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m a r y - k a t e - f a s h i o n: nude boots & burgundy velvet leggins
m a r y - k a t e - f a s h i o n: nude boots & burgundy velvet leggins: Wczoraj wybrałam się z Nesstyle na zakupy. Miałam kupić tylko rękawiczki , a wyszłam z centrum z parką ; ) Dziś dotarły do mnie długo ocz...
m a r y - k a t e - f a s h i o n: nude boots & burgundy velvet leggins
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Saturday, 18 February 2012
A 17 year old doing makeup!: Looks
A 17 year old doing makeup!: Looks: • Hello everyone! M-am gandit sa va mai arat ce am mai facut lately...stiu ca v-am promis un tutorial, dar nu mi-am notat culorile si cred c...
Friday, 17 February 2012
Thursday, 16 February 2012
Wednesday, 15 February 2012
The Moon Represents My Heart - Teresa Teng
Teresa Teng performs a Japanese song つぐない
(Tsugunai). She is accompanied by a small orchestra.
This clip was aired in 1984.
Personally I think this is one of her best performances.
See more:
http://www.youtube.com/stunningnuts
Thank you eric33yt for the lyrics and translation:
窓に西陽が あたる部屋は
Mado ni nishibi ga ataru heya wa
いつもあなたの 匂いがするわ
Itsumo anata no nioi ga suru wa
ひとり暮らせば 想いだすから
Hitori kuraseba omoidasu kara
壁の傷も残したまま おいてゆくわ
Kabe no kizu mo nokoshita mama oite yuku wa
※愛をつぐなえば 別れになるけど
Ai o tsugunaeba wakare ni naru kedo
こんな女でも 忘れないでね
Konna onna demo wasurenai de ne
やさしすぎたのあなた
Yasashi sugita no anata
子供みたいなあなた
Kodomo mitai na anata
あすは他人同士に なるけれど※
Asu wa tanindoshi ni narukeredo
心残りはあなたのこと
Kokoro nokori wa anata no koto
少し煙草もひかえめにして
Sukoshi tabako mo hikaeme ni shite
過去に縛られ暮らすことより
Kako ni shibarare kurasu koto yori
私よりも可愛い人探すことよ
Watashi yori mo kawaii hito sagasu koto yo
愛をつぐなえば重荷になるから
Ai o tsugunaeba omoni ni naru kara
この町を離れ暮らしてみるわ
Kono machi o hanare kurashite miru wa
お酒のむのもひとり
Osake nomu nomo hitori
夢を見るのもひとり
Yume o miru nomo hitori
あすは他人同士になるけれど
Asu wa tanindoshi ni narukere do
TSUGUNAI (atonement)
1. Mado ni nishibi ga ataru heya wa
- The room exposed to the western sun
Itsumo anata no nioi ga suru wa
- always has the smell of you
Hitori kuraseba omoidasu kara
- If I live here alone, it will remind me of you
Kabe no kizu mo nokoshita mama oite yuku wa
- So I will leave the scatch on the wall as it is
2. Ai o tsugunaeba wakare ni naru kedo
- Atoning for what I have done to our love, I must leave you
Konna onna demo wasurenai de ne
- Please do not forget about me although I am such a poor (bad) woman."
Yasashi sugita no anata
- You have been too sweet to me
Kodomo mitai na anata
- You are as innocent as a little child
Asu wa tanindoshi ni narukeredo
- And we will be strangers starting tomorrow
3. Kokoro nokori wa anata no koto
- My anxiety is for you I leave behind
Sukoshi tabako mo hikaeme ni shite
- Please keep your smoking down a little
Kako ni shibarare kurasu koto yori
- Rather than living in the shadows of the past
Watashi yori mo kawaii hito sagasu koto yo
- Find someone who is sweeter than I
4. Ai o tsugunaeba omoni ni naru kara
- Atoning for what I have done to our love would be a millstone around my neck
Kono machi o hanare kurashite miru wa
- So I leave this town and live alone
Osake nomu nomo hitori
- I will drink by myself
Yume o miru nomo hitori
- I will dream my own dreams
Asu wa tanindoshi ni narukere do
- And we will be strangers starting tomorrow
Update: On 4 sept 2009 this video has passed the 1 milion mark.
Update: 2 million views on 5 March 2011.
(Tsugunai). She is accompanied by a small orchestra.
This clip was aired in 1984.
Personally I think this is one of her best performances.
