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14th February
This holiday is named after a real person
Saint Valentine was a priest near Rome in the year 270 A.D, (the early days of the Christian church)
During this time, lots of Christians were killed
They had to practice their religion in secret
At this time marriage was prohibited by the Roman Empire.
His mission was to help Christians get married in secret.
Soldiers weren’t allowed to get married
The Roman Emperor Claudius II wanted to make his army bigger and he believed that married men were not good soldiers
Saint Valentine was jailed becvause he was a Christian by the Roman Emperor Claudius
Claudius was impressed by Valentine and had a talk with him
He told him if he changed his religion and became a pagan he won’t kill him
Valentine refused and tried to convert Claudius to Christianity instead.
Because of this, he was killed.
Valentine’s jailer was a man named Asterius
Asterius had a young daughter called Julia who was blind
Before he was killed, Saint Valentine
performed a miracle by healing Julia
The jailer and all his family converted to Christianity and were baptized
The night before Valentine’s death, he wrote the first "valentine" card himself
He gave it to Julia, the daughter of his jailer, who was no longer blind
He signed it “From your Valentine.“
This expression "From your Valentine" is used today in Valentine cards in many countries
This day is now celebrated all over the world
In the U.K. On Valentine’s day people give flowers, cards and presents to their loved ones
Usually the restaurants and bars are very busy because couples go out for a romantic meal or drink
A very common type of valentines poem starts off with:
“Roses are red, Violets are blue...”
Can you invent one?
E.g. Roses are red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet, and so are you.
What do you think of Valentine’s day? Do you like it?
What do you think the true meaning of Valentine’s day is?
Do you think everyone enjoys it? Why/Why not?
Did you get any Valentine’s cards?