Valentine’s Day

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St. Valentine’s Day

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Symbols

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to celebrate
to call
to give
St.Valentine’s Day

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St.Valentine's Day is celebrated on February 14 in
Europe and in the USA. Traditionaly lovers express
their love to each other by sending Valentine's cards.
People usually give each other sweets and flowers.

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True/False
1. Lovers exchange of romantic cards
(valentines), flowers, and other gifts.
2. St. Valentine is believed to have
been a Roman priest.
3. St. Valentine was imprisoned for
performing weddings for soldiers who
were forbidden to marry.
4. «Be my Valentine» means «be my
love».

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Questions:
1-How do you think people show
their love?
2- What is your opinion about
celebrating this holiday?
3- Is it important to show love to
the person you are in love with?

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Legends about St.Valentine:
Valentine lived in the time of Roman Empire. It is
unsure who St. Valentine was, but there are several
possible candidates. One of these Valentines is
believed to have been a Roman priest and he married
young couples against the law. The Emporior of Rome
believed that unmarried soldiers were better
warriors, but Valentine helped lovers. He was put into
prison by roman authorities for his actions and was
beheaded on February 14 in the third century A. D.
According to the legend he performed a miracle -he
cured the blindness of his jailer's daughter. Before
the execution, he wrote her a letter signed «From
Your Valentine».

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Questions:
“Thin” questions
Who is Valentine?
What did he do ?
When did he live ?
Where do people celebrate St.Valentine’s Day ?
“Thick” questions
Why do people celebrate St.Valentine’s Day?
Explain why do people show their love like that only 1 time a year ?
What is the most important idea of St. Valentine's Day celebration?
What is the difference between celebration of this holiday in Europe
and in Russia ?

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Proverbs about love in English
language:
1.Love and a cough cannot be a.Лучше любить и
hidden.
потерять, чем не любить
никогда.
2.All’s fair in love and war.
b.В любви и на войне все
3.Better to have loved and
средства хороши.
lost than never to have
loved at all.
c.Любовь слепа.
4.Love is blind.
d.Любовь и кашель не
утаишь.

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Valentine's Day symbols:
-Rose
Love knots
-Cupid
-Heart
-Dove
St.Valentines lace

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Customs and traditions:
1. Looking for dates.
2. Wishing «Happy Valentine's day to all
we love.
3. Exchanging notes.
4. Exchanging gifts.
5. To organize romantic candelight dinner.