See more:
http://www.youtube.com/stunningnuts
Thank you eric33yt for the lyrics and translation:
窓に西陽が あたる部屋は
Mado ni nishibi ga ataru heya wa
いつもあなたの 匂いがするわ
Itsumo anata no nioi ga suru wa
ひとり暮らせば 想いだすから
Hitori kuraseba omoidasu kara
壁の傷も残したまま おいてゆくわ
Kabe no kizu mo nokoshita mama oite yuku wa
※愛をつぐなえば 別れになるけど
Ai o tsugunaeba wakare ni naru kedo
こんな女でも 忘れないでね
Konna onna demo wasurenai de ne
やさしすぎたのあなた
Yasashi sugita no anata
子供みたいなあなた
Kodomo mitai na anata
あすは他人同士に なるけれど※
Asu wa tanindoshi ni narukeredo
心残りはあなたのこと
Kokoro nokori wa anata no koto
少し煙草もひかえめにして
Sukoshi tabako mo hikaeme ni shite
過去に縛られ暮らすことより
Kako ni shibarare kurasu koto yori
私よりも可愛い人探すことよ
Watashi yori mo kawaii hito sagasu koto yo
愛をつぐなえば重荷になるから
Ai o tsugunaeba omoni ni naru kara
この町を離れ暮らしてみるわ
Kono machi o hanare kurashite miru wa
お酒のむのもひとり
Osake nomu nomo hitori
夢を見るのもひとり
Yume o miru nomo hitori
あすは他人同士になるけれど
Asu wa tanindoshi ni narukere do
TSUGUNAI (atonement)
1. Mado ni nishibi ga ataru heya wa
- The room exposed to the western sun
Itsumo anata no nioi ga suru wa
- always has the smell of you
Hitori kuraseba omoidasu kara
- If I live here alone, it will remind me of you
Kabe no kizu mo nokoshita mama oite yuku wa
- So I will leave the scatch on the wall as it is
2. Ai o tsugunaeba wakare ni naru kedo
- Atoning for what I have done to our love, I must leave you
Konna onna demo wasurenai de ne
- Please do not forget about me although I am such a poor (bad) woman."
Yasashi sugita no anata
- You have been too sweet to me
Kodomo mitai na anata
- You are as innocent as a little child
Asu wa tanindoshi ni narukeredo
- And we will be strangers starting tomorrow
3. Kokoro nokori wa anata no koto
- My anxiety is for you I leave behind
Sukoshi tabako mo hikaeme ni shite
- Please keep your smoking down a little
Kako ni shibarare kurasu koto yori
- Rather than living in the shadows of the past
Watashi yori mo kawaii hito sagasu koto yo
- Find someone who is sweeter than I
4. Ai o tsugunaeba omoni ni naru kara
- Atoning for what I have done to our love would be a millstone around my neck
Kono machi o hanare kurashite miru wa
- So I leave this town and live alone
Osake nomu nomo hitori
- I will drink by myself
Yume o miru nomo hitori
- I will dream my own dreams
Asu wa tanindoshi ni narukere do
- And we will be strangers starting tomorrow
Update: On 4 sept 2009 this video has passed the 1 milion mark.
Update: 2 million views on 5 March 2011.
Tuesday, 14 February 2012
Valentines Day Quotes
Valentine’s Day is the annual holiday honoring lovers. It is celebrated on February 14 by the custom of sending greeting cards or gifts to express affection. The cards, known
as valentines, are often designed with hearts to symbolize love. 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.
The history of Valentine’s Day is obscure, and further clouded by various fanciful legends. St. Valentine’s Day, as we know it today, contains vestiges of both Christian and
ancient Roman tradition. Its roots are obscured by mystery and there are varying opinions about it. Its origins have become themes of many legends.
According to legend, the holiday has its roots in the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalis/Lupercalia, a fertility celebration commemorated annually on February 15. As
Christianity came to dominance in Europe, pagan holidays such as Lupercalia were frequently renamed for early Christian martyrs. In 496 AD, Pope Gelasius recast this pagan
festival as a Christian feast day circa 496, declaring February 14 to be the feast day of the Roman martyr Saint Valentine, who lived in the 3rd century.
Which St. Valentine this early pope intended to honor remains a mystery. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, there were at least three early Christian saints by that name.
One was a priest in Rome, another a bishop in Terni, and of a third St. Valentine almost nothing is known except that he met his end in Africa. Rather astonishingly, all three
Valentines were said to have been martyred on Feb. 14.
Most scholars believe that the St. Valentine of the holiday was a priest who attracted the disfavor of Roman emperor Claudius II around 270. The history of St. Valentine’s Day
has two legends attached to it – the Protestant and the Catholic legend. According to both legends, Valentine was a bishop who held secret marriage ceremonies of soldiers in
opposition to Claudius II who had prohibited marriage for young men and was executed by the latter. Although many scholars agree that Lupercalia was moved from Feb. 15th
to the 14th and was Christianized by associating it with this St. Valentine character, it is still unclear just who the historical St. Valentine was. One school of thought believes
that he was a Roman martyred for refusing to give up his Christian faith. According to church tradition St. Valentine was a priest/bishop of Rome in about the year 270 A.D.
