The Dark Side: Valentine’s Day Red roses, chocolates, cards and couples having a quality time. These are the common things we think of during the 14th day of February each year. A lot of people anticipate this celebration, and preparing for it to make the love of their life feel special. But have you ever wonder the history of the Valentine’s day? Where and when it started? It all started in ancient Rome. A celebration dedicated to the Roman god of agriculture, Faunus, takes…
Cupid: The Unofficial Mascot of Valentine’s Day It’s the season of the year again for hearts, red flowers, sweets and chocolates, dates, and romantic gestures. Of course, who could set aside the Valentine’s Day figure that is so popular—CUPID. Depicted as a cherub infant carrying a bow and arrows, targeting and shooting people to fall in love or hate each other. Well, it is how we perceived him, but who really Cupid is? In Greek Mythology, he is known as the handsome god of…
I haven’t been so active. The farm is demanding too much of my time. We finished planting the corn seeds today but we immediately went back to the cornfield which we planted a week ago to check if there are missed spots, and yes! There are a lot of missed spots. We had to plant a seed on it again. Crows or chickens might have eaten the seeds. We finished at around 4:00pm. Tomorrow will be a bit relaxed (i hope so). I just remember now that my vegetable garden needs me. Lol!…
The Language of Flower Gifting. It is believed that the popularization of flower giving on Valentine’s day began in Europe during 17th to 18th century. Flowers had a significant part in the human history. The language of flower is known as Floriography, and it started during the Victorian Era. We often use flowers to help us convey or express ourselves and emotions. Its beauty and scent captivates us, well, it doesn’t work all the time because we all know that there are also…
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