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    Valentine's Day originated from ancient Roman festivals held in mid-February and from medieval European traditions of young men and women drawing names of potential partners on February 14th. The modern celebration of Valentine's Day as a festival of love involves exchanging gifts, flowers, cards, and romantic gestures between lovers. While the date coincides with the commemoration of Saint Valentine, the martyred Roman priest, the holiday's traditions have little connection to the saint beyond sharing the date.

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    Valentine's Day originated from ancient Roman festivals held in mid-February and from medieval European traditions of young men and women drawing names of potential partners on February 14th. The modern celebration of Valentine's Day as a festival of love involves exchanging gifts, flowers, cards, and romantic gestures between lovers. While the date coincides with the commemoration of Saint Valentine, the martyred Roman priest, the holiday's traditions have little connection to the saint beyond sharing the date.

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    Valentine's Day originated from ancient Roman festivals held in mid-February and from medieval European traditions of young men and women drawing names of potential partners on February 14th. The modern celebration of Valentine's Day as a festival of love involves exchanging gifts, flowers, cards, and romantic gestures between lovers. While the date coincides with the commemoration of Saint Valentine, the martyred Roman priest, the holiday's traditions have little connection to the saint beyond sharing the date.

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    Valentines Day

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    Valentine's Day originated from ancient Roman festivals held in mid-February and from medieval European traditions of young men and women drawing names of potential partners on February 14th. The modern celebration of Valentine's Day as a festival of love involves exchanging gifts, flowers, cards, and romantic gestures between lovers. While the date coincides with the commemoration of Saint Valentine, the martyred Roman priest, the holiday's traditions have little connection to the saint beyond sharing the date.

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    Valentines Day

    Like many other holidays, Valentines Day is thought to be of American origin; but (like many other holidays) it is not. Already in ancient Rome, people celebrated a similar holiday in the middle of February. It was Lupercalia, the festival of fertility. The Valentine celebrations we know today probably originate in 14th-century England and France. We could indeed say that it was some kind of medieval blind-date show to which single men and women got together on 14th February. The women wrote their names on cards and put them into a box from which each man then picked a card. The woman whose name was on the card became the mans sweetheart or Valentine, as 14th February is also the commemoration day of St. Valentine (therefore the day is called St. Valentines Day). The date, in fact, is the only connection between the festival and the martyr St. Valentine, a Roman priest from the 3rd century. Valentine lived during the reign of Claudius II, who did not allow his soldiers to get married. Claudius believed that married soldiers would not make a good army, so when he found out that Valentine married young couples secretly, he had the priest arrested and sentenced to death. Lets leave martyrdom behind, however, and return to the more pleasant rites of our time. Valentines Day has become the festival of love: lovers surprise each other with little presents, flowers or a romantic dinner by candlelight. Sending special greeting cards on that day is also very popular. Valentines, as these cards are called, are sent to loved ones or even to secret lovers in order to win their hearts. If the sender does not want to be recognised, the card is signed Your Valentine.

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    Choose one answer for each question according to the text: 1. Valentines Day was first celebrated in America. True false

    2. 14th February is a commemoration day for a Roman priest. True false

    3. Claudius II wanted his soldiers to be dead. single. married.

    4. Valentine cards are signed Your Valentine when they are from an anonymous sender. St. Valentine. Claudius II.

    Complete the sentences according to the text: 1. Roman people marry soldiers. 2. Each man picked a card send cards to people they like. held a festival in February. 3. On 14th February many people were often recognized. with a name of a woman on it.

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