The Messed Up Origins™ of Valentine's Day | History Explained - Jon Solo

[@JonSolo]

Did YOU know the origins of Valentine's Day? Which of the theories do YOU like best? Are YOU spending the holiday alone and miserable with a box of tissues, hot cocoa, and Nicholas Sparks movies or is that just me? Let me know in a comment down below! Thanks for watching!

[@spooder_boy4235]

How did you guess my life...most of it but I know the Christian influence because I'm Christian and also where you've been doing I just need answers :)

[@BriaunnaMartinez]

Hell no I'll be watching horror film's and eating pizza or binge watch all your videos I haven't decided yet

[@75wildman]

I thought you were in a relationship. Sorry to hear you're not.

[@maieen2665]

I’m gonna need you to stop calling me out 😛. Not all of us have someone to play Strip Duel Monsters with, alright!? /j But yeah, I’m going solo (ayy!) on Valentine’s Day

[@forrestdupre87]

Please do Roger Rabbit!!!

[@annarauchman4474]

I would love him to start doing videos about Egyptian mythology. I was always a big fan of Egyptian history.

[@spooniesarah]

I'm sure he'll get around to it at some point.

[@gagagayane7072]

Omg yes that will be great !

[@knpernicanoable]

Love this.

[@JexiTheMexi]

I love that thought, egyption mythology is a amazing topic

[@arieswebb5]

That and Native American Mythology. Although most all the world's Mytho's are extremely interesting in their own way

[@haileyharmon5298]

I'm a fan of Valentine's Day just for the aesthetics of pink, white, red and hearts. Also knowing the origin thanks to this video.

[@benjaminacuna8013]

Same that and Easter has color schemes I love

[@haileyharmon5298]

@@benjaminacuna8013 Yes, I also love the Easter pastels myself. :)

[@oliviablackburn3907]

For me it's all that and the chocolate. Lol

[@unalivesuccubus6747]

Oh my god literally same I love it for the same reason and Easter I for one really really love Christmas not because of the gifts tho but because around that time that is when the glitter stuff is o the most everything is sparkly I mean they do glitter stuff for other holidays but nothing like Christmas and the snow is sparkly too in the sun like I love it 🥰🤗

[@suthetyadanar67]

That's good and btw I hate valentines day because I always jealous that someone's always get an bf but not me

[@caitlinchapman9109]

I love learning the origins of Valentine's day, growing up I was told that Valentine's Day is dedicated to a knight named St. Valentine who participated in a massacre and he realized after killing a lot of people, he decided to dedicate the day to love instead of loss.

[@shadowpuppet8192]

I remember hearing about that.

[@GlassMoonlightAngel]

The way I was told was that there was a war going on and they weren't sending married men (so they could repopulate). So he married people in secret and got beheaded because their fighting strength was dwindling down.

[@shadowpuppet8192]

@@GlassMoonlightAngel That's pretty bad a$$.

[@gracimabie8614]

That is exactly what my boyfriend has said.

[@andymcmillan2193]

You poor souls

[@spicat16]

Valentines day is about Love.... You don't have to have a significant other. I give flowers to my daughter every year & we share chocolate. ❤️ Nothing like the love between a mother and her children. I didn't much care for Valentine's day till I had kids.

[@lindajokensinger8690]

I love spending Valentine's Day with the grandkids while their parents go 'Valentining' ❤

[@fathomgathergood7690]

I think it's March 14th in Japan, they celebrate being single and give gifts to their single friends

[@lavendernightshade5631]

my mom would get my siblings and I small heart shaped chocolate boxes with 4 pieces of candy,my favorites are the one with orange filling and the one with strawberry filling

[@katnero8]

@@lavendernightshade5631 my grandpa always gets me, my sister, and my mom those boxes (with a bigger box for my grandma♡), even thought i didn't particularly like the chocolate i still enjoyed it as a little tradition.

