Every February, across the country, candy, flowers, and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. But who is this mysterious saint and why do we celebrate this holiday?
The history of Valentine's Day -- and its patron saint -- is shrouded in mystery. But we do know that February has long been a month of romance. St. Valentine's Day, as we know it today, contains vestiges of both Christian and ancient Roman tradition.
So, who was Saint Valentine and how did he become associated with this ancient rite? Today, the Catholic Church recognizes at least three different saints named Valentine or Valentinus, all of whom were martyred. One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, he outlawed marriage for young men -- his crop of potential soldiers. Valentine, realizing the injustice of the decree, defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. When Valentine's actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he be put to death. Other stories suggest that Valentine may have been killed for attempting to help Christians escape harsh Roman prisons where they were often beaten and tortured.
Valentine's Day
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14th February has been known as Valentine's Day, a time beloved of romantics. This is the perfect occasion for romantic proposals and dating. On this day, gift your sweetheart with flowers
(especially roses), soft toys, candles, diamonds, chocolates, gift baskets, perfume, books, watches, jewelry and others. Shower love and enjoy the day with your beloved. During this marvelous day loving heart's come closer and romance fills the air.
Weekend TV's Big Winners: Dancers, or, as they should now be called, Prime Time's Most Bankable Kind of People.
Last night's two-hour premiere of NBC's Superstars of Dance (10.5 million overall viewers, per Nielsen estimates) drew more eyeballs at 10 p.m. than either CBS' all-new The Unit (9.7 million) or ABC's all-new Brothers & Sisters (9.2 million). The latter show won the hour in the 18-49 demo.
Weekend TV's Shakiest Return: Oh, sure, ABC's Desperate Housewives (14.3 million) was down nearly 2 million viewers from its last new episode, but that's nothing—after all, excluding football, the series was Sunday's No. 1 show in viewers and adults 18-49.
No, the shakiest return was posted on Friday by NBC's Lipstick Jungle (4.2 million).
With its life on the line, the series added about 300,000 viewers from its most recent new episode. But, as reported by MediaWeek, in its time slot, it ran third in viewers, and fourth in the demo.
This coming Friday's show is Lipstick Jungle's 13th (final?) episode of the season (ever?). (more:http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b77422_superstars_of_dance_clicks_lipstick.html)
Other Dance Clicks: Videos: Belly dance superstars
Lily's first words came today. I missed the very first one: baw-baw for her bottle, but Kat hasn't heard the second ones yet: Ma ma! She's in the shower right now, so maybe she'll hear them when she gets out. Here's some more How to Handle a Baby:
he Catholic Church recognizes at least three different saints named Valentine or Valentinus, all of whom were martyred. One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, he outlawed marriage for young men -- his crop of potential soldiers. Valentine, realizing the injustice of the decree, defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. When Valentine's actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he be put to death. Other stories suggest that Valentine may have been killed for attempting to help Christians escape harsh Roman prisons where they were often beaten and tortured.
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