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PH Residents Set For Valentine’s Day Celebration Despite Covid-19 Pandemic
Valentine’s Day also called Saint Valentine’s Day or the feast of Saint Valentine is celebrated annually on February 14. It originated as a minor western Christian feast day honouring one or two early Christian martyrs named saint Valentine and through later folk traditions has become a significant cultural, religious and commercial celebrations of romance and love in many regions of the world including Nigeria.
Port Harcourt residents are not also left out of the celebration, despite the COVID-19 pandemic and closure of many entertainment hangouts in the state as our investigations have revealed that the Valentine tradition would be observed, such as exchange of gifts, cards decorations which feature cupid and arrow, doves and hearts as well as romantic night out.
Some of the areas expected to be visited by fun lovers include the Port Harcourt Pleasure Park, cinema houses, shopping malls, eateries and other entertainment outlets while observing the COVID-19 protocols.
Recall that the feast of St Valentine was established by Pope Gelasius 1 in AD 496 to be celebrated on February 14 in honour of Saint Valentine of Rome who died on that date in AD 269. The day became associated with romantic love in the 14th and 15th centuries when notions of courtly love flourished, apparently by association with lovebirds of early spring.
In 18th century England, it grew into an occasion in which couples expressed their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionary and sending greeting cards. Valentine symbols that are used today include the heart shaped outline, doves and the figure of the winged cupid.
Since the 19th century, hand written valentines have given way to mass production of greeting cards.
By: Jacob Obinna
R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has recounted the early-career challenges she faced, revealing that she was once booed out of the stage while performing at a school event.
Speaking in an interview with Newsmen, the Crazy Tings crooner shared that she wasn’t only booed but was also harassed with plastic bottles.
“I remember one time I was going to perform at my school as an up-and-coming singer and I thought I was going to receiving a standing ovation.
“But I got booed. They even threw plastic bottles at me,” she recalled.
Tems explained that despite the embarrassing incident and other such rejections, she remained determined to pursue a career in music.
The Tide Entertainment reports that Tems admitted that some of the initial rejections she faced could be due to her conviction to stick to her originality instead of doing covers or familiar sounds like most of her peers.
The Grammy-winning singer said looking back now, she is glad that she didn’t compromise her style despite the initial pressures.
A close associate of late singer Mohbad, Primeboy, has appealed for the artiste’s burial nearly three years after his death.
According to him, Mohbad’s body remains in the mortuary since September 12, 2023, pending burial arrangements.
The Tide Entertainment reports that in a statement Primeboy urged the family, public, and government to permit the burial, stating, “It’s been almost three years since Mohbad left us. His body is still in the mortuary. I’m begging the family, I’m begging the public, I’m begging the government, please let’s bury our brother. He deserves a befitting burial.”
It would be recalled that Mohbad’s death sparked public outrage, protests, and investigations. Ongoing autopsy examinations, police inquiries, and legal proceedings have delayed burial arrangements amid family disagreements and public scrutiny.
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