jueves, 14 de febrero de 2008

vAlEnTiNe's DaY!


1. WHO WAS ST VALENTINE? HOW MANY SAINTS DOES CATHOLIC CHURCH RECOGNIZE?

Has long been a day of romance in February in which gifts are exchanged, flowers ...
The Catholic Church recognizes at least three different saints name Valentine or Valentinus, all of whom were martyred.

2. CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THE MOST POPULAR LEGEND IS ABOUT?

One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, he outlawed marriage for young men -- his crop of potential soldiers. Valentine, realizing the injustice of the decree, defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. When Valentine's actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he be put to death.

3. ACCORDING TO ONE LENGEND, VALENTINE SENT THE FIRST VALENTINE’ GREETING HIMSELF. WHOM?

According to one legend, Valentine actually sent the first 'valentine' greeting himself.

4. WERE THERE ANY OTHER PAGAN CELEBRATIONS IN FEBRUARY?

Lupercalia, which began at the ides of February, February 15, was a fertility festival dedicated to Faunus, the Roman god of agriculture, as well as to the Roman founders Romulus and Remus.

5. WHAT DID ROMAN BOYS DO AT LUPERCALIA FESTIVITY?

The boys then sliced the goat's hide into strips, dipped them in the sacrificial blood and took to the streets, gently slapping both women and fields of crops with the goathide strips.

6.WHO WROTE THE OLDEST KNOWN VALENTINE STILL IN EXISTENCE TODAY? WHY?

The oldest known valentine still in existence today was a poem written by Charles, Duke of Orleans to his wife while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London following his capture at the Battle of Agincourt.

7. ACCORDING TO GREETING CARD ASSOCIATION, HOW MANY VALENTINE CARDS ARE SENT EACH YEAR?




8. CHOOSE YOUR FAVOURITE VALENTINE’S DAY QUOTATION AND WRITE IT DOWN.

Know that these love when you do not want to sleep, because real life exceeds your dreams ...

9. CHOOSE A VALENTINE VIDEO AND GIVE YOUR OPINION ABOUT IT.
We have found interesting, since the day of St. Valentine is a date that we like: 14 february


10. SEND YOUR OWN E-VALENTINE CARD TO SOMEONE10. SEND YOUR OWN E-VALENTINE CARD TO SOMEONE

You are the most important thing that I encontrao ever, now that my dream has been fulfilled and now I realise that could not live without you!

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