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Valentine Day
ESL 5 Culture Study
Presenter: Saovanit Korkietnan
Instructor: Lyra Riabov
Contents
♥ The meaning of love
♥ The original of Valentine’s Day
♥ Symbols of Valentine’s Day
♥ Valentine’s Day in America
♥ Valentine’s Day in Thailand
♥ References
The word "Valentine" got a meaning
of “sweetheart”.
However, it eventually come to mean
“a written message of love on a
piece of paper”
The origin of Valentine’s Day
♥ Valentine’s Day started in
the time of the Roman
Empire during Emperor
Claudius II of Rome.
♥ St. Valentine was a priest
who martyred for refusing
to give up Christianity
♥ He was in the jail and was
tended by a jailer named
Asterius.
♥ He died on February 14, 269
A.D.
♥ In 496 A.D. Pope Gelasius
set aside February 14 to
honor St. Valentine
♥ February 14 became the date
for exchanging love messages
♥ St. Valentine became the
patron saint of lovers
Symbols
♥ Love Birds are the symbol of romantic
story.
♥ Rose, as the queen of flowers, symbolizes
peace and war, love and forgiveness.
♥ Cupid, the son of the Goddess of Love,
Venus, is supposedly responsible for
people falling in love.
♥ Heart stands for the most profound and
noblest of human emotions.
Valentine’s Day in America
♥ After 1723, American Valentines began to grow
with the import from England of Valentine
"writers."
♥ The first U.S. made Valentines were crafted by a
Mount Holyoke College student, Miss Esther
Howland.
♥ American school children usually celebrate St.
Valentine's Day with a party at school and give
Valentine box of chocolates to their friends.
Valentine’s Day in Thailand
♥ Young men give flowers, chocolates to their
sweethearts, and have dinner at the romantic
restaurant.
♥ Many couples plan to get married at the city of
Bangruk which means love city.
♥On Valentine’s Day, there are many
couples who come to Thailand for the
festival of marriage under water.
Top Five Romantic Places in Thailand
Changmai, the North
of Thailand.
Semirun, the
most beautiful
island in
Thailand.
Surin Island, mostly
known for the corals
grown in the deep
water.
PP Island is
famous for
fishing
Puchifa National Park,
the best place to see the
sunrise and sunset.
References
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http://www.stvalentines.net/stvalentinesdayhistory.html
http://mydearvalentine.dgreetings.com/symbols/index.html
http://valentines.spike-jamie.com/information.html
http://www.holidays.net/amore/story.html