ST. VALENTINE'S STORY

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St. Valentine's Story
Let me introduce myself. My name is Valentine. I lived in Rome during the third century. That was long, long ago! At that time, Rome was ruled by an emperor named Claudius. I didn't like Emperor Claudius, and I wasn't the only one! A lot of people shared my feelings.
Claudius wanted to have a big army. He expected men to volunteer to join. Many men just did not want to fight in wars. They did not want to leave their wives and families. As you might have guessed, not many men signed up. This made Claudius furious. So what happened? He had a crazy idea. He thought that if men were not married, they would not mind joining the army. So Claudius decided not to allow any more marriages. Young people thought his new law was cruel. I thought it was preposterous! I certainly wasn't going to support that law!
Did I mention that I was a priest? One of my favourite activities was to marry couples. Even after Emperor Claudius passed his law, I kept on performing marriage ceremonies -- secretly, of course. It was really quite exciting. Imagine a small candlelit room with only the bride and groom and myself. We would whisper the words of the ceremony, listening all the while for the steps of soldiers.
One night, we did hear footsteps. It was scary! Thank goodness the couple I was marrying escaped in time. I was caught. (Not quite as light on my feet as I used to be, I guess.) I was thrown in jail and told that my punishment was death.
I tried to stay cheerful. And do you know what? Wonderful things happened. Many young people came to the jail to visit me. They threw flowers and notes up to my window. They wanted me to know that they, too, believed in love.

VALENTINE'S DAY

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WHAT IS VALENTINE'S DAY?

 
Valentine's Day, or St Valentine's Day, is celebrated every year on 14 February.It's the day when people show their affection for another person (or people!) by sending anonymous cards, flowers or chocolates with messages of love.
And traditionally on Valentine's Day in a leap year - every four years - women can propose marriage to their lovers!
WHY IS IT CALLED VALENTINE'S DAY?
The day gets its name from a famous saint, but there are several stories of who he was.The most popular belief about St Valentine is that he was a priest from Rome in the third century AD.Emperor Claudius II had banned marriage because he thought married men were bad soldiers. Valentine thought this was unfair, so he broke the rules and arranged marriages in secret.When Claudius found out, Valentine was sentenced to death and thrown in jail. There, he fell in love with the jailor's blind daughter.His love and belief in God cured her blindness, and when he was taken to be killed on 14 February he sent her a love letter signed "From your Valentine".
WHEN DID CARD SENDING START?
The first Valentine message (apart from the one St Valentine wrote himself!) is thought to be a poem from Charles, Duke of Orleans to his wife in 1415.He was captured at the Battle of Agincourt and was imprisoned in the Tower of London to await execution.But Valentine's Day didn't become popular in the UK until the 17th century. By the 18th century it was traditional for people to swap handwritten messages of affection.Printed cards soon replaced these, making it easier for people to say "I love you" secretly.

PRESIDENTS' DAY - 20TH FEBRUARY

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Presidents' Day is celebrated in February to honor two of our greatest presidents, Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. The holiday is celebrated in the United States on the third Monday in February. 
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12 in 1809. Things were different then. When Abe was a boy, he lived in a log cabin. A log cabin is a small house made out of logs cut from trees. His father cut down the trees and made the cabin.

There were no electric lights in the cabin. Young Abe read books by firelight and drew with charcoal on a shovel. Abe's family was poor. Often he went barefoot because he didn't have any shoes.
When Abraham Lincoln grew up, he studied hard and became a lawyer. Then he was elected to be a law-maker. In 1861, Abraham Lincoln became the 16th President of the United States. Visit the White House - Information on Abraham Lincoln
Information about the 16th president of the United States directly from the White House.
George Washington was born on February 22, 1732. When he was born, America was not a nation yet. It belonged to England, a country across the ocean. People in America didn't want to belong to England so they fought a war to become a separate country.  George Washington was an American general in the war. America won the war and picked a new name for itself: The United States of America. George Washington was elected to be its first President.

