By Samwel Doe
Many
things in life have caught attention of my eye but very few have
managed to occupy my heart as the much hyped Valentine.Just think
about what love means to you. To me, it means caring about others and
being
cared for.
Valentines coalesces around the idea of romance.It is not a festival nor a gazetted holiday. It is a day our women drive the demand wagon of being showered with intelligent gifts as display of emotions.Passion colors of red,pink,white,orange fills the air on this day. Its ritual of commodification makes it a popular event since the Media advertisers knows that we cannot celebrate love each and everyday they settled on this day.Historians traced some facts and pegged this lovers day to February 14th of every year.
valentines day!hail to the returning of this day.Old Bishop Valentine day.Great is this name which has impelled poor human to seek perfection in union.You are indeed a prefect immortal go between because of your mysterious personage in relationships.
Legend has it that, of the several martyrs named Valentinus who were persecuted for ministering to Christians, one in particular is venerated above all others. As the story goes, Valentine of Rome healed the blind daughter of his jailer during his imprisonment, and wrote a note to her signed “Your Valentine” prior to being thrown to the lions. Whether his unhappy end happened on the day the Gregorian calendar now calls February 14th is unknown.
For Me there is no day secretly marked in my calendar as this day.This day charming little missives like chocolates,roses,flowers and gifts crises-cross each other in the streets and turning of my city Nairobi. On this day Nairobi is usually painted red.
People are wearing red and everything seems to be ready for reds. Whether the hype is a commercial gimmick or real show of affection,entrepreneurs are poised to cash in on the prevailing sentiment by introducing marketing concepts like experiential gift boxes, special cupcakes and even delivering on demand rose flowers to sweethearts.
Valentines coalesces around the idea of romance.It is not a festival nor a gazetted holiday. It is a day our women drive the demand wagon of being showered with intelligent gifts as display of emotions.Passion colors of red,pink,white,orange fills the air on this day. Its ritual of commodification makes it a popular event since the Media advertisers knows that we cannot celebrate love each and everyday they settled on this day.Historians traced some facts and pegged this lovers day to February 14th of every year.
valentines day!hail to the returning of this day.Old Bishop Valentine day.Great is this name which has impelled poor human to seek perfection in union.You are indeed a prefect immortal go between because of your mysterious personage in relationships.
Legend has it that, of the several martyrs named Valentinus who were persecuted for ministering to Christians, one in particular is venerated above all others. As the story goes, Valentine of Rome healed the blind daughter of his jailer during his imprisonment, and wrote a note to her signed “Your Valentine” prior to being thrown to the lions. Whether his unhappy end happened on the day the Gregorian calendar now calls February 14th is unknown.
For Me there is no day secretly marked in my calendar as this day.This day charming little missives like chocolates,roses,flowers and gifts crises-cross each other in the streets and turning of my city Nairobi. On this day Nairobi is usually painted red.
People are wearing red and everything seems to be ready for reds. Whether the hype is a commercial gimmick or real show of affection,entrepreneurs are poised to cash in on the prevailing sentiment by introducing marketing concepts like experiential gift boxes, special cupcakes and even delivering on demand rose flowers to sweethearts.
