The Red Rose Society Blog

To find out more about the history of Eros Day Click Here!

Twitter Name: @TRRS

To get things rolling… Eros believes in a thing called Love every day & St Valentine believes in a thing called Love on just the 14th of February

Name: tracy laskowski

st valentines day is a commercial excuse once a year eros is romance all year round

Name: Anonymous

“Eros was the first, Eros was the one, St Valentine would always be last with his big fat bum!”

Name: Anonymous

EROS is an anagram of ROSE but VALENTINE is an anagram of A NIL EVENT. I’d rather have a romantic rose than a nil event!

Name: Gaynor Johnson

there are less letters… so you spend less time reading and more time getting down to the business of LOVE!

Name: Anonymous

“True love is like ghosts, which everyone talks about but few have seen. Make that statement irrelevant, follow Eros Day!”

Name: Anonymous

Eros is the GOD of love so who else could help you get in the romantic mood better.

Name: rebecca beitler

Valentines day is SO over Eros day is THE single most romantic day EVER because August is the new February &summer rocks

Name: ruth Dawson

In February love can grow cold
but in August heat it will never be old
So Valentine away Eros is here to stay.

Name: Anonymous

Beacaue there are roses in my garden- you don’t get them in february!

Name: Anonymous

Because there are roses in my garden- you don’t get them in february!

Name: REBECCA RADWAY

NOT MANY PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT IT SO IT IS NOT COMMERCIALISED AND THEREFORE IT IS MORE ROMANTIC.

Twitter Name: @compingmad

“because it is a unique idea, just like Eros, this is not a very good tiebreaker, but I am trying.”

Name: Anonymous

“Love laid out bare in Piccadiily Square. Valentine’s Day is utter pants, Turn to Eros for true romance!”

Name: Helen

“Remove the first letter of Eros and place it after the last and you have Rose, the eternal symbol of love and romance.”

Name: Wendy Wass

The God Eros created Love and in effect Romance. No day could be more romantic than the day to honour its ‘Creator’

Twitter Name: @dalek999

because it’s an anagram of rose of course!

Twitter Name: @canyonroad78

because it’s new and exciting – just like romance should feel!

Name: Anonymous

if eros didnt exist love wouldnt exist either and therefore St Valentine himself would not either!!!

Name: Anonymous

Eros the geek god of love is far more romantic that St Valentine because he has a Twitter dedicated to love.

Name: Zeus

In the beginning there was chaos an out of chaos came eros. St V. didnt arrive for another few million years after that!

Name: Tim delbart

Valentine is Meak… Eros is Greek… Romance ain’t dead when ya go out with a Geek

Name: Mary Preston

Eros says I love you without the limp excuses.

Name: LAURA JONES

“uncommercial full of genuine love, a chance for lovers everywhere to show their true innerself, shining bright as stars”

Name: jayne hall

eros is sweet and raises the heat he has passion and love just like a dove
he breathes and lives and always gives
Name: sally masterton

every day ER SO romantic:)

Name: Drew Hubbard

Feb is frantic
For being romantic
It lacks Summer Antics
August is brighter
Nighttimes lighter
Eros days love is tighter

Name: Anonymous

“the summer sun warms
us,
we feel more alive,
and in our skin on skin embrace,
romance and passion thrive.”

Name: Elizabeth Perring

An anagram of Valentine
With you I’d like to share
Eros is the god of love
‘Even Latin’ can’t compare!

Name: wendy spooner

e-ros-es are red violets blue twitter ye not its still very true valentines day so i heard not for us its for the birds

Name: CAROLYN BIRCHALL

Eros Rises Over Saints

Name: Anonymous

St Valentine can’t shoot an arrow through your heart and make it feel like a kiss.

Name: Anonymous

“Heartily Erotic, Realistically Optimistic,
Surprisingly Delightful,
Answer? Yes!”

Twitter Name: @danibright

“Valentines day is about the best card/present, eros day is about true love coming from the heart not the shop!”

