St. Valentine’s Day

St. Valentine’s Day

   (14th February)

Salai Joseph KB Thawng

February 14 hi St. Valentine’s Day (Dawtmi hna Ni) asi. Kawl nih chittu-mya-neh anti ve. St. Valentine hi Tlangbawi (Priest) minthang ngaimi, tuchan holh cun Pastor pakhat asi. Ziah, Pastor pakhat asimi min i laak riangmang in “Dawtmi Hna Ni” (St. Valentine’s Day) anti hnga. A tawifiannak tein kan zoh lai.

A.D. 269-270 hrawngah Rome hi a rak tla (decline) ngaingai. Ngunkhuai khawltu (Tax collectors) pawl an sang i cawnnaklei tu cu a sang ngai. Cu lioah ruru hranghrang in a ummi Roman Emperor cu “Claudius II ” asi . Cu lioah Rome cu ralhrang an rak tho. Claudius nihcun, ralkaplei thazaang kha ṭhawnter a duh! Mi tampi nih an inn le lo, chungkhar le nupi fale kaltak in Ralkap an tlak nakhnga kha a duhnak lianpi asi. Asinain, mizeihmanh nih an lungtlinpilo---an duh naisai lo. Cu tikah Claudius II cu a thin a khenh (furious) tuk i tihin awdar (order) a chuah. “Ahohmanh atu bantuk caan ahhin aa ṭhi-um mi nan um lai lo. Hamnak (engagement) a tuah cangmi nungak le tlangval hna (Fiancées & Fiancés) zong nih nan ileet dih lai” ti asi.

Ṭhit-umhnak hi ka kham lai i pakhat lawng an si lai caah mi tampi cu Ralkap ah an lut dih lai, tiah khua a khaang. Valentine nih cu thawng le awdar hna cu a theih tikah ningcanglo (injustice or illegal) asi a ti i, ṭhit-umhnak cu a thlithup (secret) tein a tuahpiak lengmang hna. Caan a hung rauh deuh tikah cu thawng cu Claudius II nih a theih i Valentine cu thong ah a thlak. Thonginn a umlio ah thongukbawi asimi Asterius fanu cu Valentine nih a duh i a thih laite ah cu nungak note sin ahcun“ From Your Valentine” timi cakuatte a rak kuat. Cu cakuatte cu, nihin tiang in “Valentine’s Day Card ” ah hman thai asi. Cuticun, a taksa nih a tuar khawh ti lo caah thonginn chung ahcun a nunnak a liam i a ruakni hi February 14 asi. A ruak cu Via Flaminia thlaanmual ah an vui.

Cu ni (February 14) cu, ngaknu tlangval vialte nih , hi thil vialte hi, ralhrang ruang lawngah asilo, Duhdawtnak ruang zongah asi anti caah nihin ni tiang in an sunhloihnak le an theih camcinnak hi asi. Hi ni ahcun, Dawtmi kha laksawng peek phung asi. Philhlonak laksawng (memento) zong i peek phung asi. Chocolate le pangpar zong an ipe. Dawtmi Hna Ni ah inuam cio hram u!

Ref: Po Sone “သိမွတ္စရာေလးမ်ား”