[@sarahcaitlyn88]

I love that you do that. Every year my Dad does the same. He would give my mom flowers and also me but. Even when it isn't Valentine's Day.. he still buys me flowers which to me means a lot more. That's how I learned ANY day of the year that is NOT valentines day... Receiving flowers means a lot more because it isn't because it is "expected"

[@glorygloryholeallelujah]

I don’t hate Valentine’s Day- I just had parents who refused to celebrate it.🤷‍♀️ The two answers my parent’s usually gave people, to explain their feelings why, was basically….; *{1. If you need to be reminded to be romantic and show your partner how much you love them…then you’re clearly doing it wrong.}* *{2. If you surprise your partner with gifts or with romantic dates/gestures periodically throughout the year, it’s far more meaningful. Because it shows they were on your mind and you randomly wanted to do something special, to show how much you care/love them.* *Instead of it seeming like you’re just going through the motions and doing sweet things on the ONE day of the year that everyone else is…-making it appear like you’re only treating them special, because our culture peer pressured you into participating.}* 😆 Which I personally believe is a pretty compelling argument against it. 🤷‍♀️

[@hameley12]

My parents feel the same way about showing love/affection. They have taught me, my sister and my brother the right way to show different emotions without having to wait for holidays. Lol! I'm sure some people don't celebrate Valentine's day for similar or different reasons.

[@conniesparkles1894]

This is my view on Valentine's Day as well 😂

[@slcRN1971]

When our daughter was living in Alaska, she had a boyfriend that actually asked her if she was expecting to get anything on Valentine’s Day. She told him that any little something, for that day was expected. They had that conversation where his parents overheard this. The day after Valentines, his mother was so excited because for the first time in her marriage - - she had gotten a wonderful heart shaped box of candy.

[@history-jovian]

Yep

[@joslyncarter4813]

It's funny the way they put it, but it's a super valid argument! It doesn't hurt to celebrate it as an extra romantic gesture though.

[@ashleighgaweda7529]

Just in case nobody else pointed it out, Pepys' name is pronounced "Peeps"! There's no way to know that from the spelling though lol! Great video as always John :)

[@JonSolo]

Lol you're kidding! Guessed I botched that one. Thanks for the info and for watching :)

[@ashleighgaweda7529]

@@JonSolo Wasn't expecting anyone to even see my comment, let alone your good self! I feel seen! Have a great day.

[@Peecamarke]

Would you be down to do another African or African American folklore/myth/urban legend this month like you did with Anansi and John Henry? Some examples of African Myth and Lore: - The Yombo - Mami data - Oroma the headless girl who braids her own hair - Serpents - The kishi - The grootslag - The Ninki nakka - Eloko - Obiyafo - The Aziza - Umdhlebi

[@WraythSkitzofrenik]

Or some epics, like Mwindo

[@alkahinat4558]

Did you mean Mami Wata?

[@dreamway9]

My favorite Valentine's tradition is 50% off candy on the 15th

[@lindajokensinger8690]

I think we're long lost siblings.😂❤

[@mrdarlington82]

I use to hate Valentine's Day then got over myself and even while single I came to enjoy bringing little gifts to my family or friends. Now married it means a little more for me. It's nice that my husband gives me chocolates or flowers and we give our son a little box of candy too. Just nice to know you are loved and thought about.

[@spooniesarah]

Every holiday is what you make of it. Hate Christmas because it's so commercialized? News flash: you don't have to participate in the commercialization! Same with valentines day. Don't like how you're "forced" to be romantic on one day of the year and "you should be romantic every day of the year", then... do it. No one is holding a weapon to your head forcing you to buy a card and chocolates and a dozen roses for your wife. Except maybe your wife. In which case, maybe do as she wants...

[@janinessary8858]

My family celebrates Valentine’s day by giving all the girls flowers and everyone getting chocolate. It’s kind of like how everyone gets a valentine in elementary school and is actually a lot of fun.

[@megancrager4397]

That sounds sweet. My family always made sure all the holidays were fun for us when we were kids... extended family really. All of us cousins, and sometimes 2nd cousins. I think it's so important to create good memories forour childhood. Especially today when kids are forced to grow up too fast

[@dmnemaine]

Everyone except Charlie Brown.

[@whymeseven]

My daughters would love your family 💖💝. They just sat me and my husband down and said the love we felt when we made them was them, therefore we owe them Valentine gifts, namely chocolate and 🌹....funny💖

[@BeeLZBeeb]

Love that idea. I actually prefer being single so I can buy myself something silly, it’s only me that loves it when I’m not single so I end up buying them stuff and or making a card and I get Jack lol

[@loudy12]

Sounds like incest

[@kittenghost4055]

I've always heard that it's was about a priest being sent to Roman prison for marrying the Roman soldiers. Because apparently there emperor didn't want didn't want his soldiers having a family to hold him back or something like that.

