Презентация по английскому языку "Saint Valentine’s Day: a time to celebrate love”

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“Saint Valentine’s Day”
“Saint Valentine’s Day”  Tomorrow is Saint Valentine’s Day All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window To be your Valentine. William Shakespeare from “Hamlet”, Act IV,Scene V
“Saint Valentine’s Day”  • Valentine’s Day is a time to celebrate love and friendship.
“Saint Valentine’s Day”  • Love and friendship are very important parts of our lives.
“Saint Valentine’s Day”  • Valentine’s Day is time to tell people that we like or love them.
“Saint Valentine’s Day”  • We can do this in a number of ways throughout the year.
“Saint Valentine’s Day”  • Valentine’s Day is a traditional celebration. • It is not a religious or a legal holiday. • After Christmas it is the most popular holiday.
“Saint Valentine’s Day”  • The traditions of the holidays go back in time even before Saint Valentine.
Legends • There are several legends about St. Valentine’s Day.
Legends • One of the legends says that Valentine was a Christian priest who lived in the 3.century A.D.
Legends  • He was put into prison by roman authorities for his teaching and was beheaded on February 14.
Legends • According to the legend he performed a miracle-he cured his jailer’s daughter of her blindness. • Before the execution he wrote her a letter signed “From your Valentine”.
Legends • According to another legend, Valentine was an Italian bishop who lived at about the same time.
Legends • He was thrown into prison because he secretly married couples, contrary to the laws of the Roman empire.
Legends • The legend says that he was burned at the stake.
Legends • Another legend says that the same Valentine wrote to children and friends who loved him from the jail.
The custom • February 14 was also a Roman holiday. On this day the young men randomly chose the name of the girl to escort to the festival. • The custom of choosing a sweetheart on this day became very popular in the medieval Europe.
“Saint Valentine’s Day” • Now, St. Valentine’s Day is the day of the sweethearts. • On this day people show their love to friends and relatives.
Traditions • People send sweets or flowers to those whom they love.
Valentines  • Most people send “valentines”, greeting cards named after St. Valentine .
“Saint Valentine’s Day”  Valentines can be sentimental and romantic, or funny and friendly.
Valentines People buy valentines or make them themselves.
Symbols of love • The red heart is also an old symbol of love. • Centuries ago, people thought the heart was the centre of our feelings.
Symbols of love
Symbols of love • Flowers have been symbols of love and happiness for a long time. • Today, people often send flowers as gifts.
Messages
Messages • Flowers can send some specific messages. • The language of flowers developed over a period of centuries.
Messages •The language of flowers developed over a period of centuries.
Messages • Букет жёлтых  тюльпанов For instance: Red tulips are a decoration of love. Yellow tulips mean “My love seems hopeless”.
Roses • On Valentine’s Day, one rose or a dozen means “I love you”.
Messages with flowers
Messages with flowers
Valentines • Of course, there are all kinds of valentines. • They can be sweet and romantic.
Valentines    I love you very - very much From bottom of my heart! I give you flowers and sweets, Because you are so smart!
Valentines • I love you every day, I think about you. And I can say today I want to see just you! I have to buy a card. Today is "Valentine's". Please think it over hard And you can guess it's mine.
Valentines • I want to be your Valentine. Do you want to be mine?
Valentines • All of my life I’ll be your Valentine
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