Valentine`s day

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• English• Teacher Fernanda Gomes•Valentine`s Day

VALENTINE`S DAY

February 14th

In all English-speaking countries, February 14th is a special day for people in love. It`s not a holiday, but is a very good day for flowers shops, sweet shops and card shops.

Nobody knows much about St. Valentine. One story is that he was a Christian priest and was put to death on February 14th by Roman soldiers. According to the legend, he used to marry young lovers secretly against Roman law which ordered young men to go to war.

February 15th used to be Roman holiday in honour of the Roman god Lupercus. To celebrate it young women used to write love notes and put them in an urn. Then the young men would take each one and begin to court the woman of the note the Catholic Church joined this holiday with St. Valentine`s Day, on February 14th.

On this day, children write their names on cards with hearts on them, and give them to their teachers and classmates.

Teenagers and adults give cards, present and flowers to their boyfriends, girlfriends, husbands, wives, or to someone whom they have fallen in love with.

Nowadays, also grandparents, cousin, friends or even acquaintances take the occasion to express their affection for each other by send Valentine card. People usually do not sign these cards and a lot of time is spent in trying to guess who has sent them!

It is a day for fantasy and caprice, and for the confession of emotions. The tradition of Valentine`s Day is the tradition of love!

Now it is your turn!Bye bye!