Comments on: The Origins of Valentine’s Day http://www.hittingsend.com/holidays/the-origins-of-valentines-day/ View Through My Lens Sun, 26 Jun 2011 18:22:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Antonia http://www.hittingsend.com/holidays/the-origins-of-valentines-day/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Antonia Sun, 17 Feb 2008 18:00:00 +0000 http://www.hittingsend.com/?p=36#comment-66 Thank you Christy. My understanding of 'handfasting' is this: those who were able to officiate passed through towns infrequently and thus people had to wait to be married. By 'handfasting' they were given a year of temporary 'marriage' until it could be officially orchestrated. Thank you Christy. My understanding of ‘handfasting’ is this: those who were able to officiate passed through towns infrequently and thus people had to wait to be married. By ‘handfasting’ they were given a year of temporary ‘marriage’ until it could be officially orchestrated.

]]> By: peemer http://www.hittingsend.com/holidays/the-origins-of-valentines-day/comment-page-1/#comment-63 peemer Fri, 15 Feb 2008 01:24:09 +0000 http://www.hittingsend.com/?p=36#comment-63 How fun! Thanks for posting this (timely) historical information!! It adds a lot of depth to the day. x‘s and aloha fairy godmom How fun! Thanks for posting this (timely) historical information!!
It adds a lot of depth to the day.
x‘s and aloha
fairy godmom

]]> By: Kathryn http://www.hittingsend.com/holidays/the-origins-of-valentines-day/comment-page-1/#comment-62 Kathryn Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:28:18 +0000 http://www.hittingsend.com/?p=36#comment-62 Fascinating, Antonia! Thanks for that history lesson! Love the blockquote! Mommie Fascinating, Antonia! Thanks for that history lesson! Love the blockquote!

Mommie

]]> By: Rick http://www.hittingsend.com/holidays/the-origins-of-valentines-day/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Rick Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:35:56 +0000 http://www.hittingsend.com/?p=36#comment-60 I loved it. I loved it.

]]> By: Christy http://www.hittingsend.com/holidays/the-origins-of-valentines-day/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Christy Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:34:27 +0000 http://www.hittingsend.com/?p=36#comment-59 The Pagans "handfasted" for a year (were wed) but I have yet to find the significance to that. Why did they chose only to be wed for one year and decide from their to part their ways? I have always thought that when this tradition was initiated, people didn't live long so a year to them may as well be 10 to us in this age. I did not know they handfasted in February as a tradition, I thought the tradition was held during Beltane. Learn something new everyday ;) The Pagans “handfasted” for a year (were wed) but I have yet to find the significance to that. Why did they chose only to be wed for one year and decide from their to part their ways? I have always thought that when this tradition was initiated, people didn’t live long so a year to them may as well be 10 to us in this age.
I did not know they handfasted in February as a tradition, I thought the tradition was held during Beltane.
Learn something new everyday ;)

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