Valentine's Day?

Today is February, 13 2014, which means D-1 Valentine's day.

What do you think about Valentine? Anyway, you must know about what is Valentine's Day, right? (｡◕‿◕｡)

In Christian, Valentine's Day is used to commemorate Saint Valentine. He was a bishop and dedicated himself for love to God and Mother Mary. But why must his name which used to commemorated a day of affection? He was popular because he was conducting weddings for soldiers who were forbidden to marry and for ministering to Christians. He was a marthyr as well. For his affection and persistence, his death is commemorated to be Valentine's Day.

Actually, the custom for people to celebrate Valentine's Day by giving chocolates doesn't have any connection to Saint Valentine himself. Yes, it just for fun. It begun in British, they said. (A senior from English Letters told it to me, but I don't know either) First, there was a Paper Valentine which was popular during that age. And so on, it changed, not only by giving Paper Valentine but also giving chocolates and flowers.

Why do they choose Chocolate? Well, chocolate has a sweet and bitter taste once you eat it. Just like chocolate, love has sweet and bitter feeling: Sweet when you are falling in love and bitter when you know that the guy you love has a girlfriend... Wait, that's me! Sweet when you can feel it deep in your heart but also bitter when you know that love isn't as smooth as silk.

In East Asia, they also celebrate White Day. So, the rule is: On Valentine Day, girl give chocolate to boys, and boys reply it, mostly they reply it with marsmallow, on White Day. Maybe because East Asian believe the quote about "Ladies First" that's why mostly anime, the girl always take the first step.

However, during the times, the real meaning of Valentine's Day is changing. Most pervert couple (sorry to say) use Valentine's Day to (once again, I'm sorry) to having sex. They said that, to show their love to their boyfriend/girlfriend. I publish it because in the other day I found a page that against Valentine's Day. And the reason just like what I wrote above.

I cannot say that actually they are wrong. But it's only their vision. Not all people do that things, of course. There are also people who do something else, which is beneficial. For example, doing charity, visiting the orphans, etc.
When I was in Junior High, my school visiting the orphans and give clothes, foods, and money to them, to celebrate Valentine's Day.

In the end, I just want to tell you, that it doesn't matter what you will do for valentine. Like me, I am single (◞‸◟；), so I only celebrate it by sharing chocolate cookies to my friends. And that's fun! You can also celebrate it with your family, so what's the matter?

Let's enjoy Valentine's Day, then :) Don't care about how people negatively react to Valentine's Day \( ﾟヮﾟ)/

TRANSLATION - INDONESIAN

Sekarang tanggal 13 Februari 2014 yang artinya H-1 Hari Valentine.

Guys, apa yang kamu pikir soal Valentine? Pasti lah, tau yang namanya hari Valentine, kan? (◡ ‿ ◡ ✿)

Dalam agama Kristen, hari Valentine digunakan untuk memperingati Santo Valentine. Dulu, beliau adalah seorang uskup dan mempersembahkan dirinya demi cinta kepada Tuhan dan Bunda Maria. Tapi kok harus dia yang namanya digunakan untuk memperingati hari kasih sayang? Dia terkenal karena dia merayakan pernikahan untuk tentara yang nggak diperbolehkan menikah dan menjadi Kristen. Beliau juga seorang martir, orang yang mati dibunuh karena dedikasinya kepada Kristus. Karena kasih sayang dan perjuangannya, kematiannya yang pada tanggal 14 Februari digunakan untuk memperingati hari kasih sayang, hari Valentine.

Adat orang untuk merayakan hari Valentine dengan memberikan coklat dan bunga sebenarnya nggak ada hubungannya dengan Santo Valentine sendiri. Dimulai dari Inggris dengan saling mengirim "Paper Valentine" kepada orang yang kita sayang, sampai akhirnya menggunakan coklat dan bunga untuk merayakan perasaan.

Kenapa harus coklat? Coklat memiliki rasa manis dan pahit, seperti cinta (agak geli juga sih... Maklum masih jomblo (⊙ω⊙) )

Di Asia Timur kayak Jepang dan Korea, ada juga namanya White Day. Kalau di hari Valentine, cewek yang ngasih coklat ke cowok, maka ketika White Day, cowok membalas coklat mereka, biasanya dengan Marsmallow.(｡´ ‿｀♡)  Kalau kayak gitu sih, aku mau ngasih coklat ke cowok, hehe...

Sayangnya, banyak orang yang menyalahartikan apa itu Kasih Sayang (cinta). Pada akhirnya, orang malah (maaf) "bercinta" pada hari kasih sayang. Sering kan, ada razia di hotel-hotel pas hari Valentine? Pasangan yang tidak berstatus suami istri akan ditangkap oleh petugas.
Aku nulis ini karena beberapa hari lalu, aku menemukan page muslim yang menentang hari Valentine, karena alasan di atas.

Aku memang nggak bisa nyalahin mereka. Memang benar ada yang begitu. Tapi, bukan berarti semuanya. Banyak kok, orang yang melakukan hal lain, seperti menggalang dana untuk membantu yatim piatu. Pas aku SMP, sekolahku mengunjungi Panti Jompo dan Panti Yatim dan menyumbangkan dana, makanan, dan pakaian kepada mereka. Semuanya di hari Valentine lho...

Masalah hari Valentine bukan mereka yang melakukan, tapi kita yang melakukan. Bagi yang muslim, valentine memang hari kasih sayang. Nggak ada salahnya kan, ikut menebarkan kasih sayang? Kita bisa mengunjungi panti yatim juga dan menyalurkan kasih sayang kepada mereka, yang nggak pernah ngerasain kasih sayang orang tua seperti kita. Bisa juga kita melakukan hal spesial kepada sahabat ataupun keluarga. Jangan cuman pandang sebelah mata. Cobalah seimbangkan pandangan negatif mengenai hari Valentine dengan melakukan hal baik.
Aku punya teman muslim dan dia nggak peduli bagaimana pandangan muslim lainnya yang nggak suka valentine. Dia bagi-bagiin coklat juga pas valentine, karena dia juga menerima coklat dari teman-temannya (ceritanya tuker-tukeran coklat)
Seru lho dijalanin! Tahun lalu aku juga ikutan, tuker-tukeran coklat di sekolah, pas masih SMA. Cowok, cewek, semuanya tukeran coklat.

Selamat hari Valentine semuanya \(-ㅂ-)/ ♥ ♥ ♥