Valentine – tips ‘n’ tricks

14Feb08

Happy Valentine!

Well first of all, Happy Valentine’s Day to all loving couples around the world! And for those who are single like me, Happy Lonely Valentine! It has been the 2nd lonely Valentine throughout my University years (>.<) but it’s ~~not~~ okay ‘lah’, ‘jodoh’ haven’t come ‘kot’.

Anyway, hope you guys enjoy all your gifts~! And for those who haven’t prepared any, or haven’t plan on how to celebrate it, here’s some nice tips for you.

These are compilations of Valentine’s Tradition, which some of you might think they are romantic, or just simply old-school/outdated. You might want to pick up something from here, or just read them for fun…

Valentine’s Tradition

Hundreds of years ago in England, many children dressed up as adults on Valentine’s Day. They went singing from home to home. One verse they sang was:

Good morning to you, valentine;
Curl your locks as I do mine —
Two before and three behind.
Good morning to you, valentine.

In Wales wooden love spoons were carved and given as gifts on February 14th. Hearts, keys and keyholes were favourite decorations on the spoons. The decoration meant, “You unlock my heart!”

In some countries, a young woman may receive a gift of clothing from a young man. If she keeps the gift, it means she will marry him.

In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their valentines would be. They would wear these names on their sleeves for one week. To wear your heart on your sleeve now means that it is easy for other people to know how you are feeling.

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.

A love seat is a wide chair. It was first made to seat one woman and 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!

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.

Pick a dandelion that has gone to seed. Take a deep breath and blow the seeds into the wind. Count the seeds that remain on the stem. That is the number of children you will have.

If you cut an apple in half and count how many seeds are inside, you will also know how many children you will have.

Are you having lonely Valentine too? How do you get over it without getting itched by the existence of couples around you?

*edited: okay, you might think you can’t take tips from me since I’m single, haha, but it’s okay, these are real traditions, not my ideas k? Feel ’safe’ to use them