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St Valentine.ppt
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- 2. On this day,we send cards called valentines to people who are special to us
- 3. Many people write “I loveyou” or ”Be my Valentine” on their cards
- 4. On Valentine’s Day, weshow the people we love how much we care about them…
- 5. Just as muchas St Valentine cared about people, about their feelings…
- 6. The good Saint Valentinewas a priest in Rome in the days of Claudius II, in a place and period when people could not get married
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- 8. Valentine was put injail for breaking the law. From jail he wrote a letter to a woman he loved. He signed that letter “From your Valentine”, because that was his name.
- 9. Gradually, February 14 became the date for exchanging love messages andSt. Valentine became the patron saint of lovers
- 10. Hundreds of years agoin England, many children dressed up as adults on Valentine's Day. They went singing from home to home
- 11. One verse they sangwas: Good morning to you, valentine; Curl your locks as I do mine Two before and three behind. Good morning to you, valentine.
- 12. Some people usedto believe that if a woman saw a robin (prihor) flying overhead on Valentine's Day, it meant she would marry a sailor. If she saw a sparrow (vrabie), she would marry a poor man and be very happy. If she saw a goldfinch (sticlete), she would marry a millionaire.
- 13. In the MiddleAges, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their valentines would be. They would wear these names on their sleeves for one week .
- 14. The custom oflottery drawings to select Valentines persisted well into the eighteenth century. Gradually, however, a shift took place. No longer did both parties exchange gifts; instead, gift- giving became solely the responsibility of the man!
- 15. The first written valentineis usually attributed to the imprisoned Charles, Duke of Orleans. In 1415, Charles fought his lonely confinement by writing romantic verses for his wife. By the sixteenth century written valentines were so common that St. Francis de Sales, fearing for the souls of his English flock, sermonized against them.
- 16. Manufactured cards, decorated with Cupidsand hearts, appeared near the end of the eighteenth century. A purchased valentine became the most popular way to declare love during the early decades of the nineteenth century
- 17. St. Valentine's Day greetingcards are still very popular (only more Christmas cards are sent), but red roses and chocolate candies now often accompany the card. And the card itself has changed quite a bit...recent developments include cards that play romantic music; let you record a romantic message; even "scratch-and-sniff" cards!
- 18. Besides the card, there areother symbols for this celebration: CUPID, HEARTS AND ARROWS, ROSES, LOVEBIRDS and others
- 19. The red heartis an old symbol for love. Centuries ago, people did not know that the heart pumps blood through the circulatory system. However, they did know that the heart beats faster when a person is excited or upset. For this reason they believed that the heart was the center of our feelings. This idea remains today in certain sayings, such as, "It does my heart good," or "I'm broken-hearted," or "sick at heart."
- 20. It was apopular belief in the olden times that the birds chose their mates on 14th of February. Doves and pigeons mate for life and therefore were used as a symbol of "fidelity."
- 21. The rose, whichis undoubtedly the most popular flower in the world, speaks of love and has been the choice of lovers in every century.
- 22. Valentine’s Day iscelebrated all around the world. Each country has its own traditions…
- 23. In Britain various partsof the kingdom celebrate their own customs and as the day approached, all the shops are readying for the day that they publish sonnets and verses to commemorate St Valentine's Day
- 24. In Wales woodenlove spoons are carved and given as gifts on February 14th. Hearts, keys and keyholes are favourite decorations on the spoons. The decoration means, "You unlock my heart!"
- 25. In Scotland, valentines gifts aregiven by both parties in the form of a love-token or a true-love- knot.
- 26. In America, there werecards in the times of the civil war that were flagged with rich color, patriotic and political motifs. There were ones that showed lovers, their heroes and generals, skits and comical.
- 27. In Germany ithas become customary for the young man of the couple who were courting to present his loved one flowers on valentine’s day. Here gifts in the shape of love tokens would be given with lovely messages.
- 28. How ”I LoveYou” is said in: Danish: Jeg elsker dig Romanian: Te iubesc French: Je t'aime Dutch: Ik hou van jou Bulgarian: Obicham te German: Ich liebe Dich Hungarian: Szeretlek Indonesian: Saya cinta kamu Italian: Ti amo Japanese: Aishiteru Russian: Ya vas liubliu Spanish: Te quiero Greek: S'ayapo