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VALENTINE’S DAY
February 14th
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Valentine tins, boxes A cards, cherries jubilee truffles,
chocolate HEARTS, chocolate heart-shaped cookie
trays, assorted bags A boxes of chocolate HEARTSI
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Around this time ot year,
chocolate becomes preva
lent as a gift-exchanging
item
Usually, the giver gives the
givee a nice, simple heart-shaped
box tilled with palate pleasing
sweets in return for an innocent
"Thanks Hon." This transaction
takes place time after time, year
after year, Feb. 14 after Feb. 14,
but do givers know the myths that
accompany the act of giving
chocolate?
One such tale floating around
is the idea that the taste bud tan
taluer. called chocolate, has
been known to make one feel as
if "in love." On a similar note,
another myth says chocolate
inflames passion and that it actu
ally stimulates the same section
ol the bram that is stimulated dur
ing sexual intercourse
Don't tell me no one has heard
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One such rale floating around is the idea that
the taste hud tantahzer. called chocolate, has
heeo known to make one feel as if ‘in love ‘
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This myth could explain why
the Euphoria Chocolate Compa
ny has people lined up outside
the door ol the store and around
the block, waiting with number in
hand so they may purchase their
favorite array ol chocolates.
Depending on the time of day.
one may find a similar line of
Valentine givers at the University
Bookstore, eagerly awaiting the
purchase of their chosen choco
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"Aren'1 ail women choco
holics?" said University graduate
Matt Herbert when asked if he
thought the majority of women
adored chocolate. “I bought my
girlfriend chocolate for Valen
tine’s Day last year, and 111 prob
ably do the same this year, too."
Good idea. After a while, some
people become creative with their
gifts of chocolate and really take
it to the extreme. According to
Jenny Alkire, Euphoria Chocolate
employee, a customer recently
requested to have a gold neck
lace wrapped in plastic and dis
guised as a truffle.
Another legend of chocolate
that has a more historical per
spective is featured in Mexican
mythology. According to the
sacred traditions of the Indians of
Mexico. Quetzalcoatl. the god of
the air was sent to introduce man
to the seeds of the “quacahault"
or cocoa tree, in order for the tree
to produce food for the gods.
Quetzalcoatl was responsible
for all the clear skies and sweet
air. so when he incurred the
wrath of one of the principle gods
and was forced to leave the coun
try, the people erected a statue in
his honor that awaits his return.
With these myths in mind, pro
ceed with caution this Valentine's
Day. Be cautious of the arrival of
Quetzalcoatl bnngmg more virtu
ous sweets, and even more,
beware of chocolate-covered
Mercedes.
— Kristin Genzer
720 E. 13th
across from Sacred Heart
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