At that time the Roman Emperor Claudius-II who had issued an edict forbidding marriage. This was around when the heyday of Roman empire had almost come to an end. Lack
of quality administrators led to frequent civil strife. Learning declined, taxation increased, and trade slumped to a low, precarious level. And the Gauls, Slavs, Huns, Turks and
Mongolians from Northern Europe and Asian increased their pressure on the empire’s boundaries. The empire was grown too large to be shielded from external aggression
and internal chaos with existing forces. Thus more of capable men were required to be recruited as soldiers and officers. When Claudius became the emperor, he felt that
married men were more emotionally attached to their families, and thus, will not make good soldiers. He believed it made the men weak. So to assure quality soldiers, he
banned marriage.
Valentine, realized the injustice of the decree. Seeing the trauma of young lovers, he met them in a secret place, and joined them in the sacrament of matrimony. He defied
Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. But Claudius soon learned of this “friend of lovers,” and had him arrested.
While Valentine was in prison awaiting his fate, he came in contact with his jailor, Asterius. The jailor had a blind daughter. Asterius requested him to heal his daughter. The
Catholic legend has it that through the vehicle of his strong faith he miraculously restored the sight of Asterius’ daughter, a phenomenon refuted by the Protestant version
which agrees otherwise with the Catholic one. Just before his execution, he asked for a pen and paper from his jailor, and signed a farewell message to her “From Your
Valentine,” a phrase that lived ever after. Another legend has it that Valentine, imprisoned by Claudius, fell in love with the daughter of his jailer. However, this legend is not
given much importance by historians. Probably the most plausible story surrounding St. Valentine is one not focused on Eros (passionate love) but on agape (Christian love):
he was martyred for refusing to renounce his religion.
The emperor, impressed with the young priest’s dignity and conviction, attempted to convert him to the Roman gods, to save him from certain execution. Valentine refused to
recognize Roman Gods and even attempted to convert the emperor, knowing the consequences fully. What happened was what was to happen. All attempts to convert the
emperor failed.
On February 14, 270 AD, Valentine was executed.
Valentine thus become a Patron Saint, and spiritual overseer of an annual festival. The festival involved young Romans offering women they admired, and wished to court,
handwritten greetings of affection on February 14. The greeting cards acquired St.Valentine’s name.
It was not until the 14th century that this Christian feast day became definitively associated with love. According to UCLA medieval scholar Henry Ansgar Kelly, author of
Chaucer and the Cult of Saint Valentine, it was Chaucer who first linked St. Valentine’s Day with romance.
In 1381, Chaucer composed a poem in honor of the engagement between England’s Richard II and Anne of Bohemia. As was the poetic tradition, Chaucer associated the
occasion with a feast day. In medieval France and England it was believed that birds mated on February 14, and the image of birds as the symbol of lovers began to appear in
poems dedicated to the day. In Chaucer’s “The Parliament of Fowls,” the royal engagement, the mating season of birds, and St. Valentine’s Day are linked:
“For this was on St. Valentine’s Day, When every fowl cometh there to choose his mate.”
By the Middle Ages, Valentine was one of the most popular saints in England and France. Despite attempts by the Christian church to sanctify the holiday, the association of
Valentine’s Day with romance and courtship continued through the Middle Ages. Over the centuries, the holiday evolved, and by the 18th century, gift-giving and exchanging
hand-made cards on Valentine’s Day had become common in England. Hand-made valentine cards made of lace, ribbons, and featuring cupids and hearts eventually spread to
the American colonies. The first commercial Valentine’s Day greeting cards produced in the U.S. were created in the 1840s by Esther A. Howlanda Mount Holyoke, a graduate
and native of Worcester, Mass. Howland, known as the Mother of the Valentine, made elaborate creations with real lace, ribbons and colorful pictures known as “scrap”. The
tradition of Valentine’s cards did not become widespread in the United States, however, until Howland began producing them in large scale. Today, of course, the holiday has
become a booming commercial success. According to the Greeting Card Association, 25% of all cards sent each year are valentines.The Valentine’s Day card spread with
Christianity, and is now celebrated all over the world. One of the earliest card was sent in 1415 AD by Charles, duke of Orleans, to his wife while he was a prisoner in the
Tower of London. The card is now preserved in the British Museum.
Whoever Valentine was, we know he was an actual person because archaeologists have recently unearthed a Roman catacomb and an ancient church dedicated to a Saint
Valentine.
February fourteenth again.
Do not stand hearing before the unaffected eye.
I wish I was funny.
I read before bed is good.
I have to do it.
I love going to your brother.