[@elizamcclain207]

Yeah that's what I learned when I was a kid

[@hannahparry5836]

Same!! Apparently according to the people in charge, having a family would distract soldiers by giving them something to thing about other than battle.

[@howtubeable]

Yes, celibacy used to be a big deal. Paul's writings in the New Testament encouraged celibacy so that the young Christian had full allegiance to Jesus Christ. A Roman emperor would want his troops to have the same allegiance.

[@KerrieOhanlon123]

Fun fact: the remains of saint valentine are stored in a chest in saint Luke's church in Glasgow

[@cristineconnell7803]

​@@howtubeableAnd that was taken out of context! Some are to remain celebate, other's not! Key was GOD/CREATOR/ELOHIM should be our first love, then the earthly union with mate works like it is supposed! And is a beautiful thing!

[@pedropaulo5600]

Fun fact: here in Brazil valentine's day (here its called "dia dos namorados" or lovers day) is on june 12nd because a rich entrepeneur in the late 40s wanted to change the date to not clash with carnaval in february , and he also wanted to boost the june sales numbers.

[@OliviaLovejoy13]

Such a great video! Like always! XD Jon is great at finding all the history that's related to everyone one of his videos 😄 I can't wait for the day he starts making videos about the Egyptian Gods and Goddesses! Cause I know it'll be so informative and deeply interesting 🤔 😁

[@connorthompson8376]

It’s interesting to note that it’s celebrated in Japan with gifts of chocolate. I don’t know if this came about due to Christian influence or westernization in general, but it’s been adopted there. The Japanese version of Christmas is also treated largely as a couples holiday, and is overshadowed compared to the New Year celebration. It occurs to me that the changing of Japanese traditions and the western influence on them might make for a great video.

[@TheRealNormanBates]

I don’t know… Jon seems to have a passionate hatred of Christianity, and he might need a break.

[@jenniferwells2291]

White Day is also celebrated like Valentine's

[@macyr2216]

In Japan a regular Christmas meal now is Kentucky Fried Chicken. I follow a guy named EHacker on here that lives there.

[@lalehiandeity1649]

Japanese traditions haven’t really changed, though. Festivals like obon are still celebrated there, even if they’ve added western holidays to their calendar.

[@whymeseven]

I was born the day after Valentine....so I love all things winter, Valentine, me. And I love Solo watching... happy New Year 🥳💖 can't wait to see what you have for us this year ❤️

[@cristineconnell7803]

Happy Birthday! A dear loved one of mine also shares your birthday 🎂🎁

[@leniceispurple1]

I really liked your origins of peek a boo. Can you do the origins of the this little piggy went to the market and why its associated with toes?

[@ToneeRhianRose]

I've never been in a relationship, but I still love Valentine's Day! And I've never felt sad or that I'm missing out on something by not being in a relationship. I'm what you'd call a hopeless romantic! My Valentine's tradition is to watch a romantic movie or 2.

[@alexandriacollins7119]

I'd always heard that St. Valentine was a priest/monk who performed marriages for couples against the edict of an emperor who needed men for his armies; newly-married men weren't likely to sign-up, being newly-married, and signing-up for the army was also considered as a form of divorce, anyway, making getting married and *THEN* signing-up for the army redundant. St. Valentine was arrested when it was discovered that *HE* was the one disobeying the emperor's edit to ban any new marriages for the duration of the war he was waging.

[@Alexandra-bp6cu]

This is the story I was told too but it went on that he got arrested for it and was sentenced to death. While in prison he fell in love with the warden‘s daughter and he would write letters to her and would sign them from your Valentine.

[@alexandriacollins7119]

@@Alexandra-bp6cu That part was in the version I was told, too, but in the above-comment, I was just focusing on the *Why* of St. Valentine's arrest.

[@Shappire0926]

@@Alexandra-bp6cu Your adaptation is the one I learned about too

[@andymcmillan2193]

Criminal

[@alexandriacollins7119]

@@andymcmillan2193 Valentine or the emperor?

