Information about St. Valentine's Day

1. St. Valentine’s Day
Ana Arias Castro

2. St. Valentine’s Day History
• Valentine was a priest who
lived in the third century in
Rome.
• Emperor Claudius II decided
that men made better
soldiers if they had no
wives or families, so men
were not allowed to marry.
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3. St. Valentine’s Day History
• Valentine defied Claudius
and continued to perform
marriages of young lovers
in secret.
• The Emperor was angry
and ordered to kill
Valentine. He died on
February 14th.Image by Jacopo Bassano- PD

4. St. Valentine’s Day History
• However, St. Valentine’s
day is celebrated in the
middle of February almost
on the date of Roman
Lupercalia (February 15th)
that celebrated fertility.
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5. St. Valentine’s Day Date
• Now St. Valentine is
the patron saint of
lovers.
• His day is celebrated
every 14th of February.
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6. St. Valentine’s Day History
• All over the world
on St. Valentine’s
day lovers give
each other
presents such as
cards, flowers and
chocolate.Image by Marcus Quigmire - CC-BY-SA-2.0

7. St. Valentine’s Day Presents
These are some of the most typical presents:
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Photography- CC-BY-2.0
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CC-BY-2.0
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8. St. Valentine’s Day Sources
• History.com
• Wikipedia
• St. Valentine’s Day – by Lisova Valeria
• Valentine’s Day – by Ioana Georgiana-Veronica