14 February 2005

happy sts. cyril and methodius day!

ha ha, betchu thought i was going to use the three words most disliked by bitter single people everywhere: happy valentine's day. gotcha. no, cyril and methodius were brothers, one was a monk, the other was a bishop. both helped to write down the language of the slavic people in an alphabet (cyrilic, anyone?) and taught the gospel in the native tongue of the people whom they were evangelizing. very cool, no?

as for the other important part to this day:

did you know that during roman times, feb. 14th was the day when birds supposedly paired up for the spring mating season?

the feast of the lupercalia began on this day, as well. remember that from "julius ceasar"?

everyday is special if you fill it with love. and yes, chocolates and candy hearts, big balloons and stupid stuffed plush whatevers are nice to get. it's nice to set certain days apart. but love and the people in your life who give it and recieve it are the better than the mess and drama that can go with making the perfect dinner reservation, or sending the best bouquet of flowers, etc.

end of rant.

mil besos--rachel

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