Valentine’s Day

Ann’s Asign

I have had a lot about Valentine’s Day through TV and radio programs. However, I have never come to understand the real meaning of it. As this day is not as popular as it is here. Where people give gifts and say love words to their lovers. This day does not mean a lot to many people. To the extent that few people know about this day, and the importance of this day to couples and to the rest of the population. Most of Africans believe that you can express your love or show how much you love your partner by treating him/her well. Besides that, by telling him/her love words, by respecting and have consideration for them. All these things motioned above must be practiced every day for ever until the death separates them. We don’t have an expecific day to celebrate Valentine’s Day. As this day is celebrated every day by each couple. However, in some places in the southern part of Africa, like in Swaziland, this day is very important. During this day many Swaziland restaurants offer special discount to the first ten or twenty couples. Besides discounts they also offer some gifts to them. TV programs have also some special programs, where many couples are invited to participate. They also have games where they separate the couples and each person is asked some personal questions. By asking them, they will be finding out how much they know each other. Other TV programs offer gifts to the winner to go overseas with everything paid from the hotel, meals and they are given some money to spend in cloths and jewelry. Besides that, romantic musicians are invited to perform. Some church programs also organize wedding parties where they will pay everything including the gown and the rings. However, they only do that to couples who do not have conditions to have a wedding party, but love each other. That is the way few countries in Africa celebrate this day.