Valentine’s Day

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General Information History Symbols Vocabulary Flow

General Information
History
Symbols
Vocabulary

Flow

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1. General Information Valentine’s Day is : celebrated on 14th of

1. General Information

Valentine’s Day is :
celebrated on 14th of February;
traditional

day for lovers in many countries;
many people give cards, letters, flowers, chocolate or presents to their spouse or partner.
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2. History Story no. 1 : Lupercalia old Roman celebration on

2. History

Story no. 1 : Lupercalia
old Roman celebration
on 15th

of February
Lupercus: god of crops and fertility
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Unmarried people played a game Women put their names on a

Unmarried people played a game
Women put their names on a

paper in a big jar
Each men drew a paper and spend the festival dancing with the woman he picked
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Story no. 2 : Saint Valentin in the 3rd century A.D.

Story no. 2 : Saint Valentin
in the 3rd century A.D.

the Roman Emperor Claudius II forbade marriages
Valentine was a Christian priest
that performed marriages in secret
for this reason he was caught and imprisoned
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while in prison he fell in love with the jailer’s blind

while in prison he fell in love with the jailer’s blind

daughter
with his abilities he cured her blindness
before dying he sent her a letter signed
‘From your Valentine’
he died on February 14th
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3.Symbols cupid- symbol of love & desire (Roman god of love,

3.Symbols

cupid- symbol of love & desire
(Roman god of love, son of

Venus)
heart- symbol of love & passion
(the shape comes from the silphium plant’s, used in ancient times as a contraceptive)
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4.Vocabulary to have a crush to be shut through the heart

4.Vocabulary

to have a crush
to be shut through the heart
to be

nuts about somebody
to fell head over heels for
love at first sight
to grow old with somebody
to get struck by cupid’s arrow
to be broken hearted