Sant Valentine's Day

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St Valentine's day is a holiday of love and romanticism. This day is celebrated in many countries. Many people buy or make valentine cards and send them to their nearest and dearest. Usually people don’t sign their cards . It’s fun to guess who the card is from .

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Roses are red, Violets are blue, Grass is green And I love you. Roses are red, Violets are blue, You know how much I love you!

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Husband and wives give presents to each other. Some people send sweets, biscuits and buns in the form of heart. Some people like to give roses to their sweethearts.

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Roses are the traditional gift given on St Valentine’s Day. The colour of a rose can be very important. Red roses say « I love you » . Black roses mean farewell. Light pink roses mean happiness.

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Dark pink roses mean « Thank you » . Yellow roses show friendship and freedom . .

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Legend . There are many legends about Valentine’s day. This holiday is very, very old. It was born in ancient Rome. On the 14 th of February husbands gave flowers to their wives. It is the year 269 in the city of Rome King Claudius is getting ready for war. He wants a big and strong army but many Romans don’t want to go to war. The married men don’t want to leave their families. The young men don’t want to leave their sweethearts. Claudius is very angry. No more marriages in Rome! He says. But one young priest Valentine, doesn’t agree with Claudius. He secretly marries young people. Claudius learns about it and puts Valentine in prison. In prison, he falls in love with the guard’s blind daughter. Valentine’s love is so strong that it cures the girl’s blindness. Valentine knows that on the 14 th of February he will die. In the morning he sends the guard’s daughter a letter. He signs it « From your Valentine » .

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I think that love is a beautiful thing. Love helps people to become strong, brave and happy. Love makes the world go round .