St. Valentine's day

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St. Valentine's Day is a holiday celebrated by many people around the world on the 14 th of February .

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People give their beloved different presents: flowers, chocolates, toys, balloons and special cards (often in the form of heart) with poems, love confessions or wishes of love – Valentine cards.

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A Legend about Valentine In the late Middle Ages in France and England the life of St. Valentine gradually began to grow into legends associated with the secret wedding couples. According to the Golden Legend, in those dark times the cruel Roman emperor Claudius II came to the conclusion that a single man , without wife and family, will fight better in the battle for the glory of Caesar, and forbade men to marry. St. Valentine was a common doctor and a priest who sympathized with unhappy lovers and under the cover of the night he sanctified marriage of loving men and women. Very soon Valentine's activities became known to the authorities , and he was put into a prison and was sentenced to death. In imprisonment Valentine got acquainted with the beautiful girl, a daughter of a warden - Julia. Before his death Valentine wrote to his girlfriend a declaration of love, where he spoke about his love and signed it " Your Valentine." He was executed on February 14 of the year 269 .

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Cupid is a mythological hero, he embodies the passion and love. Yet it is a symbol of Valentine's Day. According to the legends of ancient Greece, the goddess of love and beauty, Aphrodite had a son. His name was Eros. He personified passion, love and the continuation of life on the earth. In ancient Rome, the beauty and the love are represented by Venus. Cupid was her son and a assistant in the matters of love. He always carried a archery and arrows. At the request of his mother, he shot girls and young people with magic arrows igniting a passion into them. Sometimes, out of mischief, he did not shoot at those who his mother pointed to.

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Who is Teddy Bear? It can be seen everywhere: on valentine cards and on colorful postcards, in the shops, in the back seat of the car. A small bear, named Teddy, won the Russian Internet more for his image than any other form. This bear has become insanely popular! It is usually drawn on a white background in soft gray tones, shaggy, and certainly unpretentious forehead patch. Teddy Bear is often a gift for Valentine's Day.