Overview of the Valentine's Day
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February
On February 14th has been a special day is eagerly awaited by teens in the world, not least young people in Indonesia. They already believe in this day as a day of love that must be filled with a special celebration. Starting from the mutual exchange of gifts, express love, kisses, until sex is an activity that helped free coloring valentine's day.
History of Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day is now interpreted as a day of love, not just show up and celebrated. There are several versions about the birth origins of Valentine's Day. The first version, according to the records of The World Book Encyclopedia (1998) mentioned that the history of Valentine's Day stems from a belief in Europe. This ancient belief says that the love of male and female birds began to sprout on February 14. The birds chose their partners on the day. Based on the ancient belief among the people of Europe at that time, and then they encourage young people to choose their partners on the same day as the blossoming love of male and female birds. Moreover, there is in French Normandy Gelantine word which means love. Rhyme between Gelantine and Valentine is used as the basis for setting the day of love.
The second version, connect this Valentine's Day with a priest. According to some historians that the Valentine's Day was adopted from the name of a priest named Saint Valentine. He was arrested by the emperor Claudius II because the states are their Lord Jesus Christ. He also refused to worship the Lord, the God of the Romans. Emperor then ordered that he be in jail and eventually was sentenced to hang. People who sympathize with him, and wrote letters about their love of prayer the priest. The letter was later on display and tied at the former prison bars.
While the third version refers to a party that made the ancient Romans called the Lupercalia. This is the strongest version of which is believed to be true to this day. Celebration of Lupercalia is a series of purification in ancient Roman times. A special ceremony dedicated to commemorate and glorify the goddess of love (Queen of Feverish Love) called Juno Februata. In the party, the youth took the name of the girl in a box at random. He took the girl's name was later to be his best man for a year to have fun.
The shifting meaning of Valentine's Day
Over time, the year 496 AD Pope Gelasius I convert this into a day of celebration ceremony of the church by the name of Saint Valentine's Day. Saint Valentine's ceremony to honor the dead were hung by the emperor Claudius. He was suspended for violating rules that prohibit the young emperor to get married. Emperor Claudius found that soldiers who are young and single status are more resilient and strong in battle. The man who has not been married more patiently enduring the war than the soldiers who are married. Hence, the emperor ordered to forbid men to marry. However, Saint Valentine's against policy. He argues that young people should still have ample room to vent his love desires. He then secretly married many young people.
Since the ancient Romans knew of Christianity, the feast of love is a banquet (feast of Lupercalia) and was associated with the death of Saint Valentine's ceremony. After Pope Gelasius set February 14 as the date of respect for Saint Valentine, it is ultimately a celebration was held continuously every year until now. Today serve as the moment for mutual exchange of love messages and put Saint Valentine as a symbol of the sower of love. Valentine's Day was marked by sending poems and gifts to each other such as flowers, chocolates, and cave-sugar. Valentine's Day was also filled with gatherings, dance parties, drinking alcohol to an orgy. In short the celebration of love is dedicated to glorify Saint Valentine is regarded as a symbol of fortitude, resignation, and courage in fighting for love.
An attitude of Youth
Then how should the attitude of young people, especially young men and women of Islam? Should they go drifting in the celebration? Of course the answer is no. Because Valentine's Day contrary to Islamic values. Valentine's Day originated from paganism pagan idolaters. Valentine's Day would have been lowered and narrowed the meaning of love. Appreciated the extent of love chocolate, roses, greeting cards, kissing and sex. Valentine's Day too narrow affection for only one day. Whereas in Islam, it is necessary to be loving every moment and in every place. In fact we are commanded to spread love to all mankind.
Valentine's Day celebration also lead teens to have sex. It can be seen clearly from their propaganda. A British health experts even recommend sex on Valentine's Day. Medical director of the British Heart Foundation Professor. Charles George reveals that casual sex is not only burn 100 calories in the body, but also very good for health. Therefore, he recommends that people everywhere, both parents and adolescents, should fill the celebration of Valentine's Day with an orgy.
By him, the author personally and as educators urge all teenagers, especially young people to stay away from Islam, and no part in this celebration. Anyone who celebrate Valentine's Day means he has his own personal ruin as a Muslim and even become part of them. As word of the Prophet Muhammad: "Whoever resembles a people then he became a part of them." (Abu Daud)