Extractions: I pointed out that the February 14 feast actually commemorated two Valentines: the first a beloved Christian priest rounded up in Claudius the Goth's persecution (269 A.D.) and beheaded outside Rome; the other a bishop of Terni, about 60 miles from Rome, beheaded in another purge a few years later. (Partly because of this confusion, the Valentine commemorations were dropped from the official Church calendar of universally celebrated feasts about 25 years ago, although local churches can still choose to observe them.) Legends attribute affectionate letters from prison to both Valentines. A few days after I handed in the article, the editor called to tell me to shorten the introduction. "We're trying to get people in a romantic mood," she said, "so leave out most of the statistics (sic) about the history. We didn't think that talking about people being beheaded was very romantic."
ST. VALENTINE S DAY Christian Custom? Or Pagan Holiday? By How many of you were ever taught the real origin of Valentine s day? silent about the origin of the customs they are forced to teach in today s schools! http://www.british-israel.ca/Valentine.htm
Extractions: ST. VALENTINE'S DAY Christian Custom? or Pagan Holiday? by Herman L. Hoeh WHERE DID St. Valentine's Day come from? You might suppose school teachers and educators would know. But do they? How many of you were ever taught the real origin of Valentine's Day? were ever told in school WHY you should observe the custom of exchanging valentines? The Silence of Educators Teachers are all too often silent about the origin of the customs they are forced to teach in today's schools! If they were to speak out, many would lose their jobs! Isn't it time we examined why we encourage our children to celebrate St. Valentine's Day when it is never so much as mentioned in the Bible as a practice of the New Testament Church? Today, candymakers unload tons of heart-shaped red boxes for February 14, while millions of the younger set are annually exchanging valentines Florists consider February 14 St. Valentine's Day as one of their best business days. And young lovers pair off at least for a dance or two at St. Valentine's balls. Why? Where did these customs originate? Where do we find any such practices in the Bible? How did we come to inherit these customs?
Extractions: More Get Involved Articles Valentine's Day can be great fun for your child as she prepares valentines for her friends and then gets that shoebox filled with valentines in return. It also can be a wonderful opportunity to talk with her about friendship, love, and consideration. Valentine's Day can help teach your child about treating everyone equally, caring for one's friends, and strength of character. Many teachers require students to give a valentine to everyone in the class, but what if your child doesn't want to send a card to all of his peers? Explain that sending valentines to everyone in his class shows kindness because it prevents people from feeling hurt or left out if they don't receive many valentines. Ask your child to think about how he would feel if he didn't get as many valentines as others. Not every teacher insists on a card for every student, so what can you do if your child isn't one of the popular kids? Explain to her that what matters most is not how many valentines she receives, but that they come from her true friends. Help your child understand that the quality, not the quantity, of her friendships matters most on Valentine's Day and every other day of the year, and that true friends should be treasured. If a bully decides to torment your child by giving him a nasty valentine, how do you fix his broken heart? After giving him a loving hug, assure him that he has done nothing wrong and explain that bullies want to know that they've hurt someone. Encourage him to ignore the nasty valentine and instead to think about the valentines he received from his real friends. Helping your child feel good about himself is the best medicine for a broken heart.
Another Valentines Day Massacre Valentine s day Massacre, where the Church s traditional moral teaching isthe victim The choice of St. Valentine s day is particularly offensive, http://www.tfp.org/what_we_do/index/monologues_protest.htm
Extractions: The feast of St. Valentine has become a stage for feminists on 30 American Catholic Universities to attack the Church's traditional moral teaching. Another St. Valentine’s Day "Massacre" Feminists on thirty American Catholic universities are planning a new St. Valentine's Day "Massacre," where the Church's traditional moral teaching is the victim, by organizing showings of the lewd play, "The V***** Monologues" in the weeks surrounding St. Valentine's Day. (Asterisks added for the sake of modesty). The choice of St. Valentine's Day is particularly offensive, since it is a feast day of the Church instituted to honor three martyrs who died to defend the Faith. According to the Cardinal Newman Society's website ( www.cardinalnewmansociety.org
EduHound Weekly: February 6, 2003 In honor of Valentine s day, this week s featured site is. Valentine s day Fun @Kids Turn http//www.teachnology.com/web_tools/materials/timelines/ http://www.eduhound.com/ewarchives/020603.html
