St. Valentine's Day

St. Valentine’s Day

Created by English teacher – Julia.V. Ablamskaya

St.Valentine’s Day is celebrated on the 14 th of February.

This day is celebrated in different countries.

History

Many years ago the Roman Emperor Claudius II needed soldiers, he made a low against marrying because he felt the marriage made men want to stay at home instead of fighting wars.

At that time was a kindly priest named Valentine. He couldn’t agree with the emperor’s decision.

When he saw that young couples were truly in love, he married them secretly.

After that Valentine had been thrown in prison. In the 14 th of February he was beheaded.

He performed a miracle – he cured the jailer’s daughter from her blindness the night before he was executed, but he wrote a letter to the girl signing it “From your Valentine”.

Symbols of this Day!

CUPID

One of the early symbols of Love is Cupid. He is the Roman God of Love. He is represented as a young boy with a bow and arrows.

Roses

This day people give these flowers. The Goddess of Love hurried to her lover and stepped on a bush with white roses.

Heart

The heart is the symbol of St. Valentine’s Day. The sweets are made in the form of heart, in the form of heart the cakes are baked. This day people send send small paper hearts – the Valentine cards which always begin with “I love you…”

Valentine cards.

On Valentine’s Day boys and girls, sweethearts and lovers, husbands and wives, friends and neighbors will exchange greetings of affection, undying love or satirical comment, called valentine card.

Happy Valentine’s Day!