今天是2月14日，是我們華人傳統的“元宵節”，同時是西方社會流行的“情人節”，正是東西方雙節喜相逢，可謂“雙喜臨門”兼并“皆大歡喜”。哈哈哈！
情人節，又名聖瓦倫丁節(St. Valentine's Day)，據說，“情人節”這節日原來是紀念兩位同是名叫瓦倫丁的天主教初期教會殉道聖人，詳細的故事就不啰嗦了，總之，情人節的習俗源於古代的信仰，並得以基督教國的“聖人”來命名。現在，每年的2月14日被定為西方的傳統節日之一的“情人節”，在英語里統稱 Valentine's Day，情人在這一天互送巧克力、賀卡和花，用以表達愛意或友好。
對於我們這些傳統老華校，又是老安哥、老安蒂的老情人來說，我們就不玩這一套了。送玫瑰？哎呀，不實際又浪費錢啦，錢難賺啊，留來養老吧。哈哈哈！送巧克力？哎唷！吃多了會發胖，搞不好會血管阻塞，不健康啦。哈哈哈！算了，“情人節”還是留給年輕人玩吧！
元宵節是新年后的第一個月圓之夜，象徵著春天的到來，這是華人社會的春節之後第一個重要節日，人們在這一天吃湯圓、賞燈、猜燈謎，以示祝賀。
好啦，在今天這個雙喜臨門的日子里，“好友咖啡座”祝大家大吉大利、團團圓圓、幸福美滿！
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