JOYce Posted February 14, 2004 Report Share Posted February 14, 2004 I want to know does Sikhism allowed the preching of Saint Valantine or not. If not then why ..... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hari Posted February 14, 2004 Report Share Posted February 14, 2004 St.Valentines day was originally a "pagan" festival of love and sex.Most "Christian" festivals are originally pagan festivals, including Christ-Mass... However theres nothing wrong in a Sikh wanting to buy chocolates and flowers on St.Valentines for his beloved.Or any other day infact. But I can't see a Sikh preaching about St.Valentine, though theres nothing wrong in that.But there is something wrong in what St.Valentines day and days like Christ-Mass have come to represent nowadays.Namely, the worship of materialism. :roll: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mugermach Singh Posted February 18, 2004 Report Share Posted February 18, 2004 However theres nothing wrong in a Sikh wanting to buy chocolates and flowers on St.Valentines for his beloved.Or any other day infact. Man, one day is enough. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr §ingh Posted February 18, 2004 Report Share Posted February 18, 2004 :lol: vachara Mugz, kei kuriya nu dena honda e...te je ROJ dena hove 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niranjana Posted February 18, 2004 Report Share Posted February 18, 2004 Hari is correct in that the origins of this festival do have pagan and devi-worshipping roots, as per St. Valentine however, he was what we would term a Shaheed following his matyrdom at the hands of the Romans for defying the Emperor's tyranical ban on marriages... ...as with many festivities, over time this has become more and more commercialised (those who feel this is a purely Western phenomena, should consider how many Indians, be they Sikh, Hindoo, Muslim or any other denomination actually know the authentic background to days like Diwali, Vasaiki, Lohri, Raksha bandan, Holi, etc etc)... ...as per St Valentine's day...I find the whole affair a tad over-commercialised today (in terms of the restaurants and holiday offers, which are frankly usually ****), but agree with Hari, it's all good fun to exchange gifts with one's beloved as simply a cultural practice (yes, I know it is not Punjabi, but not all of us are 100% punjabi anyway, I don't recall seeing Jeans and Nike Air trainers be part of Punjabi cultural dress for instance!)...I do wish however for more acknowledgement of who St Valentine was and what he stood and died for... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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