Name: Anonymous

Eros rules and St Valentines is a fools

Name: Simon Hird

“Eros the god of love is an anagram of “rose” the flower of love”

Name: Barbara Daniel

“His name Eros is a conundrum of rose so the giving of the rose is profound, meaningful and the ultimate gift of oneself”

Name: Janice

for me anyway eros is a symbol of true love and st valentine is a symbol of commercialism gone mad! Eros wins everytime!

Name: Jeremy

St Valentine has had his day.. Make way for EROS he will sure pave your way to the most romantic day!

Twitter Name: @dumbwitness

“this year, on what is Eros Day, my beautiful wife Lisa and I celebrate TEN happy love filled years of marriage.”

Name: danny

“Eros Day is here to stay because St Valentines has had its day and besides its hot, hot, hot!!!”

Name: Michael Kerr

Eros Day gives you the element of Surprise – the most romantic element of Love. Act when least expected to win her heart

Name: robin maclean

“Bin the valentine card and silly rhyme,because Eros’s love withstands the test of time”

Name: natalie thomason

Every Romantic oozes Seduction

Name: Anonymous

“it’s an anagram of rose day, and what could be more romantic than a rose on eros day.”

Name: Anonymous

it is a day of true love and not a day of massacre

Name: Anonymous

real roses are out that are fragrant and are not GM…love is in the air and the sun is in the sky!?

Name: Anonymous

“it’s closeness and cuddles, feelings from the heart… not ‘buy buy buy’ to prove you cant be apart…”

Name: Anonymous

“love is about warmth, and Febuary’s freezing.”

Name: Anonymous

Eros stood on tip-toe firing his arrow at all true lovers; Valentine does not have a leg to stand on!!

Name: Tim Kenyon

it’s a little known secret for the discerning couple to relax into romance and avoid toil and trouble

Name: Kathryn Healy

it has not been manufactured by card companies to make people spend lots of money

Name: Tyler Freeman

Because a God is better than a Saint.

Name: Anonymous

eros is the original cupid he has been seen as the god of love since time began and never runs out of those arrows.

Name: Patricia White

With his bow and arrow Eros makes a lot of Mrs.

Twitter Name: @beva71

St Valentines is commercialised and made to sell cards – Eros Day requires no outlay but plenty of action and loving!

Name: Anonymous

the roses can be any colour and they there are hundreds of colours to choose from.

Name: Anonymous

august sunshine early dew
The song of a swallow me and you
feb 14th is so old hat
Eros Day ‘give me that’

Name: Anonymous

Because it is less advertised and due to this it can be a much more private and personal celebration of love and romance

Name: Anonymous

it was not made up by Hallmark!

Name: Toni Smith

Eros erouses the erogenous zones.

Name: sean thompson

its hotter and i dont just mean the weather

Name: donna

“romance is hotter in August than in February, just like the temperature!”

Name: Helen Norton

“the muscly God of love is a sexier and more feisty symbol than a Saint, the Greek were horny and knew how to have fun!”

Name: Katie

it’s only a few days away!

Name: Cathy Lawrence

“love is sweeter in summer’s golden glow: shiver with delight, not cold!”

Name: Anonymous

“When Eros’s arrow hits, you know your fate, sorry Valentine, you’re far too late.”

Name: Anonymous

ON EROS DAY IT’S CUPID’S DART WHICH HITS THE SPOT AND STEALS YOUR HEART

Name: Anonymous

cards are a lot cheaper

Name: Anonymous

I was married on 14th August 1971 – so for me it will always be the most romantic day – still married to the same man!

Name: Anonymous

roses and hearts in february are easy to find..in august you have to seek them out..just like true love and romance.

Name: Darren Baldwinson

“God of love and true desire Standing high in Picadilly
Shot his arrow to my heart
But missed a Rose, I picked a Lilly!”

Name: Anonymous

it more than a card on the overly commercial other day. It’s a day focused on the person and not just followin the herd

Name: Carolynn Woodland

It is an anagram of Rose

Name: Anonymous

its in warmer weather and warmer weather is sexier

Twitter Name: @petsinitaly

Eros by any other name
Is still the sweetest god of love.
St Valentine can lay no claim
To ancient roots or links above

Twitter Name: @petsinitaly

“Valentine has had his day,
Adieu winter paper hearts.
Now it’s Eros’ turn to play,
Real roses hiding Cupid’s darts.”

