Activists also marched to the state legislature building in Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh state, and set fire to a heap of Valentine's Day cards. Handwritten notes in the Hindi language were pasted on card and gift shops with the warning: "Valentine's Day is against our culture. It is obscene and against our tradition."
Hindu nationalists claim the Western holiday promotes promiscuity, and in recent years they have marked the day by trashing shops, burning cards and chasing hand-holding couples out of restaurants.
posted on February 14, 2003 07:38:08 AM new
A happy Valentine Day to one and all.
I like cows too. It's a shame what McDonalds does to a good hamburg.
Amen,
Reverend Colin
posted on February 14, 2003 07:49:08 AM new
"It is obscene"
This is a strange. Have you ever seen the building complex in India which has a facade top to bottom of copulating Indians ? 3somes, 4somes, and down right impossible sexual acrobatics !!
The only thing "obscene" in India is the birth and starvation rates.
posted on February 14, 2003 08:37:27 AM new
Used to work with an old Dutch fellow who was a Lutheran and a terrific machinist. He wouldn't have anything to do with Valentine's day because it was a "pagan celebration all about sex".
