Fwd: Gujarati Story of Valentine's Day

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> Great story Manish.

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> Your creation or is it a forward ?

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> Ashok 1984b

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> Sent from my iPad

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> On Feb 12, 2012, at 12:21 PM, " manish n kothari "

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>> Finally the origin of the tradition revealed:

>> The Gujarati Story of Valentine's Day.

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>> In spite of what you have been told by everyone, the truth is that

>> Valentine's Day originated hundreds of years ago, in India, and to top it

>> all, in Gujarat!!

>> It is a well known fact that Gujarati men, specially the Patels,

>> continually mistreat and disrespect their wives (Patelianis).

>> One fine day, it happened to be the 14th day of February, one brave

>> Pateliani, having had enough " torture " by her husband, finally chose

>> to rebel by beating him up with a Velan (rolling pin).

>> Yes....the same Velan which she used daily, to make chapattis for

>> him....only this time, instead of the dough, it was the husband who was

>> flattened.

>> This was a momentous occasion for all Gujarati women and a revolt soon

>> spread, like wild fire, with thousands of housewives beating up their

>> husbands with the Velan.

>> There was an outburst of moaning " chapatti-ed " husbands all over Anand

>> and Ahmedabad. The Patel men-folk quickly learnt their lesson and started to

>> behave more respectfully with their Patelianis.

>> Thereafter, on 14th February, every year, the womenfolk of Gujarat would

>> beat up their husbands, to commemorate that eventful day.The wives having

>> the satisfaction of beating up their husbands with the Velan and the men

>> having the supreme joy of submitting to the will of the women they loved.

>> Soon The Gujju men realised that in order to avoid this ordeal they need

>> to present gifts to their wives....they brought flowers and sweetmeats..

>> Hence the tradition began.

>> As Gujarat fell under the influence of Western culture, that day was

>> called 'Velan time' day.

>> The ritual soon spread to Britain and many other Western countries,

>> specifically, the catch words 'Velan time!'. Of course in their foreign

>> tongues, it was first anglisised to 'Velantime' and then to 'Valentine'.

>> And thereafter, 14th of February, came to be known as Valentine's Day!

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>> manish kothari

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