Valentines Day

[kev]

What's everyone doing for Valentines Day?

Im going to a Pyjama party at uni :hehe: Never been to one but sounds interesting - might get lucky! :P

:hearts:

 

[Gerrit]

So is,

Father's Day
Mother's Day
Easter
Thanksgiving
Christmas
Halloween
and any other holiday we "observe."

Valentines Day does have an origin and isn't made up but we just feel the need to capitalize and profit off of every special occasion.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine's_Day

and include birthdays in that list. I wonder what is to celebrate about being born on a specific day so many years ago...

The only celebration I somewhat participate in is new year's day. The others are either religious or commercial celebrations, and thus not something I take part in. I don't want anything for my birthday or christmas, and also don't spend anything on other people's birthdays etc.

If I like somebody I will let her know without giving presents right at that very day that it feels like "everybody does it, so...". If you really want to surprise your loved one, birthdays and valentine's day etc are the worst possible events because then it is more or less an obligation. To buy the present any other day comes from the heart and comes as a surprise.

And I know many of the celebrations have a story behind them (including Valentine's Day) but
a) this only applies to religious people, which does not include me
b) I doubt that the people back then had any commercial intentions when they started to celebrate the event, the commercial aspect has been added by merchants in more modern times and thus they corrupted the original celebration

 

[Vlad]

I'm gonna celebrate my birthday
or go out with my gff

 

[Gerrit]

I don't celebrate birthdays and always hate it when people congratulate me with it. Another year older, that doesn't sound like a celebrating theme to me really. New Year is the only holiday I join in, as it has no real religious connections (well, not if you just celebrate it as the start of another promising/hopeful year) and has a hopeful undertone. The other holidays aren't my cup of tea, although I do benefit from them somewhat as Easter and Christmas means days off work