valentines day
Valentines day in Australia
Valentines day did not originate in Australia, it is very much an import, but then hey, so much is right now! Valentines day originated in the Roman times. There was a not so narly dude called Emperor Claudius 2nd, who killed two men both called Valentine. I don’t really know the details, but the Catholic Church decided to make a martyr celebration and thus Valentines day was born.
Despite having quote religious roots, the day itself has gone on to become a rather commercialised commodity. Today, there is huge pressure placed on individuals to spend money on valentines day as a way...
Valentines day - corporate agenda, genuinely lovely or a way of lying to yourself?
Valentines day has come around again, and it is amazing how polarised peoples view on Valentines day is. Some people see it as pure capitalism, an excuse to make money by the companies that provide dating related services. On Valentines day, the cost of dinner in a restaurant spikes, the sales of flowers for delivery spike upwards in a way that is only surpassed by the increase in flower sales by mothers day, and there is a whole industry of greets cards that only exist because of this day. One of my more cynical friends once said to me “happy hallmark day” – in a direct reference to the...
