Valentine’s Day, also called Saint Valentine’s Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is an annual holiday celebrated on February 14. It originating as a Western Christian feast day honoring one or more early saints named Valentinus. Valentine’s Day is now recognized as a significant cultural, religious, and commercial celebration of romance in many regions around the world, although it is not a public holiday in any country.
Saint Valentine.
According to legend, during his imprisonment, Saint Valentine healed the daughter of his jailer, Asterius, and before his execution, he wrote her a letter signed “Your Valentine” as a farewell.
Symbols
In 18th-century England, it evolved into an occasion in which lovers expressed their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greeting cards (known as “valentines“).
In Europe, Saint Valentine’s Keys are given to lovers “as a romantic symbol and an invitation to unlock the giver’s heart”.
Valentine’s Day symbols that are used today include the heart-shaped outline, doves, and the figure of the winged Cupid.
Since the 19th century, handwritten valentines have given way to mass-produced greeting cards.
Now…work at your own pace.
- First watch this video about how to celebrate the history of Valentine’s Day.
- Now watch this video and read about how the Valentine’s heart got it’s shape.
- Next watch this about creating a Heart Notan.
- Look at this Pinterest page and this page of examples. Choose a design, sketch it, and make it.
- Watch this video about the history of Cupid.
- Draw a Cupid’s arrow heart – watch how here.
- Read this story about Cupid and Psyche.
- Look at this Pinterest page. Choose a design and print it out.
- Watch this video about how people around the world celebrate Valentine’s Day.
- Take this funny Valentine’s Day chocolate quiz.
- Choose, print out, and colour a Valentine’s Day Picture for someone you love. (If you don’t like any of them design your own!)
- Watch this video (it will help you find 5 fast facts!) .
- Check through your workbook and make sure that you have finished everything.
Workbook below.
