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Saint Valentine
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started in the time of the RomanEmpire
In ancient Rome, February 14th
was a holiday to honour Juno Juno was the Queen of the RomanGods and Goddesses
The Romans also knew her as theGoddess of women and marriage
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Under the rule of Emperor Claudius II
Rome was involved in many bloody andunpopular campaigns.
having a difficult time getting soldiers
to join his military leagues. the reason was that roman men didnot want to leave their loves or
families Claudius cancelled all marriages andengagements in Rome
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The good Saint Valentine was a priest at
Rome in the days of Claudius II. He and Saint Marius aided the Christianmartyrs and secretly married couples
Saint Valentine was apprehended anddragged before the Prefect of Rome, whocondemned him to be beaten to death with
clubs and to have his head cut off. He suffered martyrdom on the 14th dayof February, about the year 270
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the custom in Rome, a very ancientcustom, indeed, to celebrate in the month
of February the Lupercalia On these occasions, the names of youngwomen were placed in a box, from which
they were drawn by the men as chancedirected.
The pastors of the early Christian Church
in Rome, endeavoured to do away with thepagan element in these feasts bysubstituting the names of saints for thoseof maidens.
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the Lupercalia began about themiddle of February, the pastorsappear to have chosen SaintValentine's Day for the celebration
of this new feast the custom of young men choosingmaidens for valentines, or saints aspatrons for the coming year, arose inthis way.
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Qixi FestivalyThe Seven Sisters Festival
yThe Night of Sevens
y7th day of the 7th lunar month inthe Chinese calendar
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Love Story
y 7th daughter of Emperor of Heaven,Zhinü (wearer girl) and a youngorphaned cowherd, Niulang
yLamented over his lonely and poor lifewith an ox
Ox
y An immortal from the Heaveny Made mistakes in the Heaveny Punished as an ox in the Earth
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yZhi Nu could not find her clothes
yCame out with the dress
yAsked Zhi Nu to stay with him
yMarriedyThey lived happily for several
years
yHad two children
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yEmperor of Heaven became fed up
with Zhi Nu·s absenceyOrdered her to return to heavenyEmperor of heaven took pity on
them Allowed them to be reunited once ayear
yMagpies form a bridge with theirwings for Zhi Nu to cross to meether husband.
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Scene where Niu Lang meet Zhi Nu
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Celebration of Chinese
Valentine DayySpecific & colorful virtual for that day
yPrepare fruits, melons, incenses as
offerings to weaving maiden
y To acquire high skills in needlecrafts
yHope to find a satisfactory husband
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Loversy Visit the Temple of Matchmaker on
that day
yTo pray for their - love
- happiness
- possiblemarriages
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SingleyVisit Temple of Matchmaker to ask for
their luck in love
yUnmarried girl will pray for the WeavingMaid Star
yAt night, the girls will do a test by
putting needle on the surface of water.
y If the needle doesn·t sink means thatthe girl is already smart enough to find
her husband
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Chinese grannies:- in the evening
-people sit under grapevine to
observe star-can probably hear cowherd andweaving maiden talking
Decorating flowers on ox·s horncan prevent misfortune
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STORY OF CUPID
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yyIn Greek mythology:In Greek mythology:
ooknown as Erosknown as Erosooyoung son ofyoung son of AphroditeAphrodite
oo
the Goddess of Love and Beautythe Goddess of Love and Beauty
yyIn Roman mythology:In Roman mythology:
ooknown Eros as Cupidknown Eros as Cupidoohis mother: Venushis mother: Venus
oosame Goddesssame Goddess
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BUT«
he fell in love
Cupid had Zephyrus, the west wind
to carry Psycheto a beautiful garden
of a palace
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Marry However, the marriage
GOD MORTAL
Psyche was not allowedPsyche was not allowed
to look at Cupidto look at Cupid
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At the palace,
T he voices of the oracleinstructed her to bathehad a wonderful feast
was told to prepare for bed
In her bed, Sensed the presence
of an invisible forceknew it to be her husband.
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At night: Cupid would visit
During the day: invisible servants helped Never got to see
her husband/anyone else
lonesome Warned
she must not pine over her family
She could never see him
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Eventually Cupid gave in
had Zephyrusbring her two sisters
saw the beautiful palace jealous
planned, destroy marriage Told Psycheafraid that Cupid was a monsterthat is why she could never see him
Hide a lamp in her roomwhen he came to hertake a knife and kill him
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Once she lit the lamp
she didn't see a monster
most handsome, wings
Excited
dropped some oil on him
woke him
realized he was betrayed
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Lost her marriage over it.
Cupid vanished, take everythingwith him.
Decided to punish her sisters.
Told them to go to the top of therock where Zephyrus would bewaiting for them to meet with
Cupid.However once Zephyrus came, heswooped them off the rock .
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yDetermined to get Cupid back.
yTravelled the world looking for him.yFinally come across the Aphrodite's(Venus's) temple.
yGives Psyche 4 tasks to complete.y1st-separate grains in large basket ofmixed kind before nightfall.
y2nd-retrive some golden wooly3nd-get water flowing from cleft
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4th (last)-go to the underworld to
get some of the Proserpine'sbeauty and put it in a box.
Was warned not to open the box
once she got her treasure.She was curious and opened thebox and breathed in the smell ofthe ointment.
The ointment put her to sleep and
fell unconscious.
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yCupid got wind of what happened. Heflew to her side and gathered themagical sleep and put it back in thebox. She awoke.
yDetermined to be with her.
yFlew to Mount Olympus-ask for Zeus'spermission to remarry her and tomake her a Goddess.
yZeus agreed, Venus and Psychereconciled and Cupid and Psyche had achild-Voluptas.