The Petals and Leaves
Thursday, September 27, 2007
~just believes~As I was looking at some articles concerning chocolates, the thought of Valentines Day came to my mind. I was thinking about how it all started even though February is long gone and forgotten. Due to fact that it is the autumn season and lovers get together kind of thing, I guess that is a valid reason why i thought of this. Well, for those who know the history of it, good for you and for those who knows only chocolates and roses on that particular day may google it. For now, I am just interested in collecting facts related to Valentines Day that some of us may know and may not know.
In Wales wooden love spoons were carved and given as gifts. Hearts, keys and keyholes were favourite decorations on the spoons. The decoration meant, "You unlock my heart!" (I wonder why wooden spoons ‘cuz I had always had the impression that mothers uses wooden spoons to whack their kids when they misbehave.)
In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their valentines would be. They would place these names on their sleeves for a week. It is said, to wear your heart on your sleeve means that it is easy for other people to know how you are feeling. (Shouldn’t it be placed on your chest, closer to your heart?)
In some countries, a young woman may receive a gift of clothing from a young man. If she keeps it, it means she will marry him. (If she keeps it and her mum throws it away?)
Some people used to believe that if a woman saw a robin flying overhead on Valentine's Day, it meant she would marry a sailor. If she saw a sparrow, she would marry a poor man and be very happy. If she saw a goldfinch, she would marry a millionaire. (Ah, interesting…but atlas, it does not apply here in Malaysia)
A love seat is a wide chair which was first made to seat one woman along with her wide dress. Later, the love seat or courting seat had two sections, often in an S-shape. In this way, a couple could sit together -- but not too closely! <---- No wonder not many people use it nowadays. Think of five or six names of boys or girls you might marry. As you twist the stem of an apple, recite the names until the stem comes off. You will marry the person whose name you were saying when the stem fell off. (FIVE OR SIX NAMES?! Isn’t that too much or is it just me?)
Pick a dandelion that has gone to seed. Then, take a deep breath and blow the seeds into the wind. Count the seeds that remain on the stem and that represents the number of children you will have. (And I wonder, what has children got to do with Valentines Day?)
If you cut an apple in half and count how many seeds are inside, you will also know how many children you will have. (Let’s say you cut an apple today and there were 2 seeds in it. Tomorrow, you cut another apple and there are 3 seeds in it…and it goes on and on…WOW~! So many kids.)
This article is from:
http://www.pictureframes.co.uk/pages/saint_valentine.htm
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