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Saint Valentine's Day - English lesson

  SAINT  VALENTINE'S  DAY                              

                   Who was Saint Valentine ?   

   According to a legend St. Valentine was a priest near Rome  i

   in about the year 270 AD

  When Claudius II became the emperor he believed that soldiers

 would be unable to concentrate on fighting if they were married.

 So he banned marriage.

  Valentine defied the emperor and secretly performed marriage ceremonies.

  He was put to death on February 14th.

           CUPID            

 Cupid was the son of Venus the goddess of love and beauty.

Psyche was a mortal princess, she was so beautiful that Venus was jealous and ordered Cupid

to punish the mortal. But instead, Cupid fell deeply in love with her. After a lot of events Psyche died.

Cupid woke her up and the couple wed in a ceremony attended by the Gods.

                 Valentine's symbols

  Cupid, that boy armed with bow and arrows , has become the most popular of love symbols.

 Other symbols                          

   hearts  red roses   cards

  you can send a love letter                        offer a gift 

 Or write a poem       She bathed with roses red,

  And violets blue,

   And all the sweetest flowers

  That in the forest grew     (from 'The Fairy Queen')

    Sir Edmund Spenser           

               Valentine's day around the world

  Valentine's day is celebrated by lovers everywhere.

---In China there is a story similar to the legend of Cupid and Psyche. The immortal Zhinu falls in love with

 a young farmer Niulang. They are sent on two different stars (Vega and Altair) separated by the Milky Way.

 They are allowed to meet once a year           

 on the Chinese Valentine's day.

---In the U.S.A. this day is not just for lovers. Children make special cards for their classmates,

 family and friends. They give candy or small gifts to each other.              

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The legend says that Valentine was a priest in Rome during the third century. Who was the Emperor at that time? CupidClaudiusCaesarI don't know


The Emperor outlawed marriage for young men in hopes they would be better soldiers. What did Valentine do about it? He left military worldHe chose to marry young couples secretlyHe remained singleI don't know


What did the Emperor do when he found out what Valentine did? He changed the lawHe put him to deathHe sent him a cardI don't know


Saint Valentine is considered as the patronesspatronpatrolI don't know saint of lovers.


Valentine's Day had celebratedis celebratedcelebratesI don't know on February 14th.


Cupid is the most famous symbolmotifsignI don't know of Valentine's Day.


It is known that this mischievous windedwingedwiggedI don't know child shoots darts and makes men and women fall deeply in love.


Roses are the most common flowers given oninatI don't know this occasion.


The cards known as valentines are often desireddesignedsignedI don't know with hearts to symbolize love.


It is a popular day for sweetheartsenemiesspousesI don't know to get engaged. Will you guess what he is saying to the young woman?