I was not going to cheat.
I walk away to find that no warning.
I recently broke up with me very satisfied.
Hey I take to be friends.
I have in three months.
We love to visit all the time.
Pune is the one who is single.
I do not think it will be thick.
On the beam to comfort my heart.
The victim was struck .. grab quickly.
I think race fans who do not delay.
I think this must be the gold side.
The people who are not happy ... is not.
The bad guys do not be afraid to love.
The people I so lonely.
It's sad to me a headache.
I want someone who is near.
Wake up, look around ... no one.
Valentine's past is past.
There are only two people who do.
How long is this going to love.
Just me and undone ... together.
My hands are tight.
Arms for a hug - you and me.
Warm to - each other.
I whispered to the eternal world .... to melt.
Probably not a good perverse
I may not be the warm, sweet.
I just want you to think.
We need you to tell a story to eat with her.
There is a fairy tale love story.
Composed by the poet. Im not crazy hot.
Heart to heart .. I told her.
I have always loved and that she truly loves.
as valentines, are often designed with hearts to symbolize love. 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.
The history of Valentine’s Day is obscure, and further clouded by various fanciful legends. St. Valentine’s Day, as we know it today, contains vestiges of both Christian and
ancient Roman tradition. Its roots are obscured by mystery and there are varying opinions about it. Its origins have become themes of many legends.
According to legend, the holiday has its roots in the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalis/Lupercalia, a fertility celebration commemorated annually on February 15. As
Christianity came to dominance in Europe, pagan holidays such as Lupercalia were frequently renamed for early Christian martyrs. In 496 AD, Pope Gelasius recast this pagan
festival as a Christian feast day circa 496, declaring February 14 to be the feast day of the Roman martyr Saint Valentine, who lived in the 3rd century.
Which St. Valentine this early pope intended to honor remains a mystery. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, there were at least three early Christian saints by that name.
One was a priest in Rome, another a bishop in Terni, and of a third St. Valentine almost nothing is known except that he met his end in Africa. Rather astonishingly, all three
Valentines were said to have been martyred on Feb. 14.
Most scholars believe that the St. Valentine of the holiday was a priest who attracted the disfavor of Roman emperor Claudius II around 270. The history of St. Valentine’s Day
has two legends attached to it – the Protestant and the Catholic legend. According to both legends, Valentine was a bishop who held secret marriage ceremonies of soldiers in
opposition to Claudius II who had prohibited marriage for young men and was executed by the latter. Although many scholars agree that Lupercalia was moved from Feb. 15th
to the 14th and was Christianized by associating it with this St. Valentine character, it is still unclear just who the historical St. Valentine was. One school of thought believes
that he was a Roman martyred for refusing to give up his Christian faith. According to church tradition St. Valentine was a priest/bishop of Rome in about the year 270 A.D.
At that time the Roman Emperor Claudius-II who had issued an edict forbidding marriage. This was around when the heyday of Roman empire had almost come to an end. Lack
of quality administrators led to frequent civil strife. Learning declined, taxation increased, and trade slumped to a low, precarious level. And the Gauls, Slavs, Huns, Turks and
Mongolians from Northern Europe and Asian increased their pressure on the empire’s boundaries. The empire was grown too large to be shielded from external aggression
and internal chaos with existing forces. Thus more of capable men were required to be recruited as soldiers and officers. When Claudius became the emperor, he felt that
married men were more emotionally attached to their families, and thus, will not make good soldiers. He believed it made the men weak. So to assure quality soldiers, he
banned marriage.
Valentine, realized the injustice of the decree. Seeing the trauma of young lovers, he met them in a secret place, and joined them in the sacrament of matrimony. He defied
Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. But Claudius soon learned of this “friend of lovers,” and had him arrested.
While Valentine was in prison awaiting his fate, he came in contact with his jailor, Asterius. The jailor had a blind daughter. Asterius requested him to heal his daughter. The
Catholic legend has it that through the vehicle of his strong faith he miraculously restored the sight of Asterius’ daughter, a phenomenon refuted by the Protestant version
which agrees otherwise with the Catholic one. Just before his execution, he asked for a pen and paper from his jailor, and signed a farewell message to her “From Your
Valentine,” a phrase that lived ever after. Another legend has it that Valentine, imprisoned by Claudius, fell in love with the daughter of his jailer. However, this legend is not
given much importance by historians. Probably the most plausible story surrounding St. Valentine is one not focused on Eros (passionate love) but on agape (Christian love):
he was martyred for refusing to renounce his religion.
The emperor, impressed with the young priest’s dignity and conviction, attempted to convert him to the Roman gods, to save him from certain execution. Valentine refused to
recognize Roman Gods and even attempted to convert the emperor, knowing the consequences fully. What happened was what was to happen. All attempts to convert the
emperor failed.
