History
Who was Valentine?
A saint.
By some estimations there are over 10,800 saints, of which there are more than 30 Valentines and even a few Valentinas. Two Valentines stand out as likely candidates for the namesake saint, but neither dealt with matters of the heart.
Although gaining global popularity, Valentine’s Day is still not widely celebrated in countries like...?
like Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, and Malaysia. In most of those countries the holiday contradicts aspects of their religion.
Source: Valentine's Day wasn't always about love | National Geographic
So before it was Valentines day - it was a Pagan holiday called Lupercalia. The Romans celebrated by?
sacrificing a goat and a dog
A survey from consumer review site Trustpilot found that the cost of Valentine’s Day 2024 will average out to a spend (for the average consumer)?
closest number gets the point
$157.52.
What is the Ahmadiyyat motto?
Love for all, hatred for none
How do people celebrate Valentines Day today?
exchange gifts like sweets, jewelery, flowers, and cards on Valentine’s Day.
During the United States Revolutionary War, what gained popularity in the U.S.
hint: it's made of paper
Valentine's Day cards—mostly handwritten notes
Source:
Valentine's Day: A History of Naked Romans, Paganism and Whips! | National Geographic
Why don't we celebrate Valentine's Day?
It is rooted in Paganism and Christianity.
Source: What is Valentines day and should we celebrate it (MTA) (youtube.com)
Valentine’s Day has a well-deserved reputation for being excessively commercial; in 2016, the National Retail Federation estimated that people in the U.S. would spend
$19.7 billion
Share a hadith that can describe sisterhood and your explanation why.
Example: A Muslim is a mirror of the other person
What was the earliest possible origin story of Valentines day? It was Pagan holiday called...?
Lupercalia
Source: Valentine's Day wasn't always about love | National Geographic
Which famous writer was the first to romanticize Valentines Day it in their work, and made it gain popularity throughout Britain and the rest of Europe.
Shakespeare
What major invention was patented on Vday?
The telephone
About $1.1 billion went into what on Valentines day in 2016.
cards
A believer is like one body. If one part of the body hurts the rest of the body feels the pain. (Muslim)
How does this relate to sisterhood?
Lupercalia was popular and one of the few pagan holidays still celebrated (blank) years after Christianity was legalised in the Roman Empire.
Closest number gets the points.
150 years
Source: Valentine's Day wasn't always about love | National Geographic
In what country is Valentine's Day known as "Friend's Day?"
Finland
Name two blessed women mentioned in the Holy Quran?
Hazrat Mariam (ra)
Hazrat Asia (ra)
In the 1860s, Cadbury introduced a heart-shaped chocolate box, and in 1866 they began making candies with loving phrases imprinted on them. However, these candies did not become heart-shaped until?
1902
You can learn half the faith from her. Who did Holy Prophet (saw) proclaim this statement for?
Hazrat Aisha (ra)
When Pope Gelasius came to power in the late fifth century he put an end to Lupercalia. Soon after, the Catholic church declared February 14 to be a day of feasts to celebrate the martyred Saint named...
Valentine
Source: Valentine's Day wasn't always about love | National Geographic
Commercialism: About how many roses are sent for Valentine's Day each year?
50 million
Approximately how many marriage proposals occur each year on Valentine's Day
220,000
Hallmark began the selling of Hallmark Valentines Day cards in?
1910
What does Lajna Imaillah mean?
Maid servants of Allah