What's with Valentine's Day?

Ano nga ba ang meron tungkol sa February 14? Ito yung may mark sa kalendaryo natin na heart, o kaya isang kerubin, o isang kupidong may pakpak, o kaya trollface na may pakpak, O kaya si forever alone na may hawak na greeting card. In short, February 14 is Saint Valentine's Day or simply Valentine's Day. This is the day when people show their love to their love ones, the day when they go out for a special date, the day where trollface couples are everywhere so as the forever alone faces. Pero ano nga ba ang meron talaga sa Valentine's Day bukod sa magastos ang araw na ito?

From WikiPedia:

In the 1969 revision of the Roman Catholic Calendar of Saints, the feast day of Saint Valentine on February 14 was removed from the General Roman Calendar and relegated to particular (local or even national) calendars for the following reason: "Though the memorial of Saint Valentine is ancient, it is left to particular calendars, since, apart from his name, nothing is known of Saint Valentine except that he was buried on the Via Flaminia on February 14."

Nagbasa lang ako ng kaunti kasi nagtataka ako kung bakit ba sine-celebrate ang Valentine's day.. So... Tingin ko ako lang ang nagtaka. At nalaman ko na tinanggal na 'yan sa kalendaryo natin officially dahil wala naman 'yan kinalaman sa ... what is that word? Love? Heart's Day? ... and anything related to it. Except isa siyang paring martir.

In other words, Valentine's Day is all about money, forcing you to buy expensive gifts, fragrant flowers, greeting cards, to express your what so called love. At kung totoo nga ang valentine's day na dapat sine-celebrate tulad ng pasko, edi dapat walang pasok kapag Valentine's day. Kaso meron. May pasok. Not regarded as like the Independence Day, Christmas Day, People Power, not but just a regular day except na maraming negosyanteng kumikita sa araw na iyon. At isa pa, hindi mo kailangan ng isang espesyal na araw para ipakita mo ang iyong pagmamahal dahil maaari mo naman ipakita ang pagmamahal sa kahit anong araw ng taon, anumang oras, anumang sandali, anumang mangyari.

Another bad thing about this day is nadaragdagan lalo ang population pagdating ng November dahil they show most of their love during the love month. Pero OK naman para sa mga negosyante dahil marami silang kita. Nagkakaroon sila ng pagkakataon na magtaas ng presyo, nang sa ganoon ay mas malaki ang kita during Feb. Mas maraming tao sa mga restaurant, sa mall, sa luneta at iba pang pasyalan, sa mga hotel, motel, at ang bilang ng mga nahoholdap ay mas marami din dahil hatinggabi na umuwi ang mga kabataan.

Samakatuwid, huwag maghabol sa Valentine's Day. Kung hindi ka sinagot before valentine's, ayos lang 'yan, marami pang araw. Huwag rin magsuot ng Forever Alone face dahil nariyan naman si shadow (your friend till the end) na sasamahan ka kahit anong mangyari. Iyon lang po, just can't help to be curious about this "Love Month".

There is no proportional relationship between your gift and the love you give.

Links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine's_Day