节日主题英文课件--情人节3（Saint Valentine’s Day）.ppt

Saint Valentine’s Day Brief Introduction Date:February 14th A?Western?European?Christian?holiday Symbols of the day : Cupid A day for sweethearts! Origin It?was?originally?the?feast?of?Lupercalia?and?was?christianized?in?memory?of?the?martyr-dom?of?St.Valentine?in?A.D.270. History of St. Valentine Why it is celebrated on February 14th? Custom(The Oldest) One of the oldest customs was the practice of writing womens names on slips of paper and drawing them from a jar. The woman whose name was drawn by a man became his valentine, and he paid special attention to her Custom(Development) Englishwomen of the 1700s wrote mens names on scraps of paper, rolled each in a little piece of clay, and dropped them all into water Custom(Nowadays) Gloves poems cards flowers candy The New Fashionshandcuffs of the lovers Introduced from western countries these years Loved by the young Different quantities of roses also have different meanings. 7 roses: Im infatuated with you 9 roses：Ill love you forever 10 roses：Youre pretty 11 roses：Youre my treasured one 12 roses：I love you and I am grateful for your presence 13 roses：Forever friends 15 roses：Im really sorry 20 roses：Im sincere towards you 21 roses：Im committed to you 24 roses：Youre always on my mind 101 roses: Best of all, youre my one and only 108 roses: Proposal, Will you marry me? 365 roses: I love you every single day 999 roses: my love will last till the end of time New FashionsPray under the trees Become popular in big cities of China Some Thoughts Why it is popular in China? Different people,different attitudes. Have you learned more about St.Valantine’s Day? Thank you for listening * 情人节 * * *