All is now set for this year’s St Valentine celebration as Port Harcourt based show biz persononlities have left no stone unturned in their preparations for the D- day, Thursday 14th February, 2013

In a chat with The Tides Entertainment River state Tourism Ambassador and multiple Award winner, Emmanuel Amakiri a.k.a Oba Omega said he is prepared to thrill his fans with his krikate music and Eteghi dance steps at his club, Boomerang Nite Club, Rumuogba, Port Harcourt.

He said the special show is in appreciation of the massive support and appreciation of his numerous friends, fans and well wishers. The Krikate zoom master promised to give his best to ensure a successful Valentine bash with a lot of gifts to those that would be opportuned to be there.

Also speaking, a humour merchant aka Rugged Pastor disclosed that he would use the opportunity to crack many ribs at the ever rich resort centre. Other entertainment outlets set for the Valentine celebration include Illusion Nite Club, Cassablanca, Charlies, Eddy’s Wine Bar, etc.

The pepper soup sellers are not left out as they are set to give the best sevice to their customers. According to Madam Eunice, a pepper soup seller at Perekule Street, GRA, Port Harcourt, the Valentine’s Day would be a carnival of sorts as she is ready to prepare pepper soup in its various forms: chicken, goat meat and fresh fish with chilled drinks to complement the pepper soup as well as live bands to supply all kinds of music.

It would be recalled that Saint Valentine’s Day, commonly known as Valentine’s Day, or the feast of Saint Valentine is observed on February 14 every year. It is celebrated in many countries around the world, although it remains a working day in most of them. After New Year’s Day, it is the most celebrated holiday around the world.

St. Valentine’s Day began as a liturgical celebration of one or more early Christian saints named Valentinus. The most popular martyrology associated with Saint Valentine was that he was imprisoned for performing wedding  for soldiers who were  forbidden to marry and for ministering to Christians, who were persecuted under the Roman Empire; during his imprisonment, he is said to have healed the daughter of his jailer Asterius. Legend states that before his execution, he wrote “from your Valentine” as a farewall to her. Today, Saint Valentine’s Day is an official feast day in the Anglican Communion, as well as in the Lutheran Church. The Eastern Orthodox church also celebrates Saint Valentine’s Day, albeit on July 6th and July 30th, the former date in honour of the Roman presyter, Saint Valentine, and the latter date in honour of Hieromartyr Valentine, the Bishop of  interamna (modern Terni).

The day was first associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages, when the traditions of courtly love flourished. By the 15th century, it had evolved into an occasion in which lovers expressed  their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greeting cards(known as “valentines”). Valentine Day symbols that are used today include the heart – shaped outline, doves, and the figure of the winged Cupid. Since the 19th century, handwritten Valentines have given way to mass-produced greeting cards.