[Official] V-Day Thread - Page 2

Everay · 2004-02-09, 08:45 PM

Valentine's Day started in the time of the Roman Empire. In ancient Rome, February 14th was a holiday to honor Juno. Juno was the Queen of the Roman Gods and Goddesses. The Romans also knew her as the Goddess of women and marriage. The following day, February 15th, began the Feast of Lupercalia.

The lives of young boys and girls were strictly separate. However, one of the customs of the young people was name drawing. On the eve of the festival of Lupercalia the names of Roman girls were written on slips of paper and placed into jars. Each young man would draw a girl's name from the jar and would then be partners for the duration of the festival with the girl whom he chose. Sometimes the pairing of the children lasted an entire year, and often, they would fall in love and would later marry.

Under the rule of Emperor Claudius II Rome was involved in many bloody and unpopular campaigns. Claudius the Cruel was having a difficult time getting soldiers to join his military leagues. He believed that the reason was that roman men did not want to leave their loves or families. As a result, Claudius cancelled all marriages and engagements in Rome. The good Saint Valentine was a priest at Rome in the days of Claudius II. He and Saint Marius aided the Christian martyrs and secretly married couples, and for this kind deed Saint Valentine was apprehended and dragged before the Prefect of Rome, who condemned him to be beaten to death with clubs and to have his head cut off. He suffered martyrdom on the 14th day of February, about the year 270. At that time it was the custom in Rome, a very ancient custom, indeed, to celebrate in the month of February the Lupercalia, feasts in honor of a heathen god. On these occasions, amidst a variety of pagan ceremonies, the names of young women were placed in a box, from which they were drawn by the men as chance directed.

The pastors of the early Christian Church in Rome endeavored to do away with the pagan element in these feasts by substituting the names of saints for those of maidens. And as the Lupercalia began about the middle of February, the pastors appear to have chosen Saint Valentine's Day for the celebration of this new feast. So it seems that the custom of young men choosing maidens for valentines, or saints as patrons for the coming year, arose in this way.

its interesting how all, or rather, just about all christian holidays traditions started from pagen rituals. and since that is so, i care not about this day.

OneManArmy · 2004-02-09, 08:49 PM

well the only pussy I plan to spend that day with is my cat. granted I probally could probally find someone but fuck that, you hook up with them after the 14th not before. that way you dont owe shit.

ZeusCali · 2004-02-09, 08:54 PM

i wasn't spaming! wtf! the thread made me depressed stop trying to ban me squeeky you have no valid reason and if so post it/pm it!

Sputty · 2004-02-09, 08:55 PM

I'm going out with Hamma's mom

Onizuka · 2004-02-09, 08:57 PM

No gf. Spending the night playing RoN.

Neon Apocalypse · 2004-02-09, 09:19 PM

lets see, i got no gf, plus i have a basketball game valentine's saturday night

so that would kinda fuck things up if i did have a gf

ZeusCali · 2004-02-09, 09:34 PM

* thinks of suicide* dam you squeeky and your evil thread! ban me if you want to but your evil little thread .... dam it now i feel like an idiot i cant even insult you properly!!!!!

martyr · 2004-02-09, 10:00 PM

i hate valentines' day as another commercialist icon; i've got other things i'm busy loving.

Squeeky · 2004-02-09, 10:05 PM

I <3 Angela too

AztecWarrior · 2004-02-09, 10:11 PM

Originally Posted by Onizuka

No gf. Spending the night playing RoN.

I'm going to "Aquire" it tomorrow. Never played it. Wanna beat up a noob?

Onizuka · 2004-02-09, 10:13 PM

I JUST got it. I

RTS's but that doesnt mean Im good at them

pm me if ya wanna play

VivaLaNuBc4k3 · 2004-02-09, 10:42 PM

Grrrr I now have a hatred towards this month. I am now in the single party, as of 6 hours and 40 mins ago. Which was 3:00 PM CST.

Pic:

Derfud · 2004-02-09, 11:15 PM

I believe this was previously stated by Zodiac, but:

Keep posting pics of your girlfriends

VivaLaNuBc4k3 · 2004-02-09, 11:25 PM

haha i have a couple more but i dunno. i dont think she would like me doing that. but should I?

Angel_of_Death · 2004-02-09, 11:28 PM

Good thread Squeek.

Don't have a g/f as of this moment, but one of the girls that I've, um, had fun with, is going to go some places with me. Not sure where we going to spend the entire day, but I have a few places. First, her friend's having alot of people from my school over, so we'll chill there for a bit. Then I'm not sure, probably see a movie, then...?

I don't like planning ahead.