My national heritage, let me show you it

I actually remember when Valentines Day wasn't celebrated in Norway, at least not commercially. My biggest beef with it these days is mostly that nobody calls it the traditional "all hearts' day" (alle hjerters dag) anymore, but instead opts for the dull directly translated valentinsdagen.

Some of the same things go for Halloween as well, actually. I remember in the mid-nineties it was something exotic they did in other countries. Now it's just another commercial holiday here as well, only it's overshadowing our own old "dress up and go from door to door" tradition, julebukk.

But that's me banging on about my same old hangups.

I hear in Finland they celebrate Friendship Day instead of Valentines, which I thought sounded sweet. We should have a symolic day to celebrate the whole spectre of love, not just between partners. Said the single girl.

In the meantime, I intend to make some delicious dinner, and don't you know I've got date plans with both David Niven and Bing Crosby tonight. Not both at once, of course, what sort of girl do you take me for? Yes, I think even Humphrey Bogart might make an appearance.

The most entertaining thing about Valentines Day is of course those people that insist on shortening it to "VD". Which makes this little ditty by Tom Lehrer all the more suitable, I think:

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Remember the protection, kids.