Презентация, доклад по английскому языку на тему День Святого Валентина

during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, he outlawed marriage for young men. Valentine, realizing the injustice of the decree, 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.
Other stories suggest that Valentine may have been killed for attempting to help Christians escape harsh Roman prisons. According to one legend, an imprisoned Valentine actually sent the first “valentine” greeting himself after he fell in love with a young girl–possibly his jailor’s daughter–who visited him in prison. Before his death he wrote her a letter signed “From your Valentine,” an expression that is still in use today.

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.

on Valentine's Day originated in the 17th century when King Charles II of Sweden popularized "the language of flowers", or attaching conversationalist meanings to different types of flowers, throughout Europe. The most traditional type for Valentine's Day became the rose because of it's association with the Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite. Since then, the custom has grown with the National Retail Federation estimating that $2 billion are spent on Valentine's Day flowers each year.

once the greeting-card industry. Esther A. Howland (known as "Mother of the Valentine") began selling the first mass-produced cards in America in the 1840s and Hallmark Cards entered the scene in 1913. Today, the Greeting Card Association estimates that loved ones send approximately 145 million cards around the world every year.

from me! Ты далеко от меня!
By thoughts … В мыслях …
You are close to me! Ты рядом со мной!
By Hearts … Измеряя сердцами …
You are in me! Ты во мне!
Happy Valentine’s Day!

Hope your day blooms … Надеюсь, ваш день цветет …
With love, peace and happiness. Любовью, миром и счастьем.
Happy Valentine’s Day Счастливого Дня святого Валентина!

Sending you Шлю Вам
Lots of smiles Много улыбок
To wish you a С пожеланием Вам
Happy Valentine’s Day! Счастливого Дня святого Валентина!

Signatures to Valentines