Of all our major fiestas, surely Valentine’s Day ranks as our “I don’t get no respect” holiday.
Most of the holidays we Americans celebrate are either grounded in a specific event or intended to honor an individual or group. We blow off fireworks on Independence Day, for instance, and salute our military on Memorial Day and Veterans Day. Labor Day pays tribute to workers with backyard barbecues, parades, and tag-end trips to the beach. Thanksgiving means family, turkey and sides, and Pilgrims, while Christmas brings the Nativity, Ebenezer Scrooge, Hallmark movies, and rounds of songs and carols on the car radio.
