to the extent that Pope Gelasius declared February 14 as Valentine's Day on 498 AD and put an end to pagan celebrations. Thus, Saint Valentine's martyrdom day became an occasion to celebrate love.
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i don’t know if the legend is true..there are a few of them on the net...but this one i have heard before....and it’s WAY before hallmark. besides if that’s your excuse...then make a card or just write a simple note to show you care.

this is my challenge ....write a card, letter, note, email or text to someone you care about on valentines day...saying so. if you don’t have a gf/bf...send one to a friend you care about....

this is my contribution to romance.....just cause i ain’t getting any..doesn’t mean i don’t want others to. who knows maybe it will make someone happy!

:)