Valentine's Day...
So, Valentine's Day.
What does that have to do with a martyr dying?
I mean, I understand the history of the holiday, after Claudius put Valentine to death some guy was like "I will be as devoted to you as Valentine was to God" or something along those lines, and poof, we get St. Valentine's Day.
But honestly, Hallmark (the term essentially standing place for all holiday-oriented companies of the like) just took it and ran with it. Where did all those poofy red hearts come from? And Cupid, I mean, he's a ROMAN god, nothing to do with a Christian St. Valentine.
And DIAMONDS. You know what? The rarity of diamonds is diddly-squat compared to that of other gems such as rubies. De Beers just had a very good advertising campaign and a near-monopoly.
I guess it's just a part of the culture now. Sure, it wasn't what it was. But neither are many other things, the English language for one thing. Like, people used to write "do" as "doe." It's like saying "Female deer you have the time of day?" And probably "to" as "toe," too.
I'm going digit of the foot female deer my SAT II practice now.
AND DON'T ACCUSE ME OF POSTING THIS ENTRY JUST 'CUZ I'M SINGLE.
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