St.Valentine27s Story

St Valentine sStory SpringFestivalAprilFool sDayIndependenceDayMid autumnFestivalThanksgivingDayChristmasLanternFestivalDragonBoatFestivalEaster 复活节 MemorialDayNewYear sDayHalloween AmericanHolidays 2 ChineseHolidays GroupactivityWorkingroupsoffour Putthefollowingholidaysintotwocolumnsaccordingtotheirculturalorigins AprilFool sDay IndependenceDay ThansgivingDay Chirstmas Easter MomorialDay NewYear sDay Halloween SpringFestival Mid autumnFestival LanternFestival DragonBoat 1 IndependenceDay 国庆节 每年的7月4日2 Easter 复活节 一般在每年春分后月圆的第一个星期天 约在3月7日左右 3 ThanksgivingDay 感恩节 每年11月最后一个星期四 上帝所赐予的秋收 4 MemorialDay 阵亡烈士纪念日 每年五月份的最后一个星期一 5 Halloween 万圣节 每年10月31日 Dictionarydefinition Avalentineisapersonwho 2 Avalentinealsomeansacardthat youloveorthinkisattractive yousendtosomeoneonSt Valentine sDay Whatdopeopledoonthatday 1 2 3 4 5 Rose Chocolate Card CandlelightDinner What stheOriginoftheValentine sDay BackgroundInformation Rome EmperorClaudius SaintValentine sDay ROME ROME EmperorClaudius Letmeintroducemyself MynameisValentine IlivedinRomeduringthethirdcentury Thatwaslong longago Atthattime RomewasruledbyanemperornamedClaudius Ididn tlikeEmperorClaudius andIwasn ttheonlyone Alotofpeoplesharedmyfeelings 2Claudiuswantedtohaveabigarmy Hewantedmentovolunteertojoin Manymenjustdidnotwanttofightinwars Theydidnotwanttoleavetheirwivesandfamilies Asyoumayhaveguessed notmanymensignedup ThismadeClaudiusveryangry Sowhathappened Hehadacrazyidea Hethoughtthatifmenwerenotmarried theywouldnotmindjoiningthearmy SoClaudiusdecidednottoallowanymoremarriages YoungpeopleandIallthoughthisnewlawwascruel St Valentine sStory AuthorUnknown Iwasapriest Oneofmyfavoriteactivitieswastomarrycouples EvenafterEmperorClaudiuspassedhislaw Ikeptonperformingmarriageceremonies secretly Itwasreallyquiteexciting Imagineasmallcandlelitroomwithonlythebrideandgroomandmyself Wewouldwhisperthewordsoftheceremony listeningallthewhileforthestepsofsoldiers 4Onenight wedidhearfootsteps Itwasfrightening ThankgoodnessthecoupleIwasmarryingescapedintime Iwascaught Iwasthrowninprisonandtoldthatmypunishmentwasdeath St Valentine sStory Itriedtostaycheerful Anddoyouknowwhat Wonderfulthingshappened Manyyoungpeoplecametotheprisontovisitme Theythrewflowersandnotesuptomywindow Theywantedmetoknowthatthey too believedinlove 6Oneoftheseyoungpeoplewasthedaughteroftheprisonguard Herfatherallowedhertovisitmeinthecell Sometimeswewouldsitandtalkforhours Shehelpedmetokeepmyspiritsup SheagreedthatIdidtherightthing OnthedayIwastodie Ileftmyfriendalittlenotethankingherforherfriendshipandloyalty Isignedit LovefromyourValentine St Valentine sStory St Valentine sStory 7IbelievethatnotestartedthecustomofexchanginglovemessagesonValentine sDay ItwaswrittenonthedayIdied February14 269A D Now everyyearonthisday peoplethinkaboutloveandfriendship AndwhentheythinkofEmperorClaudius theyrememberhowhetriedtostandinthewayoflove andtheylaugh becausetheyknowthatlovecan tbebeaten 1 WhenandwheredidValentinelive 2 DidpeoplelikeClaudiusornot 3 Whydidn tmanymenwanttofightinwars 4 WhatcrazyideadidClaudiushave 5 WheredidValentineperformmarriageceremonies 6 WhatpunishmentdidValentinefacewhenhewasputinprison 7 WhocametovisitValentine Whatdidtheybringtohim 8 WhowasallowedtovisitValentineinthecell Whatwouldtheydothere 9 WhatdidValentineleaveheronthedayhewastodie Answerthesequestionsafteryoulistentothetape 1 WhenandwheredidValentinelive Key HelivedinRomeduringthethirdcentury 2 DidpeoplelikeClaudiusornot Key No theydidn tlikehim 3 Whydidn tmanymenwanttofightinwars Key Becausetheydidn twanttoleavetheirwivesandfamilies 4 WhatcrazyideadidClaudiushave Key Hethoughtthatifmenwerenotmarried theywouldnotmindjoiningthearmy Sohedecidednottoallowanymoremarriages 5 WheredidValentineperformmarriageceremonies Key Inasmallcandlelitroom 6 WhatpunishmentdidValentinefacewhenhewasputinprison Key Thepunishmentwasdeath 7 WhocametovisitValentine Whatdidtheybringtohim Key Manyyoungpeople Theyboughtflowersandnotestohim 8 WhowasallowedtovisitValentineinthecell Whatwouldtheydo Key Theprisonguard sdaughter Theywouldsi