[@valene2345]

I love that me and my dads birthday is on Valentines Day! It's always made it a day about family and making sure the people you love know they are loved. Also, it would be draining to hate a day I'm named after.

[@ambiewoo5388]

I am so happy to see this channel grow the way it has. I have been here since the beginning of the Disney series. I always wondered what you would do to keep me watching and well you keep me watching. It makes me so happy to have been one of the 14 likes for all the years.

[@BlueJay2]

As a single person who has never been on a date in my life, I think it's weird that I like Valentine's Day. Like, it's supposed to be a day where you show people you love that you love them, and I think that should also extend to platonic love. It's just this little warm day in the cold winter of February where you can show people you care. I don't know, maybe because I don't have any romantic relationships in life I don't blow it out of proportion and just keep it small and simple.

[@cristineconnell7803]

My husband and I honored our anniversary, birthdays. But Valentines not so much! That should be a daily thing, with random surprises along the way!❤

[@arianamucci1029]

As someone who was in Catholic school for 8 years, I've heard the two latter versions of St. Valentine discussed. I also remember a story that the origin of gifting valentines is when St. Valentine would drop notes about God's love a.k.a. Agape (if we're going by the 8 types of love as defined by Greek philosophers) to the blind girl he later cured, but since she was blind, he would prick the writing into violet petals or leaves (those must have been gigantic violets 🤣) like an archaic form of Braille. Real or fake, it was a super sweet story, and honestly, St. Valentine's Day was one of the happier days in Catholic school (unless it fell during Lent and we couldn't have any candies, then it was unfortunate, but we at least were nice to each other). I really wish people would use this day as a way to understand the various types of love, be it the 8 types of love that the Greeks gave us (that would be a really cool messed up origins video, just saying). Valentine's Day shouldn't just be about Eros, Ludus, Mania, or Pragma. Philia and Storge should be just as emphasized as any of the other types.

[@rtist9281]

For me, Valentines Day is a holiday to celebrate ALL those I dearly love. Not just my husband, but my children, siblings, parents, etc.

[@___David__]

The only thing I like about Valentine's Day is that we are celebrating a Saint that, in most stories about him, died a horrible death that includes stoning and beheading. And that's just super romantic.

[@unorthodoxpeach]

I send a message to my bf that says 'Happy beaten and beheaded priest day' We've been together for 5 years now he gets me

[@Chesh89]

_Watching this while eating Valentines candy I bought myself._ Interesting..

[@kynshii]

Lol I keep hearing The God of Lubricant while you explain the story of fertility

[@cleoharper1842]

I was trying so hard not to hear that too lol

[@kynshii]

@@cleoharper1842 😂😂

[@AphroditeLee]

I LOVE being reminded every year that I am alone and un-loved...

[@kawligarobey5396]

This was an awesome birthday gift, I love learning more about history and learning more history about a holiday close to my birthday is awesome

[@arnesahlen2704]

You're an unusual host in multiple ways. For one, even your 'silly' humour comes out with dignity. Unlike others, you deliver without those irritating "look how funny I am" undertones. BRAVO 👏

[@shugadaddy4841]

Even though I'm married, I agree with you 100% on Valentine's day being useless and an unnecessary strain in relationships. I don't need meaningless gifts just because they want you to believe it's important somehow. If you want to show love for your partner, do some dishes

[@teaganstafford3694]

this is so unrelated to the content of this , but i’ve been a lowkey subscriber for almost 2 years now i think. But i’m literally so proud for how come you have come Jon! thank you for these amazing videos

[@justcallmeD90]

I like the go-tee that you're rocking Love the video Great job 👏🏾 It always amazes me how much research you do for your videos It always keeps me coming back for more

[@WraythSkitzofrenik]

The birth of some guy with wine in his veins I laughed my butt off!

[@BriaunnaMartinez]

Well thank you Jon for making me hate the holiday even less, everyone asks me every year why I hate it and my reason is because it's annoying how people only show their love only on Valentine's Day

[@cleoharper1842]

And Christmas. Don't forget Christmas. So that's TWO days a year they show their love.