On February 14, 270 AD, Valentine was executed.
Valentine thus become a Patron Saint, and spiritual overseer of an annual festival. The festival involved young Romans offering women they admired, and wished to court,
handwritten greetings of affection on February 14. The greeting cards acquired St.Valentine’s name.
It was not until the 14th century that this Christian feast day became definitively associated with love. According to UCLA medieval scholar Henry Ansgar Kelly, author of
Chaucer and the Cult of Saint Valentine, it was Chaucer who first linked St. Valentine’s Day with romance.
In 1381, Chaucer composed a poem in honor of the engagement between England’s Richard II and Anne of Bohemia. As was the poetic tradition, Chaucer associated the
occasion with a feast day. In medieval France and England it was believed that birds mated on February 14, and the image of birds as the symbol of lovers began to appear in
poems dedicated to the day. In Chaucer’s “The Parliament of Fowls,” the royal engagement, the mating season of birds, and St. Valentine’s Day are linked:
“For this was on St. Valentine’s Day, When every fowl cometh there to choose his mate.”
By the Middle Ages, Valentine was one of the most popular saints in England and France. Despite attempts by the Christian church to sanctify the holiday, the association of
Valentine’s Day with romance and courtship continued through the Middle Ages. Over the centuries, the holiday evolved, and by the 18th century, gift-giving and exchanging
hand-made cards on Valentine’s Day had become common in England. Hand-made valentine cards made of lace, ribbons, and featuring cupids and hearts eventually spread to
the American colonies. The first commercial Valentine’s Day greeting cards produced in the U.S. were created in the 1840s by Esther A. Howlanda Mount Holyoke, a graduate
and native of Worcester, Mass. Howland, known as the Mother of the Valentine, made elaborate creations with real lace, ribbons and colorful pictures known as “scrap”. The
tradition of Valentine’s cards did not become widespread in the United States, however, until Howland began producing them in large scale. Today, of course, the holiday has
become a booming commercial success. According to the Greeting Card Association, 25% of all cards sent each year are valentines.The Valentine’s Day card spread with
Christianity, and is now celebrated all over the world. One of the earliest card was sent in 1415 AD by Charles, duke of Orleans, to his wife while he was a prisoner in the
Tower of London. The card is now preserved in the British Museum.
Whoever Valentine was, we know he was an actual person because archaeologists have recently unearthed a Roman catacomb and an ancient church dedicated to a Saint
Valentine.
February fourteenth again.
Do not stand hearing before the unaffected eye.
I wish I was funny.
I read before bed is good.
I have to do it.
I love going to your brother.
I was not going to cheat.
I walk away to find that no warning.
I recently broke up with me very satisfied.
Hey I take to be friends.
I have in three months.
We love to visit all the time.
Pune is the one who is single.
I do not think it will be thick.
On the beam to comfort my heart.
The victim was struck .. grab quickly.
I think race fans who do not delay.
I think this must be the gold side.
The people who are not happy ... is not.
The bad guys do not be afraid to love.
The people I so lonely.
It's sad to me a headache.
I want someone who is near.
Wake up, look around ... no one.
Valentine's past is past.
There are only two people who do.
How long is this going to love.
Just me and undone ... together.
My hands are tight.
Arms for a hug - you and me.
Warm to - each other.
I whispered to the eternal world .... to melt.
Probably not a good perverse
I may not be the warm, sweet.
I just want you to think.
We need you to tell a story to eat with her.
There is a fairy tale love story.
Composed by the poet. Im not crazy hot.
Heart to heart .. I told her.
I have always loved and that she truly loves.
Valentines Day Quotes
Valentine’s Day is the annual holiday honoring lovers. It is celebrated on February 14 by the custom of sending greeting cards or gifts to express affection. The cards, known
as valentines, are often designed with hearts to symbolize love. 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.
The history of Valentine’s Day is obscure, and further clouded by various fanciful legends. St. Valentine’s Day, as we know it today, contains vestiges of both Christian and
ancient Roman tradition. Its roots are obscured by mystery and there are varying opinions about it. Its origins have become themes of many legends.
According to legend, the holiday has its roots in the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalis/Lupercalia, a fertility celebration commemorated annually on February 15. As
Christianity came to dominance in Europe, pagan holidays such as Lupercalia were frequently renamed for early Christian martyrs. In 496 AD, Pope Gelasius recast this pagan
festival as a Christian feast day circa 496, declaring February 14 to be the feast day of the Roman martyr Saint Valentine, who lived in the 3rd century.
Which St. Valentine this early pope intended to honor remains a mystery. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, there were at least three early Christian saints by that name.
