By Hildebrand shayo February 14th is just around the corner, i.e. valentine day. But do we know how it started? Or just giving red roses, chocolate hearts and sending valentine cards to the one we adore? So how did it all start? Who is St. Valentine, and why did he become a symbol for love? For michuzi blog readers, this is what I can share with you …
History tell us that he is probably not just one man, but a number of martyred saints named valentine or Valentinus ( which is the Latin world for Volar). One was a priest in Rome, another bishop in Terni and a third almost nothing is known. According to Christian tradition, all these Saints valentines are believed to have been martyred on February 14th.
Most scholars believe that the St. Valentine of the holiday was a priest who attracted the disfavour of Roman emperor Claudius II around 270 AD. According to legend, the emperor Claudius II banned marriage to prevent draft dodges. Only single men had to go into the army, and too many young men were getting married. Valeninus of Rome ignored the ban, continuing to officiate marriages in secret.
I would like to remind Michuzi blog readers that historians also say that the holiday of love derives its origins from the ancient Roman feast of Lupercalia which has a number of fertility customs associated with it.
Women would put their names on slips of paper in a box, to be drawn out by men. The two would then be coupled up for duration of festival-or for the rest of the year in some cases.
In the late 5th century, Emperor Gelasius declared February 14th a holy day in honour of Valentinus, allowing Christianity to adopt some of the love day customs previously associated with paganism. The traditional were reworked however, to honour the Christian martyrs.
Nine-centuries later, at the advent of the Renaissance, Valentines Day experienced poetry and music flourishing. The time was ripe for a celebration of love. God bless you. God bless Tanzania.
Email: shayohil@thinkinternational.co.uk
It is also believed that during the same period in February most bird species choose their mating partners...
ReplyDeleteBWANA SHAYO TUMEFURAHI SANA KUKUONA TENA ULINGONI. KARIBU SANA, ILA TUNAKUHITAJI KATIKA BUNGE LIJALO PAMOJA NA MASHAKA, VINGINEVYO MJUMUIKE 2015
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MAKAMU: RIDHWANI JK
W. MKUU: SHAYO
W. MAADILI: ZE-UTAMU
KARIBU SANA MKUU, INABIDI MASHAKA AAMSHWE ILI MIJADALA KEMKEM IANZE KWA MAANA NYIE WAWILI SIYO UTANI !
Thank you for sharing the knowledge Mr Shayo. Quote: "In the late 5th century, Emperor Gelasius declared February 14th a holy day in honour of Valentinus, allowing Christianity to adopt some of the love day customs previously associated with paganism. The traditional were reworked however, to honour the Christian martyrs"
ReplyDeleteValentine's day, like Christmas holiday, is associated with paganism. In fact all those are not christian traditions, but Roman Catholic traditions. Christianity in Rome under popes and bishops was currupted by the emperors to adopt some pagan practises to give birth to the Roman Catholic faith.
Message: It's time we all question our faiths, beliefs and practices. Tuache kusheherekea mambo yanayompa glory shetani na siyo Mungu.
Mashaka haya jimalize tena kwa nondo ya Dkt. Shayo.
ReplyDeleteDr. Shayo, I can see you are back with Valentine Piece !
ReplyDeleteMan, we missed you. Fortunately Mashaka has piloting the plane and everything has been as needed. We love you two guys
Dr. Shayo and Mashaka are two names we are not going to forget anytime soon. You are assets for Tanzania
Mdau Brisbane
wekeni hizo link,hasa kwani hii sio kopi endi pesti?au na wewe unatafuta krediti???
ReplyDeleteuna bahati umeandika mambo ya malavu lavu...nimekuwa mpole ghafla!la sivyo ilikuwa niwe lisenene!in inglishi libalalezzzz!
mume wangu mashaka anaandika article nyengine,ole wako umshushue!!!!
All these has nothing to do with Africans.Let us revive our African traditions and commemorate our festivals. Nothing else
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BG
Naungana na mshkaji hapo juu ya kuwa 2015 lazima hawa mabwana waingie serikalini. Tena safu iwe kama hivi:
ReplyDeleteRais: Mashaka
Waziri Mkuu: Dr Shayo
Waziri wa michezo na utamaduni: Ze Utamu.