[@BriaunnaMartinez]

@@cleoharper1842 I love Christmas cause my birthday is the 23

[@cleoharper1842]

@@BriaunnaMartinez Then I hope you get all the love you deserve on your special day. ❤

[@BriaunnaMartinez]

@@cleoharper1842 thank you

[@drdjacoby]

I hate Valentines Day because its romantic

[@sir_slaughter_]

Strip duel monsters is the best thing I've ever heard, definitely going to try it!

[@LadyGamerLoon]

The thing I love about Valentine's Day is the day after, when they chocolate is on sale XD

[@williamfrancisco8358]

I would like to see a messed up origins for “old yeller” sometime. It was made from the book into a movie by Disney. Loved it since I was a boy. Didn’t read the book until 8th grade though. Don’t remember how different they were.

[@crimson5163]

Of course there's a messed up origin Valentine's Day 😭💕

[@evahjacobs2613]

I always live for these messed up origins

[@RayGamingChannel10]

Love this your content the honour and I can see your general love of doing this can't wait to see more this year

[@joscan4634]

So happy you covered this topic!

[@riceracm]

1:03 “Enjoy this side of candy hearts with your entree of loneliness” _Bruu-tal!_ 🤣💝🤣💔🤣

[@dac6157]

Jon: do you the origins of Valentine’s Day? Me: yeah hallmark

[@OlyChickenGuy]

Dude, I'm alone this year, and I friggin' love Sweet Hearts! I'll gladly take you up on that! This was a fun dive into Valentine's Day, especially since I already knew that not a lot is known about its origins.

[@we_are_om3ga]

This is my first time meeting your post on time. Love your stuff yo. Admire your work sir

[@nancytoulouse6973]

Wow 😳 Thank you for sharing your excellent homework project with us- there's so much to learn and understand here😮👍

[@tijahsworld]

So happy you made this video! I love your channel and I was watching a show the other day where a girl was all hung up on Valentine’s Day . It made me think that it would be an awesome video for you to create, so I’m glad you actually did it. Keep pushing out great content 👍🏽

[@Haley_Halo]

I did not know anything about Lupercalia so that was enlightening. I like the idea of Chaucer bringing the time of mating/fertility in nature back to the holiday. We don't have the same rituals and its specific meaning now of conscious love is different, but we're still mimicking nature.

[@danielcastle9727]

Must admit you’ve taught me more than school ever good, thank u 😌

[@mistingwolf]

1:00 Yup, that's me.... thanks for the reminder, Jon. XD

[@orianna1195]

i had to write an article on this for my old high school newspaper a few years ago :o

[@jamesclark7948]

Been wondering about this one for a while

[@blackleg3964]

Please make a video on, The Juniper tree.

[@daeve915]

I really love this guys content on mythology,I think you should try Celtic myths

[@stwawbewwy]

As with any other candy related holiday/observance the best part is all the marked down candy the day after👌

[@donellkennedy6231]

Stumbled on 1 video last year been subscribed since

[@BoundyMan]

I'm Single and I enjoy Valentines Day. It gives me a day to dream about the day I will find my true love. Its also a day we can show our family and friends how much we love them, like we did when we were kids. It's not just a day for lovers.

[@amedicosworld5358]

me sitting alone, and lettign my mind be blown away with these amazing facts!!

[@luvdisneyv]

JohnSolo is the MrBallen of Fairytales. Change my mind

[@cleoharper1842]

Wouldn't it be more accurate to say, MrBallen is the Jon Solo of bedtime stories? As much as I love the man he's no Jon.

[@kendallthompson2027]

"...and single people who desperately want to be in relationships." Ouch. But true. I am buying myself a Valentine's Day heart this weekend.

[@pamelamays4186]

There are some people who believe that Valentine's Day was "made up" by the candy industry, in order to make even more money after Halloween and Christmas candy sales. In these politically correct times, in some schools Valentine's Day has been reinvented as Friendship Day. Also, when there are card exchanges between kids, no longer are they signed by the person giving the Valentine. This anonymity is to prevent hard feelings amongst the kids. Growing up in the 1960's, I have fond memories of classroom Valentine's Day parties, complete with goodies and those cards specifically designed for exchange between the kids. When I was a junior high and highschool student in the 1970's it was a thing to send either a "candy gram" or flowers to one's teenage sweetheart during class. The candy gram was usually a lollipop or a candy bar. The flowers were grown on campus by the horticulture class and was a way to raise funds for the horticulture program at my highschool. Another thing sold when I was in junior high was an "official" going together certificate. I never got one, but a few of my fellow Bell Junior High Trojans did. As a sentimental Mom for years I bought Valentine's cards, candy and stuffed animals for my kids. On that note, I'm hoping that the Solo household has a very happy St. Valentine's Day.💖💖💖💖

