VALENTINE LEGENDS
1.
Put theseparagraphsin thecorrectorder.
a)Another legendtellsthattherewas a Roman festival,Lupercalia,held in February which mighthave
given rise to contemporarycelebrations.
Yet anothertheory speculatesthatFebruary 14thbecamethe...
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VALENTINE LEGENDS
1.
Put theseparagraphsin thecorrectorder.
a)Another legendtellsthattherewas a Roman festival,Lupercalia,held in February which mighthave
given rise to contemporarycelebrations.
Yet anothertheory speculatesthatFebruary 14thbecamethe
holiday of lovers as it was believedthatbirds chosetheirmatesaroundthattime.
b) On February 14thwe exchangeflowers,chocolates,cardsand othergifts.
We do it all in the name
of St.
Valentine.
But do you know who he really was? Do you know any storiesexplaining the origin
of this day?
c)ThepriestValentinewassenttoprison.
Therehefell headoverheelsin lovewith agirl who visitedhim.
Before his execution,which tookplace on February 14th,hewrotea love letterto his sweethęar1which
he sisned: From
vour Valentine .
d) According to one legend,Valentinewas a Roman priestwho lived in the 3rd centuryin Rome.
The
emperorat thattime, Claudius II, decidedthatunmarriedyoung men madebettersoldiers.
That s why
he bannedmarriages!However,Valentinęsecretlyco
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