Birth of Egyptian Valentine.. Here's Full Story

The noblest idea was born in the hardest condition. This is the ideal description for the emergence of Egyptian Valentine's Day on November 4th.

The idea was first thought during a funeral in the district of Sayeda Zeinab and was adopted in Akhbar Al Youm in Ramses, down town.

The idea of Egyptian Valentine's Day was born during epic emotions which could reflect hatred and family relations break.

Then iconic Journalist Mostafa Amin thought that the emotions of the Egyptians need to revive as he was released after a prison sentence in 1974 and noticed a funeral in the street which was only attended by three people. This is contrary to the typical social habits and nature of the beloving Egyptians.

He then thought where the family of this dead person was, his neighbors, his friends. He asked people attending the funeral: who was the dead and where are his relatives. He was told that the dead was an old man who was not liked by the people!

He felt the seriousness of this position and considered that it was revealing the change that took place inside the Egyptians' traits.

He went to his office and wrote in his daily column the idea of having a Valentine's Day.

Amin did not mean an occasion for lovers, but love with a broader and more comprehensive perspective, love as an idea and a sense of all.

Indeed, despite some attacks to the idea, he was able to organize an occasion in which the Egyptians recount their feelings of love in order to thrive in affection and cherish their feelings.

But by time, the idea shrank from its generalization to a special situation - to become an occasion for lovers, it deviated from its proper framework, which is to revive the love in our hearts to each other to live a happy life.

Contributed by: yasmin el Sayed