Name: Helen

“Moving letter E in “Eros” to the front produces “Rose” – so romantic. Nothing romantic about “SValentine”!”

Twitter Name: @itsgayle

“Like Aphrodite & Ares
Our son was born mid August Eros = patron of love, male Our son is pale; his sister he does trust”

Name: Anonymous

“Eros was the God of lust, beauty and love whereas nobody really knows anything about St Valentine, apart from his name!”

Name: Jennifer Higgins

Eros’s arrow goes straight to the heart.

Twitter Name: @juneski

It is less commercialsed than Valentines Day so OH can afford to buy a bigger bunch of roses.

Name: Anonymous

Every
Romantics
Own heart
Should
Dare to share
A loves heart
Yesterday? today? no – Eros Day

Name: Susan Ellams

“Passion blooms like a rose each year,
When the heat of Eros Day becomes near.”

Name: Anonymous

it’s cheaper and it is likely the only time I’ll buy my loved one flowers!

Twitter Name: @kimmy393

“its a day of pure love & intertwining emotion to spend with my hero. Rather than the unethical sending of cards, and toy”

Name: Vinnie Harris

“it is like a summer’s day, warm, long and full of pleasure!”

Twitter Name: @natz101

“the god of lust, beauty and love, versus a martyred saint… I know which one I think is more romantic!!:)”

Name: Anonymous

Eros the Greek god of love
Assuredly must be above
And in love’s stakes be far ahead
Of Valentine – ‘cos he is dead!

Twitter Name: @paulellams

“A summer walk with an Eros Day kiss,
No valentine card can invoke moments like this. ”

Name: Anonymous

theres no need for cupids dart
Eros day will melt your heart
As fresh as a morning lark
And not hijacked by hallmark

Twitter Name: @kohsamui14

“shiny and new – highly rated ,no longer red roses – sadly outdated”

Name: Anonymous

it is enjoyed by all.

Name: Lydia Beanland

“St Valentines day is a reminder of a blood-bath, and Eros Day is a new day to celebrate the love of your life”

Name: Anonymous

its not a day to make money its a day to make love

Name: Olive Ellams

“The heat of summer gives you a head start,
So it’s easier to melt someones heart.”

Name: S. Whittington

It’s as solid as a ROCK!

Name: Pamela Murray

A rose by any other name always smells sweeter when bathed in summer sun rather than the cold chill of winter

Name: Anonymous

Eros means Love and Cupids;St Valentine’s Day has a massacre named after it. No contest.

Name: Ross Fraser

“Romance should be from the heart, Eros day is stubble a reminder of that unlike the money grabbing aim of Valentines Day”

Name: Diane Halliwell

“St Valentine – stern looking beardy weirdy.
Eros – cute, perky-buttocked youth, the son of Aphrodite to boot! No contest”

Name: Anonymous

its seeing believing and living the dream

Name: Christopher Bell

“it is has not been ruined by the card companies, and there is not as much “expectation” of horribly expensive gifts!”

Name: Phil Darling

St Valentine has been proven to be a big girls blouse who likes cats. Eros on the other hand rides a Harley (over cats)

Name: Anonymous

Summer sun and blue skies
Sand between toes and small bikinis
Are all more romantic than chapped lips and skis

Name: janie halsall

“Eros was born in the chaos of creation, just like true love itself”

Twitter Name: @tazoodleit

rubbers are optional on Eros Day

Name: Elspeth Smith

Balmy days Love in the air
Tender moments Lifetime to share Fragrant rose chosen to say: I love u petal this Eros Day

Name: Anonymous

“Hot, sultry, fertile, handsome, if kidnapped by Eros, pay not my ransom”

Name: Amanda Steel

It’s less commercialised so more romantic and means more if your partner remembers

Name: Greg Davies

You don’t feel exploited – it’s a true chance to show your partner how much you love them without feeling forced!

Name: Anonymous

“it’s spontaneous & not driven by commercial hype, and its a second occasion in the year to express your unrequired love”

Name: janette wynne

“theres no plastic roses or cute cuddly teddies, just real true romance to make you light headed.”

