One legend says that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those married, he outlawed marriage for young men. Valentine, realizing the injustice of the decree, defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. When Valentine’s actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he be put to death. And Valentine’s Day is celebrated in the middle of February to commemorate the anniversary of Valentine’s death, hich probably occurred around 270 A. D. According to another legend, Valentine actually sent the first ‘valentine’ greeting himself. While in prison, Valentine fell in love with a young girl, his jailor’s daughter, who visited him during his confinement. Before his death, he wrote her a letter, which he signed ‘From your Valentine, ’ an expression that is still in use today. Legends usually says that Valentine was a sympathetic, heroic, and romantic person. In the Middle Ages, Valentine was one of the most popular saints in England France.
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But there is a version that the Christian church may have decided to celebrate Valentine’s day in the middle of February in an effort to ‘christianize’ celebrations of the pagan Lupercalia festival. Lupercalia, which began at the ides of February, February 15, was a fertility festival dedicated to Faunus, the Roman god of fertility, as well as to the Roman founders Romulus and Remus. In the day, according to legend, all the young women in the city would place their names in a big jar. The city’s bachelors would then each choose a name out of the jar and would then be a partner of chosen woman for the duration of the festival. Sometimes the pairing of the people lasted an entire year, and often, they would fall in love and would later marry. Pope Gelasius declared February 14 St. Valentine’s Day around 498 A. D. The Roman ‘lottery’ system for romantic pairing was deemed un-Christian and outlawed.
Gradually, February 14 became the date for exchanging love messages and St. Valentine became the patron saint of lovers. The date was marked by sending simple gifts such as flowers. In Great Britain, Valentine’s Day began to be popularly celebrated around the seventeenth century. By the middle of the eighteenth century, it was common for friends and lovers in all social classes to exchange small tokens of affection or handwritten notes. By the end of the century, printed cards began to replace written letters due to improvements in printing technology.
Nowadays Valentine’s Day is celebrated in many countries of the world on February 14. It is a day on which lovers express their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greeting cards (known as “valentines”).
Modern Valentine’s Day symbols include the heart-shaped outline, doves, and the figure of the winged Cupid.
THE HOLIDAY SENTENCES 1. St. Valentine’s day is on the 14 th of …. 2. We give our … pretty Valentine-cards. 3. It’s fun to get … Valentine-cards than your friends. 4. … is symbol of … 5. The Valentine- card should be in the form of …. .
The rose is red, The violet is blue, The honey is sweet And so are you!!! February the 14 th day It’s Valentine they say. I choose you from among the rest The reason is I love you best!!! My love is like the cabbage Divided into two, The leaves I give to others But love I give to you!!!
Friends smile at you. They like your face. They want to be with you Any old place. Friends have fun with you. Friends share They’re glad when you’re happy – When you’re sad, they care. If you’re a friend Then you care, too. That’s why your friends Are glad you’re you!!! It’s nice to have a friend like you! I’ll tell you what I’m going to do. Because you make me so fine, I’ll take you for my Valentine!
Friends care Friends share We need friends Everywhere! Make new friends But keep the old One is silver and the other gold. Circle round That has no end That’s how long I want to be your Friend! Roses are red, Violets are blue, I have a friend And that Friend are you!!!
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St. Valentine was a good friend to children. Because he would not worship the gods decreed by the Roman emperor, he was put in prison. The children missed him and brought him loving notes. Many notes expressed the thought that "absence makes the heart grow fonder. " This is why we exchange friendly and caring messages on this day.
