Moja Polska...: February 2009

Zbliża się 14 lutego...
Według kalendarza Gregoriańskiego, 14 lutego jest dniem Świętego Walentego. To przeważnie katolickie święto.
Święty Walenty z wykształcenia był lekarzem, a z powołania był duchownym. Żył w III wieku w Cesarstwie Rzymskim za panowania Klaudiusza II Gockiego. Cesarz ten za namową swoich doradców zabronił młodym mężczyznom wchodzić w związki małżeńskie. Uważał on, że najlepszymi żołnierzami są legioniści nie mający rodzin. Zakaz ten złamał Biskup Walenty i błogosławił śluby młodych legionistów. Został za to wtrącony do więzienia, gdzie zakochał się w niewidomej córce swojego strażnika. Legenda mówi, że jego narzeczona pod wpływem tej miłości odzyskała wzrok. Gdy o tym dowiedział się cesarz, kazał zabić Walentego. W przeddzień egzekucji Walenty napisał list do swojej ukochanej, który podpisał: "Od Twojego Walentego".
Egzekucję wykonano 14 lutego 269 roku.
Właśnie z tego powodu i od tamtego dnia, Św. Walenty jest uważany za patrona zakochanych, a 14 lutego obchodzi się jako święto zakochanych - Walentynki (dzisiaj już prawie na całym świecie).
Moim zdaniem, w dniach dzisiejszych, to już nie tylko święto zakochanych, ale coś czego prawie nikt już nie rozumie... Św. Walenty był prede wszystkim, człowiekiem który zawsze pomagał chorym ludziom. Grzechem jest zmieniać znaczenie istniejących świąt (co się często zdarza, przez brak wykształcenia), a jeszcze większym grzechem jest wymyślanie nowych świąt, żeby mieć trochę więcej rozrywki i zarobku. Walentynki to skomercjalizowane świeto (trik marketingowy), pochodzące z Ameryki i podobne do Haloween (ozdabianie, dawanie prezentów i wydawanie jak najwięcej pieniędzy!).
W Japonii, Korei Południowej i na Tajwanie, natomiast, obchodzi się Biały Dzień - święto stworzone w Japonii, przypadające na 14 marca, miesiąc później niż Walentynki. Według japońskiego obyczaju, w Walentynki kobiety dają prezenty mężczyznom, a w Biały Dzień, mężczyźni, którzy dostali czekoladę w Walentynki odwdzięczają się i dają prezenty dziewczynom.
Jednak muszę też przyznać się do tego, że czasy się zmieniają, a w raz z tym i spojrzenie na Świat.
Mimo wszystko, Walentynki to nie tylko święto zakochanych, ale i święto pomagania ludziom którzy tego potrzebują, święto miłości w ogóle, miłości do wszystkich! Nie wygłupiajcie się i idzcie się pomodlić!
Życzę Wam wszystkim dużo miłości, nie tylko w Walentynki, ale 365 dni w całym 2009 roku! :)
Aby miłość trwała przez całe życie, trzeba ją pielęgnować starannie, jak ogród!