Name: Anonymous

arrows not cash matter!

Name: Anonymous

A rose by any other name would spell Eros.

Name: julie akroyd

EROS IS THE GOD OF LOVE
WAVING ROMANCE FROM ABOVE
OLD AND YOUNG CAN FEEL HIS FORCE
LOVING ALL WITHOUT REMORSE
Twitter Name: @tazoodleit

Eros Day is more romantic than Valentines Day because its a secret #erosday

Name: KAREN BARRETT

“carefree days,
that summer glow,
nurtures love
and makes it grow ”

Twitter Name: @bev_metallica

“Valentine’s Day is made for selling cards and junk, Eros Day is made for grabbing your hunk!”

Name: Anonymous

“on St Valentine’s Day, I give my lover a dozen red roses but Eros Day is reserved for really special Tweets…!”

Name: David Teets

“it is the true day for lovers without the commercial hype. Two people,one heart,one love, only true love has such power!”

Name: laura joy jones

no commercialism just a chance to express i love you in your own individual way!

Name: lizzie upson

comparing our 2 loved up boys/the winning margins narrow/that Valentine hits you with only a card/but Eros uses an arrow

Name: PAMELA HAMBY

“its summer and we can romance with chilled champagne, a rose, and a picnic with the sun shining out in the freshair”

Name: George Davidge

Everyone
Remembers
Our
Song!

Name: carol peddie

“Eros the God of Lust, Beauty and Love,
Six whole months of practicing since st valetines, HEAVENS ABOVE!
thats enough.”

Name: carol peddie

“February cold and bleak,
August feel the heat.
lets get together,
Hot steamy and sweet.
Ergos has got it beat.”

Name: Jacqui Hooper

“In February its too often cold as ice…give me hot love in August, I don’t think twice!”

Name: Anonymous

Eros is the God of Love
Who’s arrows fall from up above.
Valentine’s was just invented And so is falsely represented

Name: carol peddie

“August roses are in full bloom,
February’s full of gloom,
scatter a few petals around the room.
give romance a chance”

Name: carol peddie

“THIS COMPETITION IS SO UNFAIR,
If my husband reads it,
Romance should be any time of the year.
flowers win all year.”

Name: Leanne Bucknall

the warm summer sunshine brings out the love nd joy in all of us.

Name: Anonymous

this arrow goes straight to the heart x x

Twitter Name: @lynniewinnie

“Because it’s about LOVE not just a day to con people out of money,Eros is Love XX”

Name: Cheryl Regina G. Villanueva

it is LOVE itself!

Name: Shirley Lumley

Just like Hubby Eros is a prince!!
It’s down to him I’ve not kissed a frog sine!!

Name: Ian Purser

Eros is the god of love and Love is the most important thing as it comes in many forms but means the same thing

Name: Anonymous

I love my husband more than life itself

Twitter Name: @muminlawfromhel

EROS is an anagram of ROSE the flower that symbolises LOVE.

Name: Anonymous

“It,s a more modern day approach to romance on your PC”

Twitter Name: @alisonclifford

Every
Romantic
On a
Summers
Day
Adores half-
Yearly chances to say
I Love You

Name: Anonymous

eros is just rose spelpt differently

Name: Sarah Aitken

because Its Ever so
Romantic and
Ohhhhh
So sensual

Name: Isla Friend

“Eros = desire,passion, romance,longing. It’s acknowledged by Freud & Jung. Valentine’s day origin = a martyred priest!”

Name: Anonymous

Eros is a way of life…
Valentines is a day

Name: Karen Gardner

Love withers in Winter but blossoms in sun.The birds and bees know when it’s time to have fun.Eros can find you the ONE!

Name: Anonymous

“Eros is about lust,sex, passion,desire.
Valentines is about massproduced cards,expensive roses & overbooked restaurants”

Name: Isla Friend

Eros…desire to share one’s innermost self with another.

Valentines day…desire to remain anonymous

Enough said

Name: Darren Baldwinson

“If Valentine’s Day is a tender love story, Eros Day is a swashbuckling bodice ripper.”