[@barbarahouk1983]

Between me and my spouse, it is CHOCOLATE day. CHOCOLATE is the one substance that is a mild antidepressant, anti anxiety that tastes good. I learned this empirically at 20 yo. Later on, I learned the pharmacology of it. Yes, I am a physician (psychiatrist), also known as a nerdy geek (he is a nerdy geek too as an electronic technician). On the humanities side, I never found out who St Valentines was, but we are not Catholic anyway. We have been together over 44 years and July 2022 the marriage will be 44 years.

[@GURILLAPUD]

Sweetest day was the holiday created by a gift card company, I believe it was Hallmark. Sweetest day from what I know is only celebrated in Ohio, I’m an Ohioan.

[@samanthawright9589]

That is an awesome memory/bit of history

[@Carismystic]

Excellent video about the true meaning of Valentines Day.

[@careyjohnston4176]

My comment is related to the origins of Mistletoe. In your video it seems that the reindeer have mounted one another. Hilarious 😉😆lol

[@jemaespinosa1153]

Omg I had to read this story in the beginning for my Ancient Rome class and all this time I could have just watch John solo 😭

[@bethmarriott9292]

(Gentle comment to say I loved this video it cheered me up immensely after a bad month but also I'm pretty sure 'Pepys' is pronounced 'Peeps' thank you for the great content and I love your dogs and any content you do that mentions Hercules it's my favourite Disney film ❤️)

[@emmasvsglife]

I just commented this!! I was triggered at hearing pepes!!

[@MrVenator86]

ahhh The joy when I got this notification after a hard days work 😎💪🏾🔥

[@thegrandmasterwizard]

I love Feb 15th better, that's when all of the chocolate is 50% off...

[@afreakaboucher1316]

Happy Valentine's day ❤️❤️❤️ .

[@fatema7-l4m]

I've been curios about this so I'm glad that this episode exists cuz I'm too lazy to search bout it

[@SnoriSnorison]

Hey, Jon! Wonderful video, as always! 💖 I do have to let you know -- and this is ABSOLUTELY CORRECT & ACCURATE no matter how strange it sounds -- but Samuel Pepys' surname is pronounced "peeps." Seriously . "PEEPS. " ; D

[@aristobrat4987]

LMFAO the intro kills me. my husband was like "get your tax papers I want to get you a tv" (hes airforce so he gets taxed out of state)

[@greyworld6242]

10:55 WHAT!? So this holiday’s romance was created because some dude noticed some birds banging?

[@theresacherco3503]

It was really interesting I hope you have a good Valentine’s Day

[@itiswhatitisbshhh]

I cracked up when solo brought up Anakin and the him hating sand 😂

[@greggiovanni1825]

"Strip Duel Monsters" !!!...actually LOL'd

[@nicolaskostaneski987]

You're a pretty talanted tale teller my guy, great work.

[@Wariorulesbaby]

this video is fun to watch

[@AndrewVelonis]

My grandson was named after Casimir Pulaski. There is a town in N.Y. named after Pulaski and in NYC a Pulaski Day parade.

[@soflovixen]

I love the day after Valentine’s Day more cuz all the chocolate & yesterday’s flowers are all on sale😉

[@-JA-]

Thank you.

[@gsmith9213]

A day just to celebrate "love" are wonderful and nobel events in our human experience. The origins of things from the ancients are often scary and heinous. I am so glad that we are blessed with the opportunity to have greater understanding of Love so we evolve and progress. So, Happy Valentines Day to all!!

[@ceceliakittyface5301]

Jojo Siwa Jon Solo and strip duel monsters made me laugh lol

[@mqrderdqlls8499]

Yes, I remember reading about the festival of Lupercal when readin Julius Caesar by Shakespeare...

