Valentine's Day: History, Traditions, and Fun Facts
The History and Traditions of Valentine's Day
St. Valentine’s Day
- During Lupercalia: (a) young men and women were paired.
- Why did Emperor Claudius II cancel all marriages and engagements? (c) Because he needed men for his army.
- Why was Valentine dragged to jail? (d) Because he disobeyed the emperor.
- Valentine died in love. TRUE: “It is said that, before his execution, Valentine himself had fallen in love with the jailer’s daughter.”
- St. Valentine’s Day is no longer a Roman Catholic festivity today. TRUE: “In 1969 it was dropped from the Roman Catholic calendar as a designated feast day.”
- Nowadays there are more Valentine’s cards than Christmas cards sold in the US. FALSE: “Today, over 1 billion Valentine’s cards are sent in the US – second in number only to Christmas cards.”
- FIND IN THE TEXT ONE WORD THAT HAS THE FOLLOWING DEFINITION: “an official decision or order made by a leader or government” decree (L. 6)
- FILL IN THE GAP WITH THE CORRECT OPTION: for/ up/ out / in. Let me finish the book. I want to find out what happens in the end.
- GIVE A SYNONYM FOR “jail” (noun) AS IT IS USED IN THE TEXT (LINE 7). prison
- GIVE A NOUN WITH THE SAME ROOT AS “draw” (verb). drawer, drawing
- WHICH WORD IS NOT AN ADJECTIVE?: lucky/ friendly/ likely/ quickly quickly
- WHICH WORD DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME MEANING?: grant/ give/ borrow / lend borrow
- FILL IN THE GAP WITH A CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS: They should have paid (pay) before they left.
- GIVE A QUESTION FOR THE UNDERLINED WORDS: Lupercalia was celebrated every year. How often was Lupercalia celebrated?
- REWRITE THE SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS INDICATED: They were not warned about the risks. Nobody warned them about the risks.
- USE THE WORDS IN THE BOXES TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL SENTENCE. USE ALL AND ONLY THE WORDS IN THE BOXES WITHOUT CHANGING THEIR FORM: summer last they painted their had house They had their house painted last summer.
- COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONAL SENTENCE: If today was my birthday I would be really happy.