One was a priest in Rome, another a bishop in Terni, and of a third St. Valentine almost nothing is known except that he met his end in Africa. Rather astonishingly, all three
Valentines were said to have been martyred on Feb. 14.
Most scholars believe that the St. Valentine of the holiday was a priest who attracted the disfavor of Roman emperor Claudius II around 270. The history of St. Valentine’s Day
has two legends attached to it – the Protestant and the Catholic legend. According to both legends, Valentine was a bishop who held secret marriage ceremonies of soldiers in
opposition to Claudius II who had prohibited marriage for young men and was executed by the latter. Although many scholars agree that Lupercalia was moved from Feb. 15th
to the 14th and was Christianized by associating it with this St. Valentine character, it is still unclear just who the historical St. Valentine was. One school of thought believes
that he was a Roman martyred for refusing to give up his Christian faith. According to church tradition St. Valentine was a priest/bishop of Rome in about the year 270 A.D.
At that time the Roman Emperor Claudius-II who had issued an edict forbidding marriage. This was around when the heyday of Roman empire had almost come to an end. Lack
of quality administrators led to frequent civil strife. Learning declined, taxation increased, and trade slumped to a low, precarious level. And the Gauls, Slavs, Huns, Turks and
Mongolians from Northern Europe and Asian increased their pressure on the empire’s boundaries. The empire was grown too large to be shielded from external aggression
and internal chaos with existing forces. Thus more of capable men were required to be recruited as soldiers and officers. When Claudius became the emperor, he felt that
married men were more emotionally attached to their families, and thus, will not make good soldiers. He believed it made the men weak. So to assure quality soldiers, he
banned marriage.
Valentine, realized the injustice of the decree. Seeing the trauma of young lovers, he met them in a secret place, and joined them in the sacrament of matrimony. He defied
Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. But Claudius soon learned of this “friend of lovers,” and had him arrested.
While Valentine was in prison awaiting his fate, he came in contact with his jailor, Asterius. The jailor had a blind daughter. Asterius requested him to heal his daughter. The
Catholic legend has it that through the vehicle of his strong faith he miraculously restored the sight of Asterius’ daughter, a phenomenon refuted by the Protestant version
which agrees otherwise with the Catholic one. Just before his execution, he asked for a pen and paper from his jailor, and signed a farewell message to her “From Your
Valentine,” a phrase that lived ever after. Another legend has it that Valentine, imprisoned by Claudius, fell in love with the daughter of his jailer. However, this legend is not
given much importance by historians. Probably the most plausible story surrounding St. Valentine is one not focused on Eros (passionate love) but on agape (Christian love):
he was martyred for refusing to renounce his religion.
The emperor, impressed with the young priest’s dignity and conviction, attempted to convert him to the Roman gods, to save him from certain execution. Valentine refused to
recognize Roman Gods and even attempted to convert the emperor, knowing the consequences fully. What happened was what was to happen. All attempts to convert the
emperor failed.
On February 14, 270 AD, Valentine was executed.
Valentine thus become a Patron Saint, and spiritual overseer of an annual festival. The festival involved young Romans offering women they admired, and wished to court,
handwritten greetings of affection on February 14. The greeting cards acquired St.Valentine’s name.
It was not until the 14th century that this Christian feast day became definitively associated with love. According to UCLA medieval scholar Henry Ansgar Kelly, author of
Chaucer and the Cult of Saint Valentine, it was Chaucer who first linked St. Valentine’s Day with romance.
In 1381, Chaucer composed a poem in honor of the engagement between England’s Richard II and Anne of Bohemia. As was the poetic tradition, Chaucer associated the
occasion with a feast day. In medieval France and England it was believed that birds mated on February 14, and the image of birds as the symbol of lovers began to appear in
poems dedicated to the day. In Chaucer’s “The Parliament of Fowls,” the royal engagement, the mating season of birds, and St. Valentine’s Day are linked:
“For this was on St. Valentine’s Day, When every fowl cometh there to choose his mate.”
By the Middle Ages, Valentine was one of the most popular saints in England and France. Despite attempts by the Christian church to sanctify the holiday, the association of
Valentine’s Day with romance and courtship continued through the Middle Ages. Over the centuries, the holiday evolved, and by the 18th century, gift-giving and exchanging
hand-made cards on Valentine’s Day had become common in England. Hand-made valentine cards made of lace, ribbons, and featuring cupids and hearts eventually spread to
the American colonies. The first commercial Valentine’s Day greeting cards produced in the U.S. were created in the 1840s by Esther A. Howlanda Mount Holyoke, a graduate
and native of Worcester, Mass. Howland, known as the Mother of the Valentine, made elaborate creations with real lace, ribbons and colorful pictures known as “scrap”. The
tradition of Valentine’s cards did not become widespread in the United States, however, until Howland began producing them in large scale. Today, of course, the holiday has
become a booming commercial success. According to the Greeting Card Association, 25% of all cards sent each year are valentines.The Valentine’s Day card spread with
Christianity, and is now celebrated all over the world. One of the earliest card was sent in 1415 AD by Charles, duke of Orleans, to his wife while he was a prisoner in the
Tower of London. The card is now preserved in the British Museum.
