[Closes her book, immediately launching into a highly factual explanation of Valentine's Day.] The first Len is correct. Valentine's Day began as a commemoration of a religious figure named Saint Valentine. As there are several Saint Valentines, it is debated as to which the day is supposed to celebrate; nevertheless, it is supposed to be the day on which this Saint Valentine was martyred. Essentially, executed.
Over the years, however, it eventually evolved into a celebration of romance due to an entirely fictional account of this Saint Valentine writing a romantic letter to his beloved before his death, hence your Miku's explanation that Valentine's is a day to have fun and celebrate the one you like. [Sets her book on a side table, apparently no longer interested in reading it.]
The first Len's bias probably comes from the fact that in modern times it has become a consumer-based holiday in which those in love are encouraged to express their feelings and present the object of their affections with gifts. Many will argue that true love does not require gifts and that the celebration of the holiday is merely a scam to con people out of their money.
...and as for the last, well... Valentine's is also a day for, ah, expressing one's love. Often physically. 'Playing cards right' is an euphemism for manipulating a situation into receiving what one desires, and so... he, ah, probably wants... romantic attention on Valentine's.
[Summing up:] I personally avoid the conflict entirely and do not participate in any form of celebration.
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23/2/11 05:25 (UTC)[Closes her book, immediately launching into a highly factual explanation of Valentine's Day.] The first Len is correct. Valentine's Day began as a commemoration of a religious figure named Saint Valentine. As there are several Saint Valentines, it is debated as to which the day is supposed to celebrate; nevertheless, it is supposed to be the day on which this Saint Valentine was martyred. Essentially, executed.
Over the years, however, it eventually evolved into a celebration of romance due to an entirely fictional account of this Saint Valentine writing a romantic letter to his beloved before his death, hence your Miku's explanation that Valentine's is a day to have fun and celebrate the one you like. [Sets her book on a side table, apparently no longer interested in reading it.]
The first Len's bias probably comes from the fact that in modern times it has become a consumer-based holiday in which those in love are encouraged to express their feelings and present the object of their affections with gifts. Many will argue that true love does not require gifts and that the celebration of the holiday is merely a scam to con people out of their money.
...and as for the last, well... Valentine's is also a day for, ah, expressing one's love. Often physically. 'Playing cards right' is an euphemism for manipulating a situation into receiving what one desires, and so... he, ah, probably wants... romantic attention on Valentine's.
[Summing up:] I personally avoid the conflict entirely and do not participate in any form of celebration.