Nawakilisha mheshimiwa balozi na mkuu wa wilaya ya nanihii!
bwana shayo ni kweli tume kumiss kiaina. na hiyo imetokana na umahiri kati yako na jiniasi wetu bwana mdogo mashaka ambaye amekuwa sensation katika jamii ya kitanzania. siku hizi kwenye ofisi zetu dr shayo hawezi kutajwa bila mashaka kutajwa.
ReplyDeletekwa bahati mbaya kutokuwepo kwako kulimleta SENENE mmoja (US Blogger)anayeuza tiketi za kitalii huko Georgia marekani naye kajifanya kujua kwa kukopi na ku pesti, lakini bahati nzuri waungwana walishtukia na kumchamba kweli kweli kwa kujaribu kumvamia mashaka bila hooa za maana zaidi ya wivu
Karibu sana, tunaomba mjadala kati yako na Mashaka pamoja na Ridhwani ili muanze mikakati ya 2015. mmeshatambulika kuwa vijana watakaoiokoa nchi yetu dhidi ya ufisadi kupitia chama tawala hakuna ubishi tena.
tuna uhakika Kanali, Dr. , mzee wa Pamba, Rais Kijana Jakaya M. Kikwete, atawapa mibaraka yote ili muiongoze nchi kwa ufanisi zaidi. Kama mnavyoona, wadau wameshawakubali.
Msiogope, mwaka wa 2015 ni mwaka wa Mashaka, Ridhwani na Dr. Shayo tunawaaminia, ila lile li SENENE la US Blogger lipelekwe keko ili amani iwepo nchini.
Kidumu Chama Cha Mapinduzi
thank you for commenting on mashaka aggressive publicity STUNT!!!
ReplyDeleteWHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND.....
DR SHAYO STOP YOUR AGGRESIVE PUBLICITY STUNT.....
I THOUGHT U WERE GENUINE BUT MAY BE IT WAS JEALOUS....
CAUSE YOU ARE DOING THE SAME THING AS MASHAKA
PROBABLY YOU WANT TO BE PRESIDENT OF THE TZS BLOGGERS.....
I HOPE YOU WILL TAKE THIS AS +VE CRITISISM AND CHANGE YOUR ATTITUDE
Tokea wazungu na waarabu walipotufanya watumwa tumeendelea kufanywa watumwa hadi leo katika suti mbalimbali za utumwa na tumeridhika waafrika na huo ndio uafrika: kwanza ilikuwa biashara ya utumwa, ndugu zetu wakauzwa kama mapapai, ukafuatia utumwa wa biblia na korani ambao uliimarishwa na ukaja utumwa wa kikoloni tukapewa kasumba zote ambazo hadi leo hii 'tunajivunia sana', sasa kivumbi ni utumwa wa kitandawazi : valentini, sijui krismasi, idd, pasaka, nk ni vielelezo tu vya matunda ya utumwa. wengine tunayona ni maendeleo wengine tunaona ni utumwa. lakini yote ndio kielezo halisi cha mwafrika. sitashangaa kuona hivi karibuni tu tunaanza kusherehekea halloween. poor mother africa!!!!!
ReplyDeleteAM FURIOUSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS...
ReplyDeleteMTAMLINGANISHAJE MAI HAZIBENDI WANGU,MASHAKA..NA HAWA WAPUUZI??
EBOH?!
anony January 31, 2009 5:38 PM,
ReplyDeletepublicity stunt zao zimelipa, na wewe yako lini?
Hapa kuna Obama, Biden na Dr Shayo
Next !
Tanzanians as a society, we stink.
ReplyDeleteMimi sioni haja ya kumshambulia Dr. Shayo. yeye anaelimisha umma. kwa maoni yangu wale wanaong'ang'ania kuabudu na kusambaza desturi hizo kwa waafrika wenzao wakiamini kuwa hayo ni mambo mazuri na yenye msingi kwetu waafrika ndio wa kupewa mkenge, mfueni kwa njia zozote zile
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BG
blah blah blah,,,,khaaa ndo nini?
ReplyDeleteSIAMINI JICHO LANGU KUMBE WEWE NDO SHAYO?UNALIPA,MVUTO A++
dah!ivi umeoa nikupe japo my sister mana nae ni genious so mtazaa mitoto sijui tutumie lugha gani apa