Презентация по теме: "День Св. Валентина"

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  HAPPY
  SAINT VALENTINE`S DAY
  
  

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  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.
  
  
  

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  St. Valentine`s Day is often associated with birds. People once believed that birds began to choose their mates on February 14th. Chaucer refers to it, as well as Shakespeare. Probably the keeping of St. Valentine`s Day as a day for people in love grew out of this belief.
  The custom of choosing a Valentine`s Day sweetheart may go back to the Lupercalia, a fertility festival of ancient Rome, which was held in the middle of February. Roman girls decorated love messages and put them in a large box. Unmarried young men drew the names from the box and in this way chose their partners for the festival.
  The drawing of the names of young women from a box on
  St. Valentine`s Day continued for centuries in many countries. This custom was also popular in England. A 17th- century French writer described how he visited an English house on February 14th and how the guests drew lots for partners by writing down names on pieces of paper.
  
  
  

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  There are a lot of traditions connected with St. Valentine`s Day.
  Most of them have died. Some of them have survived. Today
  Valentine`s Day remains, as ever, a day to express love and
  its main meaning is a sentimental one.
  
  People of all ages send valentines, serious and comic – to their own true love,
  but also to family members and friends. Valentine cards that we know today
  first appeared in the 18th century.
  Sweethearts used to spend hours making their own valentines. Lace, satin,
  ribbon, coloured paper, wild flowers, moss, feather and shells, all were used to
  make them look more “attractive”.
  
  The commercial card appeared in the 19th century. It was brightly
  coloured and decorated, and later on even perfumed. It contained
  a ready-made sentiment to suit all tastes.
  
  Shops began selling paper hearts, bows and arrows, cupids, roses, etc.
  Of course it is especially young people and children who look forward to
  St. Valentine`s Day, hoping to receive as many cards as possible.
  The greatest fun is to guess who has sent them.
  
  Customs and Traditions
  

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  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
  
  
  
  Valentine Rhymes & messages
  
  

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  Valentine gifts
  
  
  February 14th is the day to send little gifts to those you love. Flowers and sweets are favourite presents. As the day approaches, shops are filled with red, heart-shaped boxes of chocolates;
  the florists sell thousands of red roses – a symbol
  of
  love.
  

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  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.
  

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  FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES
  It is not an easy thing to compose a valentine. Can you think of
  your own version of the old rhyme?
  
  
  
  Roses are red,
  Violets are blue
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  HERE ARE 6 PROVERBS ABOUT LOVE. A KEY WORD IN
  EACH PROVERB IS MISSING. CAN YOU FIND IT?
  
  Love is ___________ .
  a) deaf b) blind c) numb
  Love is the __________ of love.
  a) mother b) father c) daughter
  All is fair in love and _________ .
  a) friendship b) marriage c) war
  Love and ________ are hard to hide.
  a) hatred b) poverty c) money
  Love me, love my _______ .
  a) face b) faults c) dog
  Love is never without __________ .
  a) jealousy b) tears c) quarrels
  
  LOVE IS A THING THAT CAN NEVER
  GO WRONG.
  D. PARKER
  

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  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
  It`s curious how, when you`re in love, you yearn to go about doing acts of kindness to everybody.
  P. H. Wodehouse
  Love conquers all things except poverty and toothache.
  M. West
  To love oneself is the
  beginning of a lifelong
  romance.
  The proper basis for
  marriage is a mutual
  misunderstanding.
  O. Wilde
  

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  APPENDIX:
  1.SPEAK OUT № 2, 1996