As we all know today is that special day where we celebrate all love, Valentine's Day. A quick fact- not much is known about St. Valentine, and as such most of the stories are rumors. The only sure thing we know is that he was buried on February 14th and the middle of February marks the beginning of the mating season of birds (hence the romantic aspect) http://www.history.com/topics/valentines-dayHowever, today is also special for other reasons...
-National Donor Day
Began in 1998, focuses on donations of the fives points of life: organs, tissues, marrow, platelets, and blood.
-Race Relations Day
Many churches celebrate this day as a day to recognize the importance of interracial relations, to bring people of all ethnicities together in peace. In New Zealand it is recognized on March 21.
-Random Acts of Kindness Week
An organization founded in 1995, whose aim is to help everyone create a better world by
spreading awareness and increasing engagement in kind actions, a resource for people committed to spreading kindness.
-Read to Your Child Day
This day stresses the importance of reading to your child (or someone you love) for at least twenty minutes a day;
researchers found that 4 out of 10 children have literacy problems. Also, February marks the month for book lovers.
So, don't let Valentine's Day get you down, and don't let it cloud your every thought either...there is always something more than what you know. Every day is a special day, spread the love :)
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