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THE HISTORY OF
VALENTINE’S DAY
Every February we celebrate Valentine’s Day by giving flowers, candy and cards to those we love. We do this in honor of Saint Valentine. You may be wondering, "Who is St. Valentine"?
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Legend has it that Valentine was a priest who served during third century Rome. There was an Emperor at that time by the name of Claudius II. Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those that were married.
With this thought in mind he outlawed marriage for young men in hopes of building a stronger military base. Supposedly, Valentine, decided this decree just wasn’t fair and chose to marry young couples secretly. When Emperor Claudius II found out about Valentine’s actions he had him put to death.
Another legend has it that Valentine was an imprisoned man who fell in love with his jailor‘s daughter. Before he was put to death he sent the first ‘valentine’ himself when he wrote her a letter and signed it ‘Your Valentine’, words still used on cards today.
Perhaps we’ll never know the true identity and story behind the man named St. Valentine, but this much is for sure…February has been the month to celebrate love for a long time, dating clear back to the Middle Ages. In fact, Valentines ranks second only to Christmas in number of greeting cards sent.
Another valentine gentleman you may be wondering about is Cupid (Latin cupido, "desire"). In Roman mythology Cupid is the son of Venus, goddess of love. His counterpart in Greek mythology is Eros, god of love. Cupid is often said to be a mischievous boy who goes around wounding both gods and humans with his arrows, causing them to fall in love.
GLOSSARY FOR THIS UNIT
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action
arrow
behind
candy
counterpart
decree
emperor
fair
god
goddess
human
identity
imprisoned
in fact
in honor of sb
in hopes of sth
in mind
jailor
legend
marriage
married
military base
mischievous
priest
secretly
single
still used on cards today
supposedly
thought
to celebrate
to choose
to date back to the Middle Ages
to fall in love
to make better soldiers
to outlaw
to put sb to death
to rank
to serve
to wonder
to wound
true
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cselekvés, cselekedet, akció
nyíl
mögött
cukorka, csoki, édesség
hasonmás, megfelel?
rendelet
császár
becsületes, helyes, jó
istenség
istenn?
emberi lény
azonosság, személyazonosság
bebörtönzött
valójában
vki tiszteletére
vmi reményében
észben, agyban
bebörtönz?
legenda
házasság
házas
katonai bázis
kártékony
pap
titokban
egyedülálló
a mai napig használatos az üdvözl?kártyákon/képeslapokon
feltételezhet?en, állítólag
gondolat
ünnepelni
választani
a középkorig vezethet? vissza
beleszeretni valakibe
jobb katonának lenni
törvénytelenné nyilvánít
halálra ítélni valakit
rangsorol
szolgál
elmélkedik
megsebesít
igaz
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