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Iraqis are preparing to commemorate Valentine's Day, despite crises
07/02/2013 08:05
BAGHDAD - Center Brief for the Iraqi Media Network (IMN) - Undeterred by political events, hot Iraqis celebrating Valentine, ignoring at the same time what is traded in the media of stories about the origin of this occasion and the decisions of the hearsay prohibition celebration of this day. Apart from politics, and away from Valentine that is associated with his name Valentine, Iraqis prepare to celebrate the occasion by purchasing special gifts express love and take a variety of forms Kalgulwb and bouquets of flowers and dolls with bright colors. Traditionally on this occasion that agree fourteenth of February every year, that the family members exchange greetings and gifts, especially between spouses, children and mother, he says Ahmed Alwan (37 years old): The word love involving meaning large and reflect recipe humanity between members of society. adds that he does every year to buy a gift and donated to his mother without that cares what dealt some of the Prohibition on celebrating this holiday. begins stores in such days each year offer various types of gifts Valentine, and turn interfaces of these stores and Marodadtha to red, the color of choice for gifts exchanged by people on the occasion. confirms Abu Rami , a shopkeeper in the busy Karrada district, said the movement purchase escalate in such days and be turnout heavily on buying gifts for Valentine's Day. explains that there specific types of gifts required customers on this occasion, including dolls, greeting cards, in addition to gifts usual Kasaat hand and perfumes, medals and other. says Salim Nasser, the roaming markets Karrada district, he was looking for a gift that satisfies taste his wife on this occasion, as he does every year. and on why he chose Holiday love to celebrate, said he briefed the newly novels that talk about a link this occasion Balksas Valentine, but this is not a concern to him, "Everyone celebrated in their own way as long as the good intentions", as he put it. novels says priest Valentine, who lived in the late third century AD under the reign of the Roman Emperor second Claudis. On 14 February (which agrees Holiday Love), specifically in the year 270 AD has this emperor executed priest for advocating Christianity. suggest another novel that Emperor Note that single most patience in the war of married couples who refuse to go to the battle front as he issued an order preventing the holding of any Mehndi, is that priest Valentine opposed this and continued to hold polygamy in his church secret until discovered his was imprisoned. remember third novel that draw the attention of some priests Weather Roman in a village European is that youth of the village gather mid-February each year and write the names of village girls and put them in a box and then pull every young man of this fund and whose name comes out to be his mistress throughout the year where immediately sends her card that read: (on behalf of the gods mother sent you this card). After that found priests that this establishes doctrine Romanian and it is difficult to cancel the weather, they decided instead to change the phrase used by young people (on behalf of the mother goddess) to (name of priest Valentine) and it being a symbol Christian and which are linked to these young Christianity . On this occasion also exchange Iraqis Msjat congratulations and messages by mobile phones, and often this is done between wives and husbands, as well as family members with the mother, which occupies the bulk of the attention among the family, in addition to the girls who compete for selection meanings beautiful and sometimes messages amusing that reflect for this occasion they are recovered, to receive this day eagerly and passion. began users Facebook exchange congratulations Valentine, and also known for Iraqis their passion Baldarma which is a line from a poem popular author of the words in simple language, he began to use in greeting via the social networking site (Facebook) of such as "Do not ĘŇÚá puzzled if Gabbana you .. all the evidence Takul MACON more expensive than you", and "the heart of longing yearning a disaster .. Mahboobi tricks far and Wayne argue?" .. Enas says Zia (college student - 21 years old) it traditionally recall simple Valentine's Day rituals, including the exchange of greetings with her colleagues, as well as gifts that fit this holiday. , she adds: "We as Iraqis generally need to celebrate, recreation and restore the smile that she died and faces over the past years."
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