With retailers hurting and the U.S. president trying to encourage Americans to spend money to restore consumer confidence, what I'm about to say may seem like treason. But here goes: Please boycott Valentine's Day and all that is associated with this horrendous "holiday."Two points:
For several years I have ripped into Valentine's Day. Not because I'm against love and relationships, but mainly because the holiday is such a farce.
First of all, Valentine's Day is not built around a religious event like Christmas or Easter; nor does it have any special meaning to the nation such as Memorial Day or Veterans Day.
It is nothing more than a commercial holiday created by rabid retailers who needed a major shopping day between Christmas and Easter in order to give people a reason to spend money.
1. Valentine's Day is named after St. Valentine. I think that would mean it's "built around a religious event." The culture has simply taken a martyr's (probably multiple martyrs) and made into something totally ridiculous. Also, the word "holiday" means "holy day."
2. I do, however, agree with Martin that the "holiday" is used as a way to make money by exploiting love. We shouldn't need to wait for February 14 to show the people we love that we do.
1 comment:
That part about "holiday" and holy day reminds me of the Christmas season when people were saying that they would wish people "Happy Holidays" so that they would not force people to celebrate a Christian holiday. I guess they didnt realized they were saying Happy Holy Day!
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