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Dragobete &
Valentines Day
By Nechifor Vanessa Maria
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In Romania, Dragobete is knon as a !ayfor lo"ers, rather like Valentine#s Day$
Dragobete
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Dragobete is a
traditional Romanianholiday originatingfrom Dacian timesand celebrated on
February, the 24th.Specically,Dragobete was theson of aba Dochia,
which stands for themain character in thepagan myth relatedto spring arri!al andthe end of the harsh
winter.
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Valentines Day
Saint "alentine#s Dacommonly $nownas "alentine#s Day, orthe Feast of Saint"alentine, is obser!edon February %4 each
year. &t is celebrated inmany countries aroundthe world, although itremains a wor$ing dayin most of them.
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'umerous
early (hristian martyrswerenamed "alent
in.)he"alentineshonored on
February %4are "alentineof Rome and"alentine of
)erni.
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Valentine of Rome was a priest in Romewho was martyred about AD 269 and was
buried on the Via Flaminia. The flowercrowned skull of t Valentine is e!hibitedin the "asilica of anta #aria in $osmedin%Rome.
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Valentine&s day is&t a american holiday celebrated on'(thof February .
Dra)obete is an romanian holiday wich is celebratedon 2(thof February.
"oth holidays are dedicated to relation ships betweenpeople and lo*e.
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THANK YOU!