[@larskaaber9869]

"Messed up origins" is an extremely interesting, well-researched and charmingly presented series, as I meant to write long ago before I had criticism. And it is very mild criticism I have now, bordering on insignificance, but the last name of 17th-century diarist, Samuel Pepys, is, for inscrutable reasons, pronounced "peeps". It's one of the "shibboleths" of English literature.

[@joelmccoy1989]

I live in Kansas City. Hallmark is still headquartered here and I know people who have modeled in their advertisements or recorded jingles for them.

[@Bluis5445]

Dude holy crap i found your channel again! You might not remember but I was around when you were doing your workout videos back in the day! I think you had 3k subscribes at the time? Lol

[@Tre_B]

Damn this was quite interesting thank Jon

[@milleijones2828]

Thanks for this excellent video; I hope it helps to correct some misconceptions about Valentine's Day and its origins. Would like to point out, though, that is is unlikely that Chaucer simply invented the story that birds seek their mates on February 14. Medieval and Renaissance people often associated natural phenomena with religious holidays (i.e. Candlemas and St. Swithin's day.) It does make some sense to associate birds with St. Valentine (whoever he may have been). There is, indeed, greater bird activity mid-February, although I don't know if our feathered friends are establishing territory or seeking this year's S.O. Hope you all have a great Valentine's Day, even if you're single like me.❤️

[@JonSolo]

Thanks for watching and the kind words Millie! :) Just to clarify I didn’t say Chaucer made up the phenomenon about birds, just that he noticed it! Appreciate the insight regardless 🙏🏼

[@boydmerriman]

"Jesus being born in the spring". Actually, it was his cousin, John (The Baptist) who was born in the spring as evident of the Passover events around his birth. It was six months later, probably late October, early November, was when Jesus was born. Also evident of the festival (Feast of Tabernacles or Booths), a week long celebration, which prompted the Romans to take a census, since the Jewish people were coming from far away to Jerusalem and made it easier for Romans to do this. The Church (of that time) just bumped it up a couple of months to connect to the locals. Whats a few weeks?

[@tessat338]

The idea of Jesus being born in the spring is linked to the idea that that is when lambs are born and that is the time of year when shepherds keep watch by night over their flocks in the field in case a ewe needs assistance giving birth. During the rest of the year, shepherds go home to bed at night and leave the dogs to guard the flocks.

[@katherine_queen5294]

Idk about you guys but I LOVE Valentine’s Day, the aesthetic is so elegant, the food is AMAZING, the activities are fun, and I’m a romantic. Also I get to spend the whole day eating candy with my friends and talk about webtoon comics. I really don’t understand why people hate being single on Valentine’s. Like ya it sucks seeing everyone partnered up but if you’re creative you can still have fun

[@oOzephyrOo]

🤣🤣🤣 the intro omg haven't laughed this much for a while 🤣🤣

[@Lu._.alienn]

This would’ve been the perfect to post ON Valentine’s Day, only 10 days in. And also the perfect valentine’s gift for your viewers

[@amyeaton882]

Hahaha! Loved this video. I used to hate this holiday with a vengeance, but now that my love and I are getting married, we still don't really plan to do anything on Valentine's day. We're doing our lovey-dovey stuff either before or after that day. Even though I love my fiancé with all my might, I'd be seriously pissed at him if he drained his account on me.

[@emilyconcannon]

Dude I love your stuff! I am a writer and I was given an article on the history of valentines day and guess who I'm using for info 😊

[@chekiacermack4518]

Omg him little puppy face 😍😍😍

[@rhiannonnadeau5115]

I freaking love Thursdays!

[@anayelisoria37]

I'm totally bringing back the english practice of giving Valentine cards with insults on it!!! That's great! hahahahahaha

[@robynsegg]

9:19 - 9:33 Growing up in the Catholic School system, we were taught that a Roman emperor banned the institute of marriage and that a priest named Valentine who preached Christianity was marrying couples in secret. The emperor (of course) found out about it and had the priest arrested & executed. His feast day was celebrated on Feb. 14th. I think the rest of what you said in the time stamp rings true with what we were taught.

[@CleetusTheBun]

Always such enjoyment - intelligent research and, well driven knowledge. I appreciate your talents & skills. You are a cool dude. Happy V day to you & yours. 🖇 thank you! & cheers.