Name: Doug Minaker

“St Valentine was a grandfatherly like gentleman (hardly romantic) while Eros was a lithe, manly, god of love and passion”

Name: Anonymous

“there is a lot more fiery passion, alone time, relaxation…and let’s be honest. A lot less pressure to buy a card.”

Name: Rachel Dann

“Lets face it who can’t feel romantic on Eros Day, it’s in August… The sun is shining, you’re looking and feeling great”

Name: Anonymous

“It is not so cynical and over commercialised, and seems more about romance. Plus it’s in a warmer, sunnier season.”

Name: Anonymous

“there are roses in Eros Day, but not in Valentines.”

Name: Martin Leyland

“Arrows from a Cupid-winged God
Sting exquisitely,
With Tears of Joy, of laughter;
Remind us we’re alive.”

Name: Charmaine Brown

“Eros’ statue reminds us that Love can be found anywhere, any time, not just on 14th February. Every day can be Eros Day!”

Name: CAROLYN BIRCHALL

ST VALENTINE IS IN DECLINE
EROS DAY IS HERE TO STAY

Name: Anonymous

it’s at the hot and sunny time of year – perfect weather for relaxing with your lover!

Name: TARA ROSE

the comercial fat cat has not been informed so my own designs can be adorned
apon my lover
happily spent
Name: Helen P Siddall

“Eros is Greek, love not just for the meek,
It’s for young or old, the daring and bold.
Eros is fine for loving sublime”

Name: Anonymous

“Eros is an anagram of Rose, the most romantic flower in the world!”

Name: Elizabeth Perring

When Eros fires an arrow
His aim is true and straight
My heart is set a quiver
My destiny awaits
Name: Elizabeth Perring

“That Valentine, he’s such a fake and has no air of mystery
Eros had a statue made that marks his place in history”

Name: Anonymous

it centres around the beauty of lust and love not cards chocolate and teddies!

Name: david mullooly

Val shows up just once a year whilst Eros’s arrow pierces my heart wherever I rise and rose

Name: Elizabeth Perring

Valentine’s commercialised and just a bit Jurassic
Eros soars above all gods
He is a timeless classic
Name: Claire Parsons

“A balmy summer evening, in the garden & out of sight
much better than kissing outside on a cold wet february night”

Name: Sarah Atkinson

the weather is amazingly warm perfect for a midnight picnic of strawberries and cream in the middle of a field!

Name: Anonymous

Because there’s never been an Eros Day massacre!

Name: Elizabeth Perring

Eros draws his bow and fires
My beau draws Eros over
Valentine has had his day
But I have won my lover.

Name: Elizabeth Perring

“Soaring above on wings of love, Eros is astounded
That lovers look to Valentine
When everyone knows he’s grounded!”

Name: Deborah Chambers

“a rose is a symbol of romance, none better
And eros spells rose if you switch round a letter”

Name: Elizabeth Perring

“Eros fires an arrow and claps his hands, delighted.
Valentine steps away and nations become united.”

Twitter Name: @ritamistry

Eros Day is more romantic than St Valentines Day because I love you everyday

The Eros Day 2009 competition winners are …

Before we announce the winners please be upstanding for the 10 most happiest mortals alive today :-

1st Place goes to @AlisonClifford A.K.A. Tyche the Goddess of Good Fortune and wow, how appropriate is that considering that she has just won our 1st Prize of a lifetime of rose related gifts from us with your winning entry :-

Every
Romantic
On a
Summers
Day
Adores half-
Yearly chances to say
I Love You

2nd Prize goes to Tim Delbart A.K.A. Helios the Sun God with his winning entry :-

3rd Prize goes to @danibright A.K.A. Pandia the Goddess of the Full Moon with her winning entry :-

4th Prize goes to Caroline Eccles (Anonymous) :-

5th Prize goes to Helen P Siddall :-

6th Prize goes to @petsinitaly :-

7th Prize goes to Elizabeth Perring :-

8th Prize goes to @juneski :-

9th Prize goes to Phil Darling :-

10th Prize goes to Darren Baldwinson :-