Happy Valentine`s Day

[InTheWind]

Happy Valentine`s Day everyone.

[CTZonEdit]

History
The origins of Valentine's Day trace back to the ancient Roman celebration of Lupercalia. Held on February 15, Lupercalia honored the gods Lupercus and Faunus, as well as the legendary founders of Rome, Romulus and Remus.
In addition to a bountiful feast, Lupercalia festivities are purported to have included the pairing of young women and men. Men would draw women's names from a box, and each couple would be paired until next year's celebration.
While this pairing of couples set the tone for today's holiday, it wasn't called "Valentine's Day" until a priest named Valentine came along. Valentine, a romantic at heart, disobeyed Emperor Claudius II's decree that soldiers remain bachelors. Claudius handed down this decree believing that soldiers would be distracted and unable to concentrate on fighting if they were married or engaged. Valentine defied the emperor and secretly performed marriage ceremonies. As a result of his defiance, Valentine was put to death on February 14. After Valentine's death, he was named a saint. As Christianity spread through Rome, the priests moved Lupercalia from February 15 to February 14 and renamed it St. Valentine's Day to honor Saint Valentine.



According to Roman mythology, Cupid was the son of Venus, the goddess of love and beauty. Cupid was known to cause people to fall in love by shooting them with his magical arrows. But Cupid didn't just cause others to fall in love - he himself fell deeply in love.
As legend has it, Cupid fell in love with a mortal maiden named Psyche. Cupid married Psyche, but Venus, jealous of Psyche's beauty, forbade her daughter-in-law to look at Cupid. Psyche, of course, couldn't resist temptation and sneaked a peek at her handsome husband. As punishment, Venus demanded that she perform three hard tasks, the last of which caused Psyche's death. Cupid brought Psyche back to life and the gods, moved by their love, granted Pysche immortality. Cupid thus represents the heart and Psyche the (struggles of the) human soul.



Link here (http://www.care2.com/gates/holidays/valentines/valentines.html)

[InTheWind]

Are you saying i shouldn`t of said Happy Valentines Day?:scratch:

[CoreIssue]

No. Just giving history of the Holiday. That's all.

Happy Valentine's Day!

[InTheWind]

Ok, cool.:):

[PrayzHim]

You can say it to me, I'm not really interested in it's origin, it's just a "fun loving" day!
Happy Valentines Day!! :hug:

[LDinthewoods]

:squeeze:

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[CTZonEdit]

Are you saying i shouldn`t of said Happy Valentines Day?:scratch:

Course not. :p

Just wanted to throw in some history as to why we are celebrating today.

[InTheWind]

My mistake bro, thought maybe it was some cult holiday or something for a minute. :D

[CTZonEdit]

Here is a Valentine treat! Anyone want to go halfsies? :bdcake:

$1,000 for an ice cream sundae? But, the sundae is The Grand Opulence Sundae from famed Serendipity (http://www.serendipity3.com/) of New York City and it's made up of the best of the best. According to the restaurant, they sell approximately one a month, so apparently, quite a few people have some money to indulge in such opulence.
The Golden Opulence Sundae, the "World's most expensive sundae", was created to celebrate Serendipity's 50th Anniversay last year. (If you are paying attention, the 50th anniversary is the "golden" anniversary. Get it?)
Made with "5 scoops of the richest Tahitian vanilla bean ice cream infused with Madagascar vanilla and covered in 23K edible gold leaf, the sundae is drizzled with the world's most expensive chocolate, Amedei Porceleana, and covered with chunks of rare Chuao chocolate, which is from cocoa beans harvested by the Caribbean Sea on Venezuela's coast. The masterpiece is suffused with exotic candied fruits from Paris, gold dragets, truffles and Marzipan Cherries. It is topped with a tiny glass bowl of Grand Passion Caviar, an exclusive dessert caviar, made of salt-free American Golden caviar, known for its sparkling golden color. It's sweetened and infused with fresh passion fruit, orange and Armagnac. The sundae is served in a baccarat Harcourt crystal goblet with an 18K gold spoon to partake in the indulgenceserved with a petite mother of pearl spoon and topped with a gilded sugar flower by Ron Ben-Israel."


http://www.dailyolive.com/goldenopulencenord.jpg

[InTheWind]

I think not :not: but it`s pretty. :nod:

[PrayzHim]

I think not!:not:

[Chrystalwuzhere]

Love you guys!!!

[LDinthewoods]

Is that some of that edible gold stuff on that desert or is the whole thing just made up to look pretty?

Either way - I'd share it with ya!

[CTZonEdit]

Is that some of that edible gold stuff on that desert or is the whole thing just made up to look pretty?

Either way - I'd share it with ya!

Yep. That is the edible foil. So what you see there is what you actually get and eat.

Assuming you have the 1000 bucks to cover it. :swoon:

[Brandli5]

Hmm,

I had a rather nice valentines day. As far as that ice cream goes, I rather eat an ice cream sandwich, cheaper. What in the world is it made of? Sugar, and gold....Hmmm