Święty Walenty

Свети Валентин
Saint Valentine

Се ближи 14 февруари...
Според Григоријанскиот календар, 14 февруари е денот на Светецот Валентин. Ова е пред се католички празник.
Свети Валентин, со оглед на неговото образование, бил лекар, а со оглед на неговата наклонетост/повикување, бил свештеник. Живеел во III век во Римското Царство, во време на владеењето на Клаудиј II Готски. Овој Цар, наговорен од страна на неговите советници им забранил на младите мажи да стапуваат во брачни врски. Тој сметал, дека најдобрите војници се легионерите кои немаат семејство. Оваа забрана ја скршил Бискупот Валентин, благословувајќи ги браковите на младите легионери. Поради ова, бил фрлен во затвор, каде што се вљубил во слепата ќерка на својот стажар. Легендата вели, дека на неговата свршеница, под дејство на оваа љубов и се повратил видот. Кога за сето ова дознал Царот, наредил да го убијат Валентин. Пред денот на егзекуцијата, Валентин напишал писмо до својата сакана, кое го потпишал: „Од твојот Валентин“.
Егзекуцијата била извршена на 14 февруари 269 година.
Токму поради ова, од тој ден Свети Валентин се смета како патрон на вљубените, а 14 февруари се слави како Празник на вљубените (денес речиси низ целиот Свет).
Според мене, денес, ова не е само празник на вљубените, туку нешто што веќе никој не го разбира... Свети Валентин бил пред се, човек кој им секогаш им помагал на болните луѓе. Грев е да се менува значењето на веќе постоечките празници (што често и се случува поради недостиг на образование), а уште поголем грев е измислувањето на нови празници, за да имаме малку повеќе разонода и заработувачка. Денот на вљубените е искомерцијализиран празник (маркетиншки трик), кој потекнува од Америка и е сличен на Халовин (украсување, давање на подароци и трошење што е можно повеќе пари!).
Во Јапонија, Јужна Кореја и во Тајван, меѓутоа, се слави Бел Ден - празник измислен во Јапонија, а се слави на 14 март, еден месец по Св. Валентин. Според Јапонскиот обичај, на Денот на вљубените жените им даваат подароци на мажите, а на Белиот Ден, мажите кои добиле чоколадо на Св. Валентин, се заблагодаруваат и им даваат подароци на девојките.
Сепак, морам да признаам дека времињата се менуваат, а со самото тоа и погледот на Свет. Но како и да е Денот на вљубените, не е само празник на вљубените, туку празник на помагање на луѓето, на кои им е потребна помош, празник на љубовта воопшто, љубов кон сите! Не се глупирајте, отидете да се помолите!
Ви посакувам на сите многу љубов, не само за Св. Валентин, туку 365 дена во текот на целата 2009 година! :)
За љубовта да трае во текот на целиот живот, таа треба внимателно да се негува, исто како и градината!

Symbolem Walentynek jest serce
Симбол на денот на вљубените е срцето
Heart is the symbol of St. Valentine's day

14 of February is coming soon...
According to the Gregorian calendar, 14 of February is the day of Saint Valentine. Mainly it’s a catholic holiday.
According to his education, he was a doctor, but according to his calling, he was a clergyman. He was living in the III century in the Roman Empire in the times when the emperor Claudius II Gothicus was ruling. This emperor, persuaded by his advisers, prohibited the young men getting into marriage relationships. In his opinion, the best legionaries are the legionaries that don’t have families. This prohibition was broken by the Bishop Valentine and he blessed the marriages of young legionaries. Because of that act he was thrown into jail, where he felt in love with the blind daughter of his watchman. The legend tells that his fiancée influenced by this love got back her eyesight. When the emperor heard about this, he ordered to kill Valentine. In the day before the execution, Valentine wrote a letter to his sweetheart, whom he signed with: “From your Valentine”.

The execution was fulfilled on the 14 of February 269 year.

Exactly cause of that and from that day, Saint Valentine is treated as a patron of the people in love, and the 14 of February is celebrated as a holiday of the infatuated – Saint Valentine’s Day (today almost all over the World).

According to my judgment, nowadays it’s not only the day of the amorous ones, but something that almost no one understands anymore… The most important thing is that St. Valentine was a person that was always helping the sick people in need. It’s a sin to change the meaning of the existing holidays (which is often happening, cause of low education level), but it’s even a bigger sin to invent new holidays, in order to have more amusement and more profit. St. Valentine’s Day is a commercialized holiday (a marketing trick) that comes from America and it is similar to Halloween (decorating, giving presents and spending as much money as it is possible!).

On the other hand, people in Japan, South Korea and in Taiwan celebrate The White Day – a holiday made up in Japan and it is celebrated on the 14 of March, a month after St. Valentine’s Day. According to the Japanese habit, on St. Valentine’s Day women give presents to men, but on The White Day, the men that were given chocolate on St. Valentine’s are giving presents to their girlfriends in return.

However, I also have to admit that times are changing and the World view in parallel.

Despite everything, St. Valentine’s Day is not only a holiday of the ones that are in love, but it’s a holiday of helping people that are in need, a holiday of love in general, love to everyone! Don't full around and go pray!

I wish You all lots of love, not only on St. Valentine’s Day, but 365 days in the entire 2009 year! :)

In order to make love last forever, it should be treated carefully, like a garden!