Valentine's Day: Love party in the age of covid 19

The 14 EU-AU Summit, EU-AU Summit- EU-AU Summit. Cette fête catholique née vers la fin du 6^e siècle s’est introduite dans les pratiques africaines et ne se laisse plus conter. Cette année malgré la crise sanitaire elle semble s’être bien célébrée.

Since the beginning of February still considered to be the month of love, we can see the large trade created around this party despite the pandemic linked to the coronavirus and which for some to reduce finances. In addition to these businesses; sales of clothes in the colors and effigies of love, both natural and artificial flowers, the cultural actors got involved in the dance thus organizing shows.

 Le choix pouvait a été fait le dimanche 14 février dernier par les célébrants de cette fête. Chacun pouvait prouver son amour à sa manière. La Covid19 n’a donc rien changé à ce niveau, no upheaval, everyone finds their account and no matter the price to pay. Offer a gift or a dream evening to your lover (I know) has become more than necessary as Adele K says. the twenteeth. "I think it's time to solidify his relationship. It's the day when you have to sit down with your partner and take stock of the relationship.. As for gifts, it is also necessary. It’s a way of materializing the party and it’s reciprocal”, let the student know who adds “Today, the opportunity is given to everyone to be able to offer a present to their lover or lover. Il est vrai que la covid19 a rendu les choses compliquées mais cela n’a pas empêché la célébration de la fête. ». Gatien H. joins Adèle and makes it known that “we must take advantage of this day to nurture the relationship and we cannot nurture a relationship without the exchange of gifts or outings between lovers. In this time of health crisis the best way to live this moment, it is by staying with his soul mate”.

What about the trade made around this party?

Le commerce et le marketing qui sont effectués autour de ladite fête n’est donc pas vu d’un mauvais œil par les célébrants. It is a logic that imposes itself even if it intensifies each year as Adèle observes “Let us recognize that the trade around the feast of Saint Valentine becomes too much even if it is for the good of all”. Everything becomes salable and sometimes even at excessive prices.

" Today, les choses ont changé et chacun veut montrer sa capaciter à offrir un cadeau. We dealers just give 'em what they need. Avec la Covid19 rien n’a changé face à la demande. We would have liked to do better in terms of turnover,” says Barbara, a saleswoman. L’affluence n’a donc pas été celle des beaux jours mais elle n’est pas négligeable.

The involvement of other religions

    This celebration, although of Catholic origin, is now secular, vu qu’elle n’exclut pas les autres courants religieux. « L’amour va au-delà des croyances religieuses donc cette fête concerne aussi bien les chrétiens catholiques que le reste des personnes », says Gatien who is joined by Yasmine O. a Muslim who finds that the feast of love concerns all those people who experience this love. For this last, vu qu’il ne s’agit pas d’un évènement touchant directement les religions mais beaucoup plus les hommes et donc elle n’est pas exclusive.Firmin KASSAGA