Wow, this is news to me. St. Valentine was a pagan??? I guess I learn
new things every day . . .

~Deborah


--- In pugetsoundchristiansingles@yahoogroups.com, walter clifford
<walt452kg@...> wrote:
>
> Why partake of any pagan holiday? just celebrate the Lord everyday
and you'll have notthing but a good time of your life. We are never
really alone are we? Think about it. sorry if I popped the bubble..
>
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> ----- Original Message ----
> From: sherrill vaughan <shenava2@...>
> To: pugetsoundchristiansingles@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 6:36:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [pugetsoundchristiansingles] Re: That Fourteenth Day in
the Month of February
>
> now that sounds like the best plan so far!!
>
>
> On 2/11/07, Paul <mrgreatheart1647@ yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi Wayne,
>
> That's an interesting take on That Fourteenth Day in the Month of
> February. I made plans for that day too. Mine are simple. Work, Work
> out, check e-mail and go to church.
>
> We have a special speaker coming in, a Pastor from Beiruit, Lebanon.
>
> Paul
>
> --- In pugetsoundchristian singles@yahoogro ups.com, "Celebok"
> <celebok@> wrote:
> >
> > Since a lot of single people have been talking about it, or will be
> talking about it over the next few days, I thought I'd take the time
> to write my own take on that infamous fourteenth day of February that
> seems to plague us every year whether we like it or not.
> >
> > First of all, what is that day? Officially, it's St. Valentine's
> Day. But do most people even know what that means? Sure, I know that
> there was a real person in history named St. Valentine and that
> there's an inspiring story about some cool thing he did, but I
> certainly don't know it off the top of my head, and I'm sure the
> majority of the people who celebrate that day haven't got a clue.
> Nevertheless, our romance-obsessed culture has somehow turned it into
> this huge craze that completely invades our lives every year and is
> impossible to get away from.
> >
> > Now, what's interesting is how the rest of us, those who don't have
> someone to celebrate that day with, respond to the craze. A lot of
> singles like to have an Anti-Valentine's Day or a Black Day--Black
> Wednesday, in the case of this year. They round up as many other
> single people of their gender as they can and get together, possibly
> wearing black, and basically have a sour-grapes- fest, where they
> celebrate their declared lack of need for the opposite sex. Believe
> me, I know--I've done it myself. And looking back, I can say that for
> a guy like me who's not a goth-type, wearing all black just makes me
> look like an idiot. But hey, if you really want to get together and
> celebrate your independence, that's perfectly fine. I just don't
> think it makes much sense for guys to just suddenly decide they don't
> need a woman on that one day of the year, and then the very next day
> they're checking out cute girls walking down the sidewalk on their
> way to work.
> >
> > As for me, I do take pleasure in my independence, but I can
> celebrate that every day of the year. So for me to take the time out
> of my regular life on that one day to hang out with a bunch of single
> guys, for no reason other than in response to somebody else's
> holiday, would be a waste of my time. The way I see it, if
> Valentine's Day makes a bunch of single people do stuff that they
> wouldn't normally do in order to make themselves feel better, then
> the terrorists.. .er... couples have won. Remember, it's their
> holiday; if you try to take it from them and make it your own, you'll
> lose. Choose your battles wisely.
> >
> > Another common term that's been floating around for the last
> several years is "Singles Awareness Day". (SAD?!?) I guess that's
> supposed to be a more positive spin on the Anti-Valentine's Day
> concept. But in reality, it's even more pointless. Why on earth would
> you want to have an "awareness" day on the last day of the year that
> couples would want to be "aware" of anyone but each other? On
> February 14th, the only people that are going to be aware of any
> singleness are the singles themselves. That defeats the purpose of an
> awareness day, which is to get other people aware of your cause. I'm
> already quite aware that I'm single; I don't need to be more aware.
> And having Singles Awareness Day the day after the 14th doesn't help,
> either. It's still obvious that you're reacting to Valentine's Day. A
> true Singles Awareness Day, if there really needs to be such a thing,
> should be completely initiated by singles, not in reaction to
> anything. Pick a day in August, since that month seems to be devoid
> of holidays.
> >
> > So then, what's left for us as singles to do and what to call the
> 14th of February? Exactly that: The Fourteenth of February. It's not
> our holiday; why stress out about it? Let the couples worry about
> what they're going to do, and we can live our lives as normal.
> Businesses are open as usual--we're not like Jewish people having to
> eat Chinese food on Christmas because everything else is closed! Of
> course, if you do have some great ideas for that day, then that's all
> the better. One thing that I've done before, and may try again this
> year, is to eat out somewhere (Ruby's) and then leave a Valentine
> card for the waitress, along with the tip. Maybe you know someone
> who's recently been widowed and is spending their first Valentine's
> Day alone in several years. But if you don't have any ideas in mind,
> then that's okay, too. Just imagine what you would be doing on that
> day if it wasn't Valentine's Day... and then do that! How could it be
> any simpler? I know that after I come home from dinner that night,
> since it's a Wednesday, I'll be watching "Lost", which is something I
> look forward to every week anyway (now that it's finally started up
> again).
> >
> > So whatever you choose to do on the 14th of February next week, I
> hope it turns out to be a good one. If you'd rather sit at home and
> complain about how depressing it is that you have no one to go out
> with, then that's fine by me. Just don't tell me about it. Please.
> >
> > --Wayne
> >
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