🗊Презентация Happy saint valentine`s day

HAPPY SAINT VALENTINE`S DAY

From History St. Valentine`s Day as a lovers` festival dates at least from the 14th century. Generations of young (and not very young) people have regarded St. Valentine as the friend and patron of those who are in love. However, St. Valentine is rather a mysterious figure. In Ancient Rome there were two martyrs of that name. One of them was a priest who perished in 269 AD, the other was a bishop who was executed in 273 AD. It is said that before the execution he sent a note of friendship to his jailer`s blind daughter and signed it “Your Valentine”. It is not clear, unfortunately, which of the two is really the lovers` saint. The few known facts of their lives are so interwoven with undocumented traditions that is impossible to separate fact from legend.

VALENTINE RHYMES & MESSAGES Traditional valentine cards are in rhymes and sentimental in nature. In old times sweethearts composed their sentimental valentines themselves. It was not an easy thing to write a serious message avoiding commonplace variations of “mine” and “ fine” and “Valentine”. In the last century special books appeared (for example, St. Valentine`s Sentimental Writer) to help people in love write their valentines. Messages can be humorous (they are usually in prose) : Dear Betty, First I love my mother and father. Then I love my grandparents, Then I love my cat Tim and my canary Yellowbird. Then I love my records and hi-fi set and after that I love you. Jack

CELEBRATION Valentine`s Day is not a public holiday. Banks & offices do not close, but it is a happy little festival, especially for children and young people. It is also the day to have romantic dinners a` deux. Dancers & parties, sponsored privately or by organizations & clubs, often takes place on this day. Costume balls are still held in some places but they are not so elaborate as they used to be. February 14th is a favoutite day for parties, especially by young people. The hosts often trim the hall with red & white paper & hearts. Hearts, cupids, bows & arrows appear on dinner tables as well. Sandwiches & cakes are often cut in the shape of hearts. Sometimes a King & Queen of Hearts are chosen for the evening of the dance. Fortune-telling are sometimes played at such parties.

Sayings and Aphorisms about Love & Marriage Love cannot be forced. Love is neither bought nor sold. No herb will cure love. And when love speaks, the voice of all the gods make heaven drowsy with the harmony. Out of sight, out of mind. But love is blind, and lovers cannot see the pretty follies they themselves enjoy. Faults are thick where love is thin. W. Shakespeare