Valentine’s Day

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Инсарская Галина Борисовна, учитель
английского языка МБОУ «Лицей №23» г.
Мытищи

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Valentine’s Day
When is it?
Why do we have it?
Who was St Valentine?
How was and is it celebrated across the World?
So who was Cupid?

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Learning outcomes You will be able to:
Choose four new vocabulary
words from the PowerPoint and
find the definitions either using the
PowerPoint or a dictionary.
Demonstrate an understanding of
Valentine’s Day by taking part in
a quiz.

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When is it?
February 14th
• Valentine’s Day is on February
14th.
• Both children and adults
celebrate Valentine’s Day.

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Why do we have it?
• Some believe that Valentine’s Day is
celebrated in the middle of February to
commemorate the anniversary of
Valentine’s death or burial–which probably
occurred around A.D. 270.
Others claim that the Christian church may
have decided to place St. Valentine’s feast
day in the middle of February in an effort to
“Christianize” the pagan celebration of
Lupercalia.
Celebrated at the ides of February, or
February 15, Lupercalia was a fertility festival
dedicated to Faunus, the Roman god of
agriculture, as well as to the Roman founders
Romulus and Remus.

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Feast of Lupercalia
• Before the establishment of Valentine's Day,
the Romans had practised a pagan
celebration in mid-February, the Feast of
Lupercalia, a pagan festival of love.
• The celebration featured a lottery in which
young men would draw the names of
teenage girls from a box.
• The girl assigned to each young man would
be his companion for a year.
In 496 AD, Pope Gelasius decided to put an end to the Feast of Lupercalia, and he declared that
February 14 be celebrated as St Valentine’s Day.
Gradually, February 14 became a date for exchanging love messages, poems and simple gifts
such as flowers.

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History – Who was St Valentine?
Valentine’s Day is said to take its origin
from 3rd Century Rome as a tribute to
St. Valentine, a Catholic bishop.
• In truth, the exact origins and identity of St.
Valentine are unclear.
• According to the Catholic Encyclopaedia,
“At least three different Saint Valentines, all
of them martyrs, are mentioned in the early
martyrologies under the date of 14
February.
• One was a priest in Rome, the second one
was a bishop of Interamna (now Terni, Italy)
and the third St. Valentine was a martyr in
the Roman province of Africa.

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Roman Emperor Claudius banned marriage from
his empire. But Valentine secretly performed
marriages.
Legends vary on how the
martyr’s name became
connected with romance.
When Claudius found out about Valentine, he
sentenced him to death.
Rome was involved in many unpopular and bloody campaigns.
The emperor had to maintain a strong army, but was having a difficult
time getting soldiers to join his military leagues.
Claudius believed that Roman men were unwilling to join the army
because of their strong attachment to their wives and families.
To get rid of the problem, Claudius banned all marriages and
engagements in Rome. Valentine defied Claudius and continued to
perform marriages for young lovers in secret.
When Valentine’s actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he be
put to death.
Valentine was arrested and dragged before the Prefect of Rome, who
condemned him to be beaten to death with clubs and to have his head
cut off. The sentence was carried out on February 14, on or about the
year 270.

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In Great Britain, Valentine’s
Day became popular in the
17th century.
Lovers and friends exchanged
small tokens of affection and
handwritten notes.
By the end of the 18th century,
printed cards replaced
handwritten notes.

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• Americans probably began exchanging hand-made valentines in the early
1700s.
• In the 1840s, Esther A. Howland began selling the first mass-produced
valentines in America.
• Howland, known as the “Mother of the Valentine,” made elaborate creations
with real lace, ribbons and colourful pictures known as “scrap.”
• In the second half of the 20th century, the practice of
giving gifts along with paper-laced cards became
popular.
• Roses, candies and chocolates are the most commonly
exchanged Valentine's Day Gifts.

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День Свято́го Валенти́на (St. Valentine's Day) came to Russia in early 1990's and it's a relatively new holiday.
It is not observed as a public holiday it is widely celebrated and remains one of the most popular romantic holidays in
Russia.
Valentine's Day in Russia is an to share true feelings with the loved ones.
Any gift that expresses любо́вь (love) and внима́ние (care).
A popular пода́рок (gift) is a Valentine's Day card with a romantic message inside.
The message can be as personal and romantic, as you like.

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So who’s Cupid?
• In classical mythology, Cupid is the god of
desire, erotic love, attraction and affection.
• He is often portrayed as the son of the love
goddess Venus and the war god Mars.
• His Greek counterpart is Eros.
• Cupid continued to be a popular figure in
the Middle Ages.
• Under Christian influence he often had a
dual nature as Heavenly and Earthly love.
• In popular culture, Cupid is shown drawing
his bow to inspire romantic love, often as an
icon of Valentine's Day.

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Cupid
• Be careful…if Cupid strikes
you with his arrow, you will
fall in love with the first
person you see.
• Happy Valentine’s Day!

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1
When is Valentine’s Day?

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2
Valentine’s day takes place:

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3
The day is named after a:

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There may have been three Saint
Valentines. They were all:

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The Romans celebrated:
a) Feast of Lupins
c) Feast of Love
b) Feast of Lupercalia
d) Feast of Laughter

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On this day people often send each other:

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In Denmark and Norway the day is known
as:

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In classical mythology, the of of love is:

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