St. Valentine's Day презентация

Day.

February 14 in many countries of the world. One of two early Christian martyrs with a name Valentin — Valentin Interamnsk and Valentin Rimsky is presumably called by name. Celebrating this holiday give to favourite and dear people flowers, candies, toys, balloons and special cards (it is frequent in the form of a heart), with verses, love recognitions or wishes of love — Valentine's Day cards.

but by pagan traditions holidays of "Love" enjoyed popularity in antique times. So, in Ancient Rome on February 15 every year celebrated an abundance holiday — Luperkaly — in honor of god Favn (Luperk — one of his nicknames), the patron of herds. And a day before Luperkaly the holiday of the Roman goddess of marriage, motherhood and women Juno and god Pan. This day girls wrote love letters which placed in a huge ballot box, and then men pulled letters. Then each man began to look after that girl whose love letter he has pulled out.
Data have remained that this day was designated also "A bird's wedding" as was considered that birds form marriage couples in the second week of the second month of year.

of lovers, and mentally sick. In honor of a holiday Germans decorate psychiatric clinics with scarlet tapes, in chapels hold a special church service.
Poland
In Poland on February 14 visit the Poznan metropolitanate. There, on a belief, Saint Valentin's relics are also based, there is his wonder-working icon. Poles believe that this pilgrimage will help them with love affairs.
Wales
Wales is nice for so-called "spoons of love". The matter is that before a holiday lovers cut out from a spoon tree, decorate them with hearts, keys, castle cracks and solemnly give each other. Such gift in literal sense means: "You have found a way to my heart".
Holland
In Holland this day it isn't considered shameful if the woman of the first approaches the man and will politely tell him: "Marry me!". If the man doesn't estimate this high gesture, he can expostulate on himself as he has to present to the lady a dress now, and, mainly silk.
Франция
Except cards hearts in France can give linen, candies, chocolate mousses, romantic travel, the sausage cut by hearts, "happy" lottery tickets, pink yogurts, artificial flowers. Англия
Residents of England congratulate not only favourite people, but also favourite pets — dogs, horses. For February 14 in Great Britain sweets in the form of hearts, soft toys, especially favourite bear cubs of Teddy in Britain, and, of course, invariable cards Valentine's Day cards are considered as popular gifts.

also originates, this date is called "sweet" day. According to the name of a holiday clear that the main gifts are various candies, chocolates and cookies in the form of heart.
America
Americans earlier in love and Americans gave each other marzipans which were quite valuable present as marzipan contained sugar which cost then very much. Wide use of sugar beet has begun with the beginning of the 19th century, and enterprising Americans have arranged production of caramel. By tradition wish not only those friends and girlfriends happy Valentine's day with whom are in the romantic relations. This day congratulate all who are just loved — mothers, fathers, grandfathers, grandmothers, friends.
Denmark
In Denmark St. Valentine's Day can be celebrated cheerfully. Here mass representations and concerts, performances and exhibitions, noisy parties are arranged. Send to darlings, friends, family members, colleagues beautiful white flowers (live and artificial) and also cards with ridiculous verses and love poems. Japan
Brightly and cheerfully this day is celebrated also in Japan where there is an unusual custom: in the park or on the square the big scaffold from which young people and girls cry out declarations of love is under construction. And not beauty of the recognition, namely its loudness is estimated. Gifts are presented generally to men, and not only "the" beloved, but also colleagues, relatives, acquaintances here.

main traditions: to give gifts, during a holiday to be together with the favourite halves. It is also accepted to give to the darlings Valentine's Day cards. Now we will understand what is Valentine's Day cards.

heart which can be given to favourite people on St. Valentine's Day.

Traditional color of a Valentine's Day card — red or pink. They symbolize love and devotion.
The oldest Valentine's Day card has been found in one of the English libraries. It has been written in 1477. In the love message the girl asks the young man to prove the love and reports that she by all means will achieve for them a dowry from mother.

the Duke Orleans to the wife.
More than 50 million roses are on sale every year for St. Valentine's Day around the world.
The St. Valentine's Day in Iran and Saudi Arabia is forbidden, on disobeyed heavy fines are imposed.
On St. Valentine's Day of sale of chocolate and candies reach the profit of 1011 billion dollars.
Every year about 1000 letters come to St. Valentine's Day to Verona where there lived Romeo and Juliette of Shakespeare, addressed to Juliette.
In Western Europe St. Valentine's Day began to be celebrated widely since the 13th century.
In the USA 9 million people buy gifts for the pets for St. Valentine's Day as they are more grateful than people!
At Japanese St. Valentine's Day became a men's holiday. This day a strong half is filled up with gifts and congratulations. In a month Japanese celebrate White day during which women become objects of attention and adoration.