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неділя, 14 лютого 2016 р.
субота, 13 лютого 2016 р.
Valentine's Day in other cultures - 8
Dubbed one of the most romantic countries in the world, it comes as no surprise that France too houses a strange Valentine’s Day tradition. Their most popular tradition was called “une loterie d’amour” that translates to “drawing for love”. This practice involved single men and women of all ages to enter houses that faced opposite each other and take turns calling out to one another until they were paired off. If the men didn’t like their match, they would simply leave the woman for another man to call. As part of the tradition, the women that didn’t get matched up, got together for a big ceremonial bonfire in which they tossed pictures & objects of the men who rejected them, whilst swearing and hurling curses at the opposite sex. This tradition truly exemplified the phrase “Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned!”, so much so, that French government officially banned the practice all together because of how rowdy and uncontrollable the whole event usually got.
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Valentine's Day in other cultures - 7
In the 1700’s, on the eve of Valentine’s day single women in England used to place/pin five bay leaves, one at each corner of their pillows and one in the center, with the belief that it would bring them dreams of their future husbands. Another variation of this tradition was to sprinkle bay leaves with rosewater and lay them across their pillows saying “Good Valentine, be kind to me, In dreams let me my true love see”. Now mostly considered folklore, this tradition is not widely practiced anymore but can still be seen once in a while.
Along with traditional Valentine’s Day customs of cards and flowers and romance, the people of Norfolk in the East of England, have a Santa Clause of sorts that goes by the name ‘Jack Valentine’ and sometimes known as Old Father Valentine or even Old Mother Valentine.. This lovable but mysterious character is said to knock at little children’s doors on Valentine’s Eve and sneakily leaves them little treats and small presents. Although it isn’t quite known when or how this tradition got started, it’s still quite popular for generations of parents to continue what their parents had once done for them.
пʼятниця, 12 лютого 2016 р.
Valentine's Day in other cultures - 6
The Welsh celebrate ‘St. Dwynwen’s Day’ (the patron saint of lovers) on January 25th, which is their equivalent to Valentine’s Day. Legend goes that Dwynwen, daughter of King Brychan Brycheinog lived in Anglesey, in the 5th century and fell in love with a young man named Maelon. As all legendary love stories go, tragedy struck when the two were unable to be together (for reasons not entirely known, as the word of mouth story varies – some say she was raped by Maelon, while others state her father disapproved of the union and had her betrothed to someone else). Whatever the reasons, she was said to be distraught and fled into the woods where she encountered an angel who gave her a potion to cool her love for Maelon. The potion however, did more than just that, Maelon was turned into a solid block of ice. Further distraught by this icy addition to her problem, Dwynwen prayed and God (some versions say the angel) granted her 3 wishes. She is said to have wished for Maelon’s release from his icy tomb, secondly, that God watches over all true lovers and helps them realize their dreams and hopes or guides them through their sadness and love, and lastly, that she never marries. After being granted her wishes Dwynwen retreated to a life of dedication to the Church as a nun on the Island of Llanddwyn.
On this Welsh Valentine’s Day, it is customary to gift love-spoons, an age old tradition that got started when Welsh men (possibly originating among sailors), would carve intricately decorated spoons of wood and would present them to a lady that they were interested in courting or marrying. The designs they carved on the spoon handles were symbolic too. For example- Keys would signify a man’s heart, wheels his hard work and beads, his preferred number of offspring and so on. This tradition is carried on even today, as men gift their ladies spoons.
четвер, 11 лютого 2016 р.
Valentine's Day in other cultures - 5
In Finland & Estonia Valentine’s Day is more a celebration of friendship rather than a romantic love fest. February 14th is called “Ystävän Päivä” in Finnish and Sõbrapäev in Estonian, which literally translates to “Friend’s Day”. People exchange cards & gifts among friends with the greeting of “Happy Friends Day”. It is however, a popular day to tie the knot or get engaged.
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Valentine's Day in other cultures - 4
The 14th of February in Slovenia, marks the first working in the fields. St Valentine or ‘Zdravko’ as he’s better known there, is one of their patron saints of spring. There’s a Slovene proverb that goes “St Valentine brings the keys of roots”. As such, it’s an auspicious day to start working in vineyards and fields as usually around this time of year one starts noticing the revival of plants and flowers. The people of Slovenia also have a belief that the birds of the fields propose to their loved ones and get married on this day (simply put, it’s the mating season for some birds), and to witness this one must walk barefoot through the field on sometimes still frozen ground. So, while this day is significant in the agricultural community in Slovenia, it isn’t until March 12, on Saint Gregory’s Day, that the majority of people celebrate their annual day of love. They also consider February 22 (Saint Vincent’s Day) and 13 June (the patron of love Saint Anthony’s Day) days to celebrate love.
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середа, 10 лютого 2016 р.
Valentine's Day in other cultures 3
In
Brazil, there is no such day as Valentine's Day. Instead, on June 12,
"Dia dos Namorados" (lit. "Day of the enamored",
or "Boyfriend's/Girlfriend's Day") is celebrated. On this
day, boyfriends and girlfriends, husbands and wives, exchange gifts
(lingerie, chocolates, and more), cards and usually a flower bouquet.
This day is chosen probably because it is one day before the Saint
Anthony's day, there known as the marriage saint, when many single
women perform popular rituals in order to find a good husband (or,
more modernly at least a boyfriend).
вівторок, 9 лютого 2016 р.
Valentine's Day in Other Cultures- 2
In
Korea, there is also an additional Black Day, held on April 14, when
males who did not receive anything for Valentine's Day gather
together to eat Jajangmyun (Chinese-style noodles in black sauce).
In
Chinese Culture, there is a similar counterpart of the Valentine's
Day. It is called "The Night of Sevens", on the 7th day of
the 7th month of the lunar calendar; the last one being August 11,
2005. (A slightly different version of this day is celebrated in
Japan as Tanabata, on July 7th (the same day, but transcribed to the
solar calendar).
понеділок, 8 лютого 2016 р.
How do you feel about rhymes?
Here is a set of poems devoted to St. Valentine's Day. All of them have some gaps. Yur aim is to find the thematical rhyme to make it complete. Good luck!
St.valentine day from evchenko
неділя, 7 лютого 2016 р.
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