HISTORY OF VALENTINE´S DAY It is celebrated on February 14. Valentine's Day is not an American event, as you might think! Valentinus was a Roman priest, a doctor who secretly engaged Christian couples. For that reason he was executed on February 14 in the 269. Did you know? Approximately 150 million Valentine´s Day cards are exchanged annually, making Valentine´s Day the 2nd most popular card-sending holiday after Christmas. ♥
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HISTORY OF VALENTINE´S DAY
It is celebrated on February 14. Valentine's
Day is not an American event, as you might
think! Valentinus was a Roman priest, a
doctor who secretly engaged Christian
couples. For that reason he was executed on
February 14 in the 269.
Did you know?
Approximately 150
million Valentine´s Day
cards are exchanged
annually, making
Valentine´s Day the 2nd
most popular card-sending
holiday after Christmas. ♥
Typical gifts that Slovaks give for Valentine's Day:
flowers (especially roses)
chocolate (in shape of a heart)
Valentine's Day card ( "valentínky")
romantic dinner
Some people think that this is commercial holiday.
But it's nice opportunity to show someone we love them.
In Slovakia, on February 14 Slovak Red Cross organize Valentine drop of blood. Its aim is to
motivate young people to donate blood.
Christians begin Easter celebration on Green Thursday. Good Friday is a state holiday
in Slovakia. On Good Friday Christians commemorate the death of Jesus Christ. Then
on Easter Sunday then celebrate the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ; however,
not only Christians celebrate Easter.
All Saints' Day
This day has already started to form BC. Especially Celts who also lived in Slovakia, celebrated
this day. During the night of 31. October to 1. November they parted with summer which be-
longs to the goddess of life and they welcomed master of death Samhain who ruled the winter.
The Celts believed that the souls of the
dead are returning to earth and they
choose the body in which they live for 1
year. People were afraid and they brought
them different sacrifices.
They also believed that in this night the boundary
between the worlds of the living and the worlds of
dead is so thin that to make contact with solus of
dead is easily. For this Celts wanted to win souls
of dead over and to banish evil demons. Celts
prepared different gifts and sweets.
Christians began to celebrate this day only in 837 when Pope Gregory IV. said that the day of
Samhain also belongs to the dead in the Christian Church. This day began to call All Saints' Day
at 10.-11. century.
The Protestant Church has called this day Halloween since the 16th century.
This day became tradition in Slovakia. People visit graves of
their dead relations and fire candles, lay wreaths, remem-ber them and pray for them.
Christmas in Slovakia
In Slovakia, Christmas celebrations begin with Advent. Advent starts on 1.12.
Slovaks also celebrate St. Nicholas' day on the 6th December. In Slovakia he is
known as sv. Mikulas. He comes in the evening of the 5th December and gives
presents to good children. Young children place their shoes near the door so sv.
Mikulas can fill them with sweets and fruit. With Mikulas are going angel and