Презентация на тему на английском языке рассказывающая об истории и истоках праздника День Святого Валентина

custom of celebrating St.Valentine’s сomes from the festivals,

called “Lupercalia” . There were games and dancing and then each young
man drew from
the urn the name
of the young
maiden who would
be his sweetheart
for the coming
year.

Roman date of the festival, it was a day

for young lovers.
After the introduction of
Christianity, pagan customs
were suppressed,
but the festival was continued,
and
in the seventh century it began
to be called St.Valentine’s Day.

Christian who lived in the 3rd century. The Roman

Emperor decided that his soldiers
must not marry, because married
soldiers are not good soldiers.
Valentine worked for
the church,
and one day he helped a soldier
to get married.

to death by the Romans,
he sent
a note

of friendship
to the jailar’s blind
daughter.
The Christian Church
took for his saint’s day
February 14th.

is that February 14 chosen because birds traditionally

began to mate on that day.

England, where pagan and Christian customs combined. We know

the custom was well established in Shakespeare’s time,
for Ophelia wanted to be
“betime” at Hamlet’s window.
She sang:
“To-morrow is Saint Valentine’s day,
All in the morning “betime”,
And I a maid at your window,
To be your valentine!”

see “the house of Juliet”. This 13th century house

belonged to the Cappello family, who had a daughter called Juliet.
Juliet Cappello was born on the 16th of September, 1284. there were many legends and poems about her romance with a young man , and these legends probably inspired William Shakespeare to write his famous play in 1596.

house of Juliet” because they believe that it’s the

balcony where Juliet Cappello and Romeo Montague revealed their love to each other. And thousands of lovers from all over the world leave their love notes on the walls of the house. The town’s cleaners have tried to remove them many times but they keep appearing again and again.

Verona – the Juliet’s club. Every year they receive

about 5, 000 letters from heartbroken men and women all over the world. And each letter is answered!

of Juliet Cappello’s tomb found a letter at her

grave. It have a very simple address –”to Juliet, Verona”- and was written by an English man who was desperately in love with a girl. The guardian felt sorry for the Englishman and decided to write back pretending to be Julie’s secretary. This is how the Juliet club started.

festival in Verona to celebrate Juliet’ birthday. For Valentine’s

Day, the Club organizes a “Dear Juliet” prize for the best lover letter received. The winners are always the Italians and French – they write the most passionate letters.

and lovers husbands and wives, friends and neighbors, even

the offices staff will exchange greetings of affection, undying love or satirical comment.

GREETINGS of AFFECTIONS

I” LL BE SICK IF
YOU ARE NOT MINE.

is what it’s for- *You’re

at the top of my list.
You’re loved
More and more and more!


* If you will be my valentine,
My charming little dear,
The sun can never help but shine
Throughout the coming year!

are you.
I dream about you
Every night.
Be my Valentine
And

hold me tight.

The sky is high,
The sea is deep.
Thinking of you
I cannot sleep.
If you love me like I love you
Nothing but death will part us two.

Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
I don’t know the rest.
But I know I LOVE YOU!

Honeysuckle’s yellow,
And leaves are green,
You are the sweetest thing
I’ve ever seen!

are my bright red cookie jar.
You are my

goldfish, You are my pie,
You are the apple of my eye.
You are my daisy, You are my vine,
You are my own true Valentine!

I’ll be your sweetheart, if you will be mine,
All my life I’ll be your Valentine!

You stepped into my heart,
Turning it from stone,
And I’ll always love you,
For now I’ll never be alone.

were made by hand. Each had a special meaning.

A fan meant “Open up your heart”.
A ribbon meant “you are tied up”.
Rice meant a wedding.
A ring meant a wedding too, or engagement.
The symbol told his fortune. Sometimes the symbols were put in gift packages.
Hearts are the most romantic symbol.
Candy, cookies, and even cakes are made in heart shapes for valentine parties. One of the most famous valentine symbols is Cupid with his bow and arrow.

Britain
2. What holiday do you celebrate on the 14th

of February?
The New year
St.Valentine’s Day
Mother’s Day
3. What can say about the prehistory of the holiday ?

married young couples
because he was always in love with

someone
because he ran away with Emperor Claudius’s daughter
5. Whom did St.Valentine fall in love with?
His prisoner’s daughter
His prisoner’s wife
His prisoner’s sister
6. What colour is associated with St Valentine’s Day?
Orange
Purple
Red

and festivals.
Saint patron of lovers.
Be called.
Be suppressed.
The origin

of the name.
Be engaged.
A wedding day.
Greetings of affection.
Undying love.
Send Valentine cards to…

to stick myself with glue,
I’m going to tie a

BIG bow on me,
I’m going to mail myself to you!