Презентация по английскому языку на тему: "День влюбленных".

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ST. VALENTINE'S DAY: LEGENDS AND STORIES OF THE ORIGIN OF THE HOLIDAY
The history of Valentine's Day grows out of legends that have come to us through the centuries. One of the first popular symbols of Valentine's Day was Cupid, the Roman god of love, represented by a boy with a bow and arrow. But did Saint Valentine really exist?

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Several theories surround the history of Valentine's Day.
For about three hundred years after the death of Jesus Christ, Roman emperors continued to insist on belief in their gods. Valentine was a Christian priest, and for his teachings he was thrown into prison. On February 14, Valentine was beheaded, not only because he was a Christian priest, but also because he performed a miracle. There is a story that he cured the jailer's daughter of blindness. The night before his execution, he wrote her a farewell letter, signing it "From your Valentine".

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Another legend.
Another legend. Valentine was an Italian bishop who lived around the same time, 200 AD. He was imprisoned for secretly marrying couples in love, contrary to the laws of the Roman emperor. According to some reports, he was burned at the stake.

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February 14 is known as Valentine's Day.

It is not known exactly why February 14th is known as St. Valentine's Day, or if St. Valentine was actually related to this day. Historians claim that the modern day celebration of Valentine's Day was a mixture of ancient Christian and Roman traditions. According to one legend, this holiday comes from the ancient Roman festival Lupercalia - Lupercalia, which was a fertility festival and was celebrated annually on February 15th.

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Saint Valentine.
The story of St. Valentine also has two different versions - Protestant and Catholic. But both versions agree with the story when St. Valentine, as a bishop, performed secret marriage ceremonies for the soldiers of Emperor Claudius II, who forbade marriage for young soldiers and was subsequently executed for this. Claudius II believed that married men were more emotionally attached to their families, and thus would not make good soldiers. He issued a decree banning marriage for his military personnel.

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Marriage ban.
The ban on marriage was a great shock to the Romans. But they did not dare to openly express their protest against the powerful emperor. Bishop Valentine considered this decree unfair, and seeing the imprint this trauma leaves on young lovers who have lost all hope of having a family, he secretly performed marriages for young lovers. But such things cannot remain secret for a long time. When Claudius II found out about this, Valentine was arrested.

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"From your Valentine."
Legend says that there was a deep friendship between Valentine and the daughter of Asterius. Just before his execution, Valentine asked for a pencil and paper from his jailer and signed a farewell for her "From your Valentine", a phrase that lives on to this day. Valentine was executed on February 14, 270 AD. After that, February 14 became the day for all lovers and Saint Valentine became his patron.

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Valentine's Day.
And no matter how strange the origin story may be, Valentine's Day is the day of lovers. When a lover can send a letter and candy to his sweetheart, flowers are a symbol of love. The first greeting cards "valentines" appeared in the 16th century. William Shakespeare helped romanticize Valentine's Day in his work, and the holiday gained popularity throughout the UK and then the rest of Europe.

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Valentine's Secret.
But who was Saint Valentine, and did he really exist? We only know that this day has a mixture of Christian and ancient Roman traditions. But the personal history of the founder of Valentine's Day is shrouded in mystery.