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Post by Charity on Feb 14, 2006 10:24:26 GMT -5
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Post by Charity on Feb 14, 2006 10:28:10 GMT -5
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Post by Charity on Jan 11, 2007 11:58:42 GMT -5
History of Valentine's Day Ever Wonder Who St. Valentine Was? Or why so many people get all mushy around the second week of February? Here's a brief synopsis: St. Valentine was actually two people (that weren't romantically involved) who were martyred on the same day (c. 270). Feasts commemorating them were celebrated on February 14. One was a priest and physician who died in Rome during the persecution of Christians by Claudius II Grothicus. The other was the bishop at Terni, Italy who was also martyred in Rome. Both have been buried at different places along the Flaminian Way. So why do people send "valentines" or "love-tokens" to one another on that day? The origin of that tradition is not thought to have any connection with the saint's day. Rather it comes from an early European belief that the second week of February was when birds began to mate. The idea suggests that lovers should probably exchange notes and gifts on February 14 in conjunction with what nature practiced. Nowadays, Valentine's Day is observed as a special day for love and romance. This topic is one of the oldest, and probably most-discussed, issues in history! As Christians, we know that love originates from God and that God is love (1 John 4:16). www.christianitytoday.com/holidays/valentines/features/history.html
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Post by Charity on Jan 11, 2007 12:01:37 GMT -5
The History of Valentine's Day www.historywiz.com/valentine.htmValentine's Day probably has its origin in the ancient Roman celebration called Lupercalia. It was celebrated on the ides of February (February 15). In the Roman calendar February was in the spring. The celebration honored the gods Lupercus and Faunus as well as the twin brothers Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of Rome. As part of the ceremony the priests paired up young men and women. The girls' names were placed in a box and each boy drew a girl's name. The couple was paired then until the next Lupercalia. In 260 AD the emperor Claudius II, called Claudius the Cruel, decided that young soldiers would only be distracted by marriage and so ordered that young men might not marry. Valentinus (Valentine), a Christian priest, defied the emperor and married young people in secret. He was caught and executed on February 14, the eve of Lupercalia. His name became associated with young love forever after. In 496, Pope Gelasius set aside February 14 to honor him as Saint Valentine and it has been St. Valentine's Day ever since. In the Middle Ages some of the customs of the Lupercalia still persisted in spite of the attempts of the Church to put an end to these heathen customs and Christianize the holiday. Both men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their valentines would be. They would wear the names on their sleeves for a week. Today we still sometimes "wear our hearts on our sleeves" when we cannot conceal our feelings. In the 1600s it became common to give flowers, particularly the rose, as a sign of love as the "language of flowers" came to Europe from Turkey. The color and placement of the rose held a special significance - a red rose, for example, meant beauty. Flowers have been part of Valentine's Day ever since.
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Post by renjac on Jul 25, 2008 13:30:28 GMT -5
Valentine Treat Jars
Baby food jars Valentine material or solid color material Paint pens Valentine candy (hearts or M&M’s) Ribbon Glue
Wash and dry your jar. Peal off the label. Fill the jar with yummy treats place the lid on the jar. Next cut out the size material you would like for the top of your jar; should be at least twice the size of the jar lid. Then glue it into place on the top of the jar. Take your ribbon and tie it around the lid. Next use your paint pens to decorate the outside of the jar. Hearts are always a good thing to draw.
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Post by renjac on Jul 25, 2008 13:31:03 GMT -5
Valentine Hands
Paint Paper Hands
Paint your hand with the paint. Place your hand on your paper with your fingers closed. Paint your other hand and place the closed fingered hand next to your other handprint making your finger tips touch. This will form a heart.
**You can add a lace to the edge of your hand heart for extra decoration.**
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Post by renjac on Aug 6, 2008 13:45:17 GMT -5
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Post by renjac on Aug 6, 2008 13:45:28 GMT -5
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