2. St.Valentine’s Day

3. St Valentine's Day is the day to express love to anyone you find special and dear. The idea of the holiday is to celebrate love, get love and give love to everyone around us.

4. History There is a beautiful legend behind St Valentine's Day. Saint Valentine lived in Rome in the third century AD. At that time the Emperor of Rome was Claudius. He wasn't very popular because he was trying to get more and more people for his army. The men didn't want to go to the army and Claudius thought that it was because they didn't want to leave their wives and children.

5. "If they don't get married, they'll join the army," he thought and passed a law which banned marriage. Valentine was a Christian priest who didn't like the new law. He secretly married people who were in love. One night the Emperor's soldiers caught him and put him in prison. Valentine was going to die. Many young people felt sorry for Valentine and visited him in prison. One of them was the daughter of a prison guard. On the day of his execution Valentine wrote a note to her and signed it "Love from your Valentine".

6. This was on the14th February 269 AD. Since then the 14th February has been the Day of Love, when people send love letters and presents to each other. They don't sign the cards with their names, but write "Guess Who" or "Your Valentine". At first this was a European tradition, but then it became popular in other countries.

7. Valentine's Day in the USА St Valentine's Day is said to have imported to North America in the 19th century by British settlers.

8. Valentine's Day in the History of the UK St Valentine's Day had its origin in the popular belief held by people in Great Britain and France during 14th and 15th century that birds begin to mate on February 14. Lovers, therefore found St Valentine's Day an appropriate time to send love letters and gifts to beloved.

9. Valentine's Day in Russia It came to Russia too, but a lot of people say, "If you love somebody, you should show it every day, not only one day a year."

10. Symbols of St.Valentine Love knot. It represents love that will last forever. It doesn’t have a beginning and an end.

11. Symbols of St.Valentine A rose. Remember the meanings of roses! Red Roses - Love and passion Yellow Roses - Friendship White Roses - True love and purity of the mind Pink Roses - Friendship or Sweetheart Black Roses – Farewell

12. Symbols of St.Valentine A red heart. The heart symbolizes love and giving someone a heart means to hand over one's existence to someone.

13. Symbols of St.Valentine Cupid. It is believed that Cupid had a bow with a quiver of arrows and anyone hit by Cupid's arrow did not die but fell in love.

14. Symbols of St.Valentine Lovebirds and doves. It is believed that birds found their mate on February 14.

15. Symbols of St.Valentine Laces and ribbons. At that time when kings and knights went to battles their ladylove presented laces to them. This is a delicate tradition.

16. Presents It is a tradition to give roses, greeting cards, teddy bears and chocolates. Certainly you can choose a different thing to be a present.

17. Romantic Valentine SMS No poems, no fancy words - I just want the world to know that I LOVE YOU, my Princess, with all my heart. Happy Valentines Day!

18. U r unique U r caring and U r the Best. And I am d luckiest to have U in my life! HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY, MY SWEET HEART!

19. Romantic Valentine SMS If I could die early I would ask God if I could be your guardian angel, so I could wrap my wings around you and embrace you whenever you feel alone.

20. Valentine's Day Fun Fact Worldwide, over 50 million roses are given for Valentine's Day each year. 73% of people who buy flowers for Valentine's Day are men, while only 27 percent are women.

21. Valentine's Day Fun Fact Women purchase 85% of all valentines. Parents receive 1 out of every 5 valentines. About 3% of pet owners will give Valentine's Day gifts to their pets.

22. Valentine's Day Fun Fact The oldest surviving love poem till date is written on a clay tablet from the times of the Sumerians, inventors of writing, around 3500 B.C.

23. Valentine's Day Superstitions It is said that the kind of bird a girl watches on Valentine's Day predicts her future husband. Sparrow: a poor man Owl: remain spinster Bluebird: a happy man Blackbird: a priest or clergyman Crossbill: an argumentative man

24. Valentine's Day Superstitions If an apple is cut in half, the number of seeds found inside the fruit will indicate the number of children that individual will have. To be awoken by a kiss on Valentine's Day is considered lucky.

25. Valentine's Day Superstitions On Valentine's Day, the first guy's name you read in the paper or hear on the TV or radio will be the name of the man you will marry. If you find a glove on the road on Valentine's Day, your future beloved will have the other missing glove.

26. I'll be your sweetheart If you will be mine, All of my life I'll be your Valentine.