Whoever Valentine was, we know he was an actual person because archaeologists have recently unearthed a Roman catacomb and an ancient church dedicated to a Saint
Valentine.
February fourteenth again.
Do not stand hearing before the unaffected eye.
I wish I was funny.
I read before bed is good.
I have to do it.
I love going to your brother.
I was not going to cheat.
I walk away to find that no warning.
I recently broke up with me very satisfied.
Hey I take to be friends.
I have in three months.
We love to visit all the time.
Pune is the one who is single.
I do not think it will be thick.
On the beam to comfort my heart.
The victim was struck .. grab quickly.
I think race fans who do not delay.
I think this must be the gold side.
The people who are not happy ... is not.
The bad guys do not be afraid to love.
The people I so lonely.
It's sad to me a headache.
I want someone who is near.
Wake up, look around ... no one.
Valentine's past is past.
There are only two people who do.
How long is this going to love.
Just me and undone ... together.
My hands are tight.
Arms for a hug - you and me.
Warm to - each other.
I whispered to the eternal world .... to melt.
Probably not a good perverse
I may not be the warm, sweet.
I just want you to think.
We need you to tell a story to eat with her.
There is a fairy tale love story.
Composed by the poet. Im not crazy hot.
Heart to heart .. I told her.
I have always loved and that she truly loves.
as valentines, are often designed with hearts to symbolize love. 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.
The history of Valentine’s Day is obscure, and further clouded by various fanciful legends. St. Valentine’s Day, as we know it today, contains vestiges of both Christian and
ancient Roman tradition. Its roots are obscured by mystery and there are varying opinions about it. Its origins have become themes of many legends.
According to legend, the holiday has its roots in the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalis/Lupercalia, a fertility celebration commemorated annually on February 15. As
Christianity came to dominance in Europe, pagan holidays such as Lupercalia were frequently renamed for early Christian martyrs. In 496 AD, Pope Gelasius recast this pagan
festival as a Christian feast day circa 496, declaring February 14 to be the feast day of the Roman martyr Saint Valentine, who lived in the 3rd century.
Which St. Valentine this early pope intended to honor remains a mystery. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, there were at least three early Christian saints by that name.
One was a priest in Rome, another a bishop in Terni, and of a third St. Valentine almost nothing is known except that he met his end in Africa. Rather astonishingly, all three
Valentines were said to have been martyred on Feb. 14.
Most scholars believe that the St. Valentine of the holiday was a priest who attracted the disfavor of Roman emperor Claudius II around 270. The history of St. Valentine’s Day
has two legends attached to it – the Protestant and the Catholic legend. According to both legends, Valentine was a bishop who held secret marriage ceremonies of soldiers in
opposition to Claudius II who had prohibited marriage for young men and was executed by the latter. Although many scholars agree that Lupercalia was moved from Feb. 15th
to the 14th and was Christianized by associating it with this St. Valentine character, it is still unclear just who the historical St. Valentine was. One school of thought believes
that he was a Roman martyred for refusing to give up his Christian faith. According to church tradition St. Valentine was a priest/bishop of Rome in about the year 270 A.D.
At that time the Roman Emperor Claudius-II who had issued an edict forbidding marriage. This was around when the heyday of Roman empire had almost come to an end. Lack
of quality administrators led to frequent civil strife. Learning declined, taxation increased, and trade slumped to a low, precarious level. And the Gauls, Slavs, Huns, Turks and
Mongolians from Northern Europe and Asian increased their pressure on the empire’s boundaries. The empire was grown too large to be shielded from external aggression
and internal chaos with existing forces. Thus more of capable men were required to be recruited as soldiers and officers. When Claudius became the emperor, he felt that
married men were more emotionally attached to their families, and thus, will not make good soldiers. He believed it made the men weak. So to assure quality soldiers, he
banned marriage.
Valentine, realized the injustice of the decree. Seeing the trauma of young lovers, he met them in a secret place, and joined them in the sacrament of matrimony. He defied
Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. But Claudius soon learned of this “friend of lovers,” and had him arrested.
