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Valentines Day: Creative ideas

Valentines day can be so cliché and cheesy! Its a holiday that most people despise for more than a few reasons. Women have bad memories of being alone and feeling neglected. Guys hate it because there is so much expectation for them to be romantic and spend money. Some e think Valentines day was created by card companies and it's over rated.  Personally, I believe that Valentines day originally comes from the pagan holiday called Embolc . The pagans believed that the month that is now February was sacred because it meant new beginnings. All the animals were becoming fertile, and all the trees, grass and natural life was peaking out of the winter. They worshiped a goddess at this time called Briged. She was a goddess of fertility. Some theorize the holidy originated in ancient Rome - with a holiday called Lupercalia , which also had to do with fertility. I think Lupercalia was part of the evolution of the day we call Valentines day. It is celebrated with different names and ri