Valentine's Day was invented by Hallmark cards?

i was also told they invented Mother's Day as well.

sounds right to me!

They've recently tried to create another holiday, "sweethearts day" or "lovers day" or something fucked like that...I noticed the cards everywhere the last 2 years...

friggin Hallmark

ANARCHY!!!

DOWN WITH CAPITALISM!!!

I can't wait for Doris Day.

Haystack said:

There's Darren Day as well.

As long as it involves chocolates, I don't care who it was invented by.


Chocolates

Cloudbuster said:

I love Darin Day


it's every day in my world!!!

endorphin74 said:

happy darin day, everybodyyy!

Like most 'holidays' (yeah, I know we don't actually get the
day off work, but you know what I mean), Valentines Day is
pagan in origin. It dates back to the roman feast of
Lupercalia (in honor of the god Lupercus). Later on, the
Church used the same day to commemorate St Valentine, a
priest in rome who performed many secret wedding ceremonies
for couples at a time when Emperor Claudius II had outlawed
Christian marriages. Valentine was arrested and put to death,
and when Rome eventually became more Christian, Valentine
replaced Lupercus in the Roman calendar of special days.

Mother's day is also pagan in origin, and predates Christianity.

Father's Day however is a recent invention created by the
card companies to a: balance with Mother's Day, and b: sell
more cards.
[This message was edited Sat Feb 14 13:31:16 PST 2004 by BorisFishpaw]

endorphin74 said:

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

!!!

Cloudbuster said:

I haven't got the foggiest notion.

I have never "celebrated" valentines day in my life.