While Valentine was in prison awaiting his fate, he came in contact with his jailor, Asterius. The jailor had a blind daughter. Asterius requested him to heal his daughter. The
Catholic legend has it that through the vehicle of his strong faith he miraculously restored the sight of Asterius’ daughter, a phenomenon refuted by the Protestant version
which agrees otherwise with the Catholic one. Just before his execution, he asked for a pen and paper from his jailor, and signed a farewell message to her “From Your
Valentine,” a phrase that lived ever after. Another legend has it that Valentine, imprisoned by Claudius, fell in love with the daughter of his jailer. However, this legend is not
given much importance by historians. Probably the most plausible story surrounding St. Valentine is one not focused on Eros (passionate love) but on agape (Christian love):
he was martyred for refusing to renounce his religion.
The emperor, impressed with the young priest’s dignity and conviction, attempted to convert him to the Roman gods, to save him from certain execution. Valentine refused to
recognize Roman Gods and even attempted to convert the emperor, knowing the consequences fully. What happened was what was to happen. All attempts to convert the
emperor failed.
On February 14, 270 AD, Valentine was executed.
Valentine thus become a Patron Saint, and spiritual overseer of an annual festival. The festival involved young Romans offering women they admired, and wished to court,
handwritten greetings of affection on February 14. The greeting cards acquired St.Valentine’s name.
It was not until the 14th century that this Christian feast day became definitively associated with love. According to UCLA medieval scholar Henry Ansgar Kelly, author of
Chaucer and the Cult of Saint Valentine, it was Chaucer who first linked St. Valentine’s Day with romance.
In 1381, Chaucer composed a poem in honor of the engagement between England’s Richard II and Anne of Bohemia. As was the poetic tradition, Chaucer associated the
occasion with a feast day. In medieval France and England it was believed that birds mated on February 14, and the image of birds as the symbol of lovers began to appear in
poems dedicated to the day. In Chaucer’s “The Parliament of Fowls,” the royal engagement, the mating season of birds, and St. Valentine’s Day are linked:
“For this was on St. Valentine’s Day, When every fowl cometh there to choose his mate.”
By the Middle Ages, Valentine was one of the most popular saints in England and France. Despite attempts by the Christian church to sanctify the holiday, the association of
Valentine’s Day with romance and courtship continued through the Middle Ages. Over the centuries, the holiday evolved, and by the 18th century, gift-giving and exchanging
hand-made cards on Valentine’s Day had become common in England. Hand-made valentine cards made of lace, ribbons, and featuring cupids and hearts eventually spread to
the American colonies. The first commercial Valentine’s Day greeting cards produced in the U.S. were created in the 1840s by Esther A. Howlanda Mount Holyoke, a graduate
and native of Worcester, Mass. Howland, known as the Mother of the Valentine, made elaborate creations with real lace, ribbons and colorful pictures known as “scrap”. The
tradition of Valentine’s cards did not become widespread in the United States, however, until Howland began producing them in large scale. Today, of course, the holiday has
become a booming commercial success. According to the Greeting Card Association, 25% of all cards sent each year are valentines.The Valentine’s Day card spread with
Christianity, and is now celebrated all over the world. One of the earliest card was sent in 1415 AD by Charles, duke of Orleans, to his wife while he was a prisoner in the
Tower of London. The card is now preserved in the British Museum.
Whoever Valentine was, we know he was an actual person because archaeologists have recently unearthed a Roman catacomb and an ancient church dedicated to a Saint
Valentine.
February fourteenth again.
Do not stand hearing before the unaffected eye.
I wish I was funny.
I read before bed is good.
I have to do it.
I love going to your brother.
I was not going to cheat.
I walk away to find that no warning.
I recently broke up with me very satisfied.
Hey I take to be friends.
I have in three months.
We love to visit all the time.
Pune is the one who is single.
I do not think it will be thick.
On the beam to comfort my heart.
The victim was struck .. grab quickly.
I think race fans who do not delay.
I think this must be the gold side.
The people who are not happy ... is not.
The bad guys do not be afraid to love.
The people I so lonely.
It's sad to me a headache.
I want someone who is near.
Wake up, look around ... no one.
Valentine's past is past.
There are only two people who do.
How long is this going to love.
Just me and undone ... together.
My hands are tight.
Arms for a hug - you and me.
Warm to - each other.
I whispered to the eternal world .... to melt.
Probably not a good perverse
I may not be the warm, sweet.
I just want you to think.
We need you to tell a story to eat with her.
There is a fairy tale love story.
Composed by the poet. Im not crazy hot.
Heart to heart .. I told her.
I have always loved and that she truly loves.
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- The research degree. Master's degree., (Ed.D.), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis /
dissertation and the work of independent research,
- The five chapters of the report (education research). Innovation and research.
Analysis of the Pre - test and publish.
- The application of the English translation in English, Chinese, English, Spanish, French, Japanese,
- Site design and to meet your needs
- providing advice on a farm in the Bachelor of Science, the new economy.
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