St. Valentine's Day

The Story of St. Valentine

The Roman Emperor Claudius II was fighting many wars. He wanted a
strong army, but many men did not want to be soldiers. Claudius 

thought the men wanted to stay home to be with their wives and 

children instead of leaving to fight wars.

Claudius thought of an awful solution to his problem. He decided 

to cancel all marriages! No one in all of Rome could get married. 

Claudius thought that if the men couldn’t get married, the men 

would ignore the women and want to be soldiers.

Valentine, who was a priest, believed that people needed to get

 married. He thought that if they were not married, they would 

be tempted to sin by living together without being married. 

So he secretly and illegally marriedcouples anyway! He performed 

the weddings in secret places, so the Roman soldiers would not 

find out.But they did find out. Valentine was arrested and brought

before the Emperor. 

The Emperor thought Valentine was a well  spoken and wise young 

man, and encouraged him to stop being  a Christian and become

a loyal Roman. Valentine would not deny  his beliefs, and he 

refused. He was sent to prison until he could be executed. 

While he was in prison, he sent out letters to his friends  and 

asked to be prayed for by writing Remember your Valentine.
Valentine was killed on the 14th or the 24th of February in the 

year 269 or 270. We celebrate Valentine’s Day on February 14th 

in honor of St. Valentine.

Although it is not known whether this legend is factually true, it 

is a good story anyway. It is nice to think of someone who believed 

in marriage and was willing to risk death to do what he believed 

was right.

 Some expresions about St. Valentine´s day
(by busuu)

Valentine’s Day is celebrated on the 14th of February. El Día de San Valentín se celebra el 14 de febrero.
I love receiving Valentine’s cards. Me encanta recibir tarjetas del Día de San Valentín.
I love you. Te quiero.
I am in love with him. Estoy enamorada/o de él/ella.
She is crazy about him! ¡Ella está locamente enamorada de él!
I love the romance of Valentine’s Day. Me encanta el romanticismo del Día de San Valentín.
Valentine’s Day is the most romantic day of the year. El Día de San Valentín es el más romántico del año.
My Valentine´s card had a heart on it. Mi tarjeta del Día de San Valentín tenía un corazón.
The rose is the most romantic flower. La rosa es la flor más romántica.
I receive a bunch of flowers every Valentine’s Day. Recibo un ramo de flores cada Día de San Valentín.
I send a box of chocolates to my partner every Valentine’s Day. Cada Día de San Valentín envío una caja de bombones a mi pareja.
I have organised a romantic meal for two. He organizado una cena romántica para dos.
I am writing a love poem for you. Estoy escribiendo un poema de amor para ti.
They are such a romantic couple! ¡Son una pareja muy romántica!
She has a secret admirer. Ella tiene un admirador secreto.
It was a very romantic kiss. Fue un beso muy romántico.
I have butterflies in my stomach when I think of her. Me pongo nervioso cuando pienso en ella.
Cupid is the god of love. Cupido es el dios del amor.
I have been hit by Cupid’s arrow. Me ha alcanzado la flecha del Cupido.
Be my sweetheart. Sé mi novio.
Be my true love. Sé mi amor verdadero.

Be mine!

 ¡Sé mío!

Happy Valentine’s

 ¡Feliz Día de San Valentín!Day!

St. Valentine´s cards

These Heart in Hand Valentine cards are very easy to make - even young children can make them (with a little help in cutting out the paper).

Supplies needed:

Pieces of construction paper or gift wrap (at least 2 different colors) A pencil and a marker Scissors Glue Optional: A printer (if you want to use the heart templates)

Trace your handprint on construction paper.

Carefully cut it out.

Cut out some red, pink or purple hearts - they should be a little bigger than the lollipops you have. Using green construction paper, cut out some leaves.

If you'd like, use a heart template page and print it out to help you draw hearts. Pick the right size that fits inside your handprint.

Glue a heart onto your handprint cutout.

Write a message to your Valentine. 

If you like, have the hand show the American Sign Language sign for "I love you," which has the only the ring finger and the middle finger folded and glued down.
You now have nice Valentine card for a friend.

How to Say I Love You    In Many Languages

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American Sign Language Burmese Chit pa de Cherokee Gv ge yu hi Chinese (Cantonese) Moi oiy neya Chinese (Mandarin) Wo ai ni Danish Jeg elsker dig Dutch Ik hou van jou Egyptian Ana bahebek Farsi Tora dust midaram French Je t'aime or Je t'adore

Gaelic Ta gra agam ort German Ich liebe Dich Greek S'agapo Hawaiian Aloha Wau Ia 'Oe Hebrew Ani ohev otach (male to female) Ani ohevet otcha (female to male) Hmong Kuv hlub koj Italian Ti voglio bene Japanese Aishiteru Lakota Lela washtae che la ke Norwegian Eg elskar deg (Nynorsk)   A admirer adoration adore affection affectionate amorous angel B balloons beau beloved be mine betrothed bouquet bow and arrow box of chocolates boyfriend C candy card carnation charmed cherish cherub chocolate courting courtship crazy crush Cupid D darling date dear decorate desire devotion doves E embrace enamored endearment envelope Eros F fall in love February fiancée flame flirt flowers fondness forget-me-nots fourteenth friend friendship G gift girlfriend greeting greeting card H heart heartthrob holiday honey hug I infatuation K kiss L like love lovebirds lovesick M moonstruck P party passion pink poem presents R red romance romantic rose S Saint Valentine secret admirer sentimental smitten St. Valentine suitor sweetheart sweets T tenderness tulips true love U unrequited love V valentine Valentine's Day W wild about woo wooer Y yearning

Ojibwe Gi zah gin Pilipino (Tagalog) Iniibig kita Polish Ja cie kocham Portuguese (Brazilian) Eu te amo Portuguese Amo-te Romanian Te iubesc Russian Ya vas liubliu Spanish Te amo Swedish Jag alskar dig Turkish Seni Seviyurum Welsh 'Rwy'n dy garu di.