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Valentine Day is also another excuse for commercial exploitation of an often uninformed public. —2 Corinthians 6:14-18. If, after reading this magazine, you have any Bible questions, please feel free to contact Jehovah’s Witnesses at a Kingdom Hall in your area, or write to the publishers of this magazine. (See page 5.) Valentine’s Day: “Valentine’s Day comes on the feast day of two different Christian martyrs named Valentine. But the customs connected with the day . . . probably come from an ancient Roman festival called Lupercalia which took place every February 15. The festival honored Juno, the Roman goddess of women and marriage, and Pan, the god of Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2025. dx86-25. VALENTINE’S DAY. discussion: g95 2/8 26-27 origin: g92 2/8 32; rs 181-182 poem of Witness student: g88 1/22 23 understanding clarified (1929): kr 105 Because Jehovah's Witnesses take their worship very seriously and insist upon keeping their worship of God undefiled (James 1:27), there are two main reasons why Jehovah's Witnesses do not celebrate St. Valentine's Day: 1.) Pagan ceremonies honoring pagan gods are mixed in with St. Valentine's Day's origins. 2.) What is the origin of Valentine’s Day? The World Book Encyclopedia informs us: “Valentine’s Day comes on the feast day of two different Christian martyrs named Valentine. But the customs connected with the day . . . probably come from an ancient Roman festival called Lupercalia which took place every February 15. The festival honored Juno Valentine, a priest, married young couples secretly. Some say that he was executed on February 14, about 269 C.E. In any case, a "saintly" title cannot conceal the unsavory origin of this celebration. Valentine Day is rooted in pagan rituals and is therefore not celebrated by true Christians. Valentine's Day has a surprisingly dark historyEvery year on Valentine’s Day, romantics present that special someone in their lives with roses, chocolates, greeting cards, and many other gifts, but did you know the heart-felt holiday has a bloody history? The first connection between love and the Jehovah's Witnesses believe in love, but not necessarily in Cupid, who was a minor god of the Greeks. Jehovah's Witnesses stance toward Valentine's Day is part of their efforts to be faithful On a more or less unrelated note, I remember when my son was about 4, and we were in the grocery store the first week in February. He asked me what Valentine's Day was, and I told him it was a day to spend with someone you love very much. I remember him thinking about it for a moment and then saying "Mom, can I spend Valentines day with you?". Jehovah God severely punished the Israelites for unfaithfulness. -Ex. 32:28-35. The unchangeable God, Jehovah, is no more tolerant of idolatrous practices today than he was in the past. (Mal. 3:5,6) The Christian apostle Paul reminded fellow believers: 'What fellowship do righteousness and lawlessness have? This is the first year I've had a Jehovah's Witness in my class, and her mother and I discussed it in depth during fall conferences. She said she was fine with my class celebrating birthdays, holidays, etc., but she didn't want her daughter participating, and asked that I simply have her work on another activity or read books that didn't involve the celebration. Therefore, the main reason why Jehovah's Witnesses do not celebrate St. Valentine's Day is because pagan ceremonies honoring pagan gods are mixed in with St. Valentine's Day's origins. St. Valentine's Day - It's Pagan Associations Notice what the publication How It Started had to say about St. Valentine's Day on pages 46-47: There are 2 main reasons why Jehovah's Witnesses do not celebrate St. Valentine's Day: first Pagan ceremonies honoring pagan gods are mixed in with St. Valentine's Day's origins. second The Bible The major ones are easy, but the "minor" holidays are hard to figure, even after all of these years. Why do they give you MLK day off, but not Valentine's, Groundhog's, St. Patrick's, Halloween, or May Day? Halloween is a major holiday, but not a day off. Valentine's isn't important for some people, but is for others. . well, it's just about 12:30am here in newfoundland right now, so north america is just reaching valentine's day.. to all of my fellow jwd-ers out there in north america who are just starting valentine's day, and to all of the jwd-ers in other parts of the world who are probably all done with it by now. happy valentine's day!!. whether you're sharing it with friends or family or a special when you should be showing your valentine love every day of the year. That's true, but that's what the dubs say about every holiday. No need for Thanksgiving, we should be thankful every day. And so on. In truth, I think it's great to set aside a special day to honor special things. Valentine's Day, to me at least, is a celebration of love. Not much for decorations on the house, but will make heart shaped desert and Valentine themed something for supper. Pick out my daughters favorite meal maybe? hmmm, better get busy! this is where DOLLAR STORES come in handy! LOL I went to a Dollar Store and bought little votive candles and single-serving size bubble baths or pot-pourri for my female friends, a tiny heart of chocolates and a silk red rose for my male friends, a cute little troll or teddybear with candy hearts for the kids---and cards for all! my psychology teacher is the coolest. i wanted to e-mail him and tell him that for v-day or tell him in person tomorrow, because that's when i have his class. i don't want to go to his office (he has a private practice), because (1) i don't know where it is and (2) i really don't know how he'll react if i do that, and i don't wanna know!. Her name is Darlene Valentine, and shes' been a witness for 55 or more years. And I couldnt' resist because of an experience she had many years ago on Val Day: She called her bank to check on some items. When asked her name she told the clerk "Darlene Valentine" the clerk "Ahhh haa haa haaaa!" and hung up. She called back and the same thing
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