A little history about Saint Valentine and its origin.

1. VALENTINE´S DAY
Effective Lectures Seminar.
Luis Rolando Rodríguez
Carrillo. 2671585.

2. INTRODUCTION.
Every February 14th, candy, flowers, and gifts are exchanged between
loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine.
There are different ideas of how the celebration of Valentine's Day
began.
Some people say that is about a Roman’s celebration that christians
replace for Valentine in a more Cristian way. Others think that is
about a priest who died defending the love. There are a lot of stories,
lets talk about some valentine’s aspects and how in differents parts
of the world people celebrate it.

3. BODY. (HISTORY)
Roman's celebrated a festival called Lupercalia on February 15. This
festival was held to ward off the danger of wolves to their flocks and
honored their God Lupercalia. Some people think that Valentine's Day
is based on this festival.
 Later Cristian church chose mid-February for Saint
Valentine’s Day in order to Christianize the celebration,
but…

4. WHO WAS SAINT VALENTINE?
First of all, there was more than one called valentine, one of them was
sentenced to death for marrying young couples secretly. Emperor
Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those
that were married and outlawed marriage for all young men serving in
his army. Later, Pope Gelasius declared February 14th as a day of
honoring the Valentine’s Day at the end of the 5th century. It wasn’t
until the 1300’s
that the holiday got associated to love and romance, then people
believed that
February 14th was also the beginning of birds mating season.

5. NOWADAYS
In addition to the United States, Valentine’s Day is celebrated in
Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, France and Australia.
It was common for friends and lovers of all social classes to exchange
small tokens of affection or handwritten notes.
Printed cards began to replace written letters due to improvements in
printing technology.
According to the Greeting Card Association, an estimated 1 billion
Valentine’s Day cards are sent each year, making Valentine’s Day the
second largest card-sending holiday of the year.

6. CONCLUSION.
Many people around the world celebrate Valentine’s Day by showing
appreciation for the people they love or adore. Some people take
their loved ones for a romantic dinner at a restaurant while others
may choose this day to propose or get married. Many people give
greeting cards, chocolates, jewelry or flowers, particularly roses, to
their partners or admirers on Valentine’s Day.
It is also a time to appreciate friends in some social circles and
cultures.
In differents parts of the world Valentine's Day is known as Day of
Love and Friendship. It is similar to Valentine’s Day customs and
traditions countries such as the United States but it is also a time for
many to show their appreciation for their friends. Have a lot of
meaning in the world, even when people think that it’s all about sell
stuff, Valentine’s Day is a greate date to stay with your friend, family
or lovers, it’s a great day to love.

7. THANK
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