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Getbig Main Boards => General Topics => Topic started by: G.R.H. on February 14, 2006, 03:41:19 PM
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DO ANY OF YOU KNOW OR CARE ABOUT WHY WE CELEBRATE VALENTINE'S DAY? IT'S THE DAY ST VALENTINE DIED. IT'S HIS FEAST DAY. IT HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH CUTESIE TEDDY BEARS, FLOWERS, CHOCOLATE, AND ALL THAT CRAP! ST VALENTINE WAS PERSECUTED FOR HIS RELIGIOS BELIEFS AND IMPRISONED. THE PEOPLE WHO BELIEVED AND FOLLWED HIM WOULD SEND HIM MESSAGES OF ENCOURAGEMENT. WHILE HE WAS IN JAIL, HE WOULD WRITE BACK TO HIS PEOPLE, TELING THEM TO KEEP PRAYING FOR THEM, AND HE WOULD KEEP THE FAITH, ND THAT HE STILL LOVED HIS PEOPLE FOR NOT GIVING UP ON HIM. THESE MESSAGES ARE WHERE WE GET THE NAME "VALENTNES" FROM. SO, WHAT WE ARE REALLY CELEBRATING ON VALENTINE'S DAY IS A DEAD SAINT'S FEAST DAY. (BY THE WAY, SAME GOES FOR ST PATTY'S DAY TOO)! IT'S A DEAD SAINT'S FEAST DAY!
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unprovoked meltdown
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St Valentine sure brought us a hell of a cool massacre.
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aahahhahaaa, perfect
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aahahhahaaa, perfect
gotta love it
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In his day, marriages based on love or romance, were frowned upon. He always held a soft spot in his heart for lovers, and often aided romantic dalliances or turned a blind eye to them, in stark contrast to the prevailing attitude of his time, ...so his day has since been used as a day to commemorate and rekindle romance & romantic love.
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Its almost Valentines day again
lets be reminded of this meltdown
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valentines day was an inside job >:(