Click on the link to see the alphabetical and chronological list of U.S. Presidents:

U.S. PRESIDENTS
Nowadays the President's Day is said to commemorate all US Presidents.

OSCARS 2013 _ "ARGO" WINS FOR BEST PICTURE

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ARGO
 Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck and George Clooney, Producers

FILM SYNOPSIS
When six Americans take refuge in the Canadian embassy in Tehran during the 1979 hostage crisis, U.S. government agent Tony Mendez turns to Hollywood for help.  Working with a producer and a makeup artist, he devises a rescue mission that centers on the creation of a fake film production company scouting locations in Iran.

OSCARS 2013: ADELE WINS BEST ORIGINAL SONG

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BEST ORIGINAL SONG: SKYFALL
A clearly emotional Adele thanked songwriting partner Paul 
Epworth for "believing in me all the 
time.” She also gave a shoutout to husband Simon Konecki 
between sobs, saying “my man, I love 
you baby.”

Adele, the first female singer in history to top the Billboard 
artist, album and singles list in the same 
year, already took home a Golden Globe for the title track 
from the James Bond film earlier this 
year.






Adele had performed the song on stage earlier in the evening - part of an Oscar telecast heavily 
honoring music in movies.

VALENTINE'S DAY

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WHAT IS VALENTINE'S DAY?

 
Valentine's Day, or St Valentine's Day, is celebrated every year on 14 February.It's the day when people show their affection for another person (or people!) by sending anonymous cards, flowers or chocolates with messages of love.
And traditionally on Valentine's Day in a leap year - every four years - women can propose marriage to their lovers!
WHY IS IT CALLED VALENTINE'S DAY?
The day gets its name from a famous saint, but there are several stories of who he was.The most popular belief about St Valentine is that he was a priest from Rome in the third century AD.Emperor Claudius II had banned marriage because he thought married men were bad soldiers. Valentine thought this was unfair, so he broke the rules and arranged marriages in secret.When Claudius found out, Valentine was sentenced to death and thrown in jail. There, he fell in love with the jailor's blind daughter.His love and belief in God cured her blindness, and when he was taken to be killed on 14 February he sent her a love letter signed "From your Valentine".
WHEN DID CARD SENDING START?
The first Valentine message (apart from the one St Valentine wrote himself!) is thought to be a poem from Charles, Duke of Orleans to his wife in 1415.He was captured at the Battle of Agincourt and was imprisoned in the Tower of London to await execution.But Valentine's Day didn't become popular in the UK until the 17th century. By the 18th century it was traditional for people to swap handwritten messages of affection.Printed cards soon replaced these, making it easier for people to say "I love you" secretly.

PRESIDENTS' DAY - 20TH FEBRUARY

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Presidents' Day is celebrated in February to honor two of our greatest presidents, Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. The holiday is celebrated in the United States on the third Monday in February. 
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12 in 1809. Things were different then. When Abe was a boy, he lived in a log cabin. A log cabin is a small house made out of logs cut from trees. His father cut down the trees and made the cabin.

There were no electric lights in the cabin. Young Abe read books by firelight and drew with charcoal on a shovel. Abe's family was poor. Often he went barefoot because he didn't have any shoes.
When Abraham Lincoln grew up, he studied hard and became a lawyer. Then he was elected to be a law-maker. In 1861, Abraham Lincoln became the 16th President of the United States. Visit the White House - Information on Abraham Lincoln
Information about the 16th president of the United States directly from the White House.
George Washington was born on February 22, 1732. When he was born, America was not a nation yet. It belonged to England, a country across the ocean. People in America didn't want to belong to England so they fought a war to become a separate country.  George Washington was an American general in the war. America won the war and picked a new name for itself: The United States of America. George Washington was elected to be its first President.

Click on the link to see the alphabetical and chronological list of U.S. Presidents:

U.S. PRESIDENTS
Nowadays the President's Day is said to commemorate all US Presidents.