Mishael's Grade 10 Blog SY 2022 - 2023

      Valentine's Day is an occasion where everyone spend their time with loved ones. Valentine's Day always fall on February 14.      Valentine's Day is a set date on the calendar that was combined with Lupercalia, a mid-February holiday on the ancient Roman calendar, which some historians say is how Valentine's Day came to be associated with love. A rite in which men and women were coupled off by selecting names from a jar may have been part of the fertility celebration known as Lupercalia. The union of the god Zeus and the goddess Hera was celebrated in the middle of winter in ancient Greece.     Chaucer lived in the Middle Ages, a time of courtly love when poems, music, and paintings honored a couple's union in sweeping, lyrical declarations of adoration. The term "valentine" was first used to refer to a lover in poetry and music towards the end of the 15th century, and an English book titled The Young Man's Valentine Writer was produced in the 18t

     A stunning province called Ilocos Sur is situated in Luzon's north. This province has a rich cultural past that combines Filipino and old Spanish influences. The villagers created the "Kannadiwan Festival" to promote these cultural traditions and to showcase and share their riches with the rest of the world.      From the final week of January through the first week of February, people celebrate. The celebration of the province's founding day is one of the activities that will take place.      At the St. Paul Metropolitan Cathedral, a mass is typically held on the first day. Following it, there is a parade around the city carrying statues of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary as well as the patron saints of the 40 parishes. It is the Ilocanos' way of thanking the Almighty for both their many bounties and the city's rich heritage, which includes their close-knit familial relationships. This occasion demonstrates the locals' fervent religiosity.      Chil