Vocabulary.com Valentine's Day Crossword Exercise Vocabulary University® Valentine s day Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle Please includeyour school, city, state and grade you teach, if applicable. http://www.vocabulary.com/VUvalentine2002CW.html
Extractions: 4 - the blossoms of a plant 5 - a sweetened brown candy 10 - crushed with sorrow 11 - central or vital area 12 - either of a pair of lovers 13 - bravery 15 - machine/individual that writes down 16 - to dishearten; deprive of hope 17 - innermost, critical part 18 - gracious and courteous 19 - strife; lack of harmony DOWN: 1 - a sweetheart 2 - harmony; agreement 3 - filled with love 6 - affectionate or familiar term of address 7 - heart-shaped 8 - involvement in love 9 - foolish or all-absorbing passion 13 - the wooing of another 14 - vigorous and robust Feel free to make a copy for home or the classroom! Have fun trying our other Valentine's Day word exercises:
Vocabulary University® Valentine's Day True Or False Sentences Directions for the Valentine s day True/False Sentences In the Please includethe name of your school, city, state and grade you teach, if applicable. http://www.vocabulary.com/VUvalentine2002TF.html
Extractions: 1. Jamie, a shy and fearful young man, simply did not have the COURTSHIP to ask Elaine, a very outgoing classmate, to attend the concert. 2. As soon as Tim asked the question in a hostile way, he knew there would be CORE among the diverse members. 3. In the HEARTLAND of America, there are fertile plains and productive farms. 4. The engaged couple were so ENAMORED of each other, they laughed, smiled and encouraged each other in every way. 5. There was noticeable
Independent Women's Forum: Like A Box Of Chocolates... I ve always been a fan of Valentine s day. I tend to enjoy any holiday that Why don t you team up with the Bucknell Rifle Association and teach women http://www.iwf.org/campuscorner/news/news_detail.asp?ArticleID=728
Independent Women's Forum: Like A Box Of Chocolates... Valentine s day is always a point of contention for people. Why don t youteam up with the Bucknell Rifle Association and teach women how to shoot? http://www.iwf.org/issues/issues_detail.asp?ArticleID=728
Winter 100th day of School, Valentine s day, Chinese New Year Valentine s day http//teachers.teachnology.com/themes/holidays/valentine/ http://www.wpsweb.com/roosevelt/winter.htm
Pets: Valentine's Day That Is All Heart By Diana L. Guerrero (article) What Animals Can teach Us about Spirituality is filled with animal stories . Anyone who adopts a dog over Valentine s day weekend and submits the proof http://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewarticle.asp?AuthorID=771&id=16992
LD OnLine - The LD OnLine Report - February 2004 Read about the research that was conducted to learn more about teaching One Zillion valentines by Frank Modell This wonderful Valentines day tale http://www.ldonline.org/article.php?max=20&id=729&loc=29
AskMen.com - Valentine's Day Valentine s day Plan for Valentine s day. From Alfie and Swingers to A BronxTale, check out what these films can teach you about dating. More http://www.askmen.com/dating/dating_top_ten_100/113_dating_list.html
Extractions: Gentlemen, the time is almost upon us. Within the next few weeks, you will begin hearing the familiar refrains: "So? Are you going to surprise me for Valentine's Day?", "What did you buy me this year?", etc. Instead of praying that Cupid would fire an arrow to knock you out, take it all in stride. This "holiday" is made for women, and she's taking off the weekend before to let you watch the Super Bowl in peace with your buddies. So now it's your turn to bite the bullet and have something fun planned for her on February 14th. Here are 10 activities to do with your girlfriend on the day of love. They will all score you some big points with her, and she'll love you all the more for it. Number 10 You know the old expression, "the way to a man's heart is through his stomach"? Well, this maxim applies to women, too. And it's also a great way to get into their pants. Impress her with your culinary skills by cooking up something she loves to eat. She'll be blown away by both the meal itself and the time you took to research and create it.
Kidsreads.com - Valentine's Reads It s Valentine s day and Lizzie isn t happy. She hates all the mushiness that arranges to have him come to school and teach her class to make cookies. http://www.kidsreads.com/features/020130-valentine.asp
Extractions: Are waiting for you Candy hearts, chocolate, pretty cards, cupid decorations - they're all part of celebrating Valentine's Day on February 14th. Want to make something for your valentine? Find some nifty ideas in VALENTINE TREATS. Want to know how Arthur the aardvark is spending the holiday? We've got the answer in ARTHUR'S FIRST KISS. Or choose any of the silly, sweet or even mysterious books in our Valentine's Day round-up. You'll be glad you did. Happy Valentine's Day and Happy Reading! - Shannon Maughan Ages: 9-12 In another of the hilarious tales from Miss Earth's class, Fawn brings an ancient urn to school that pictures cupids on the sides. When the four cupids suddenly fly off the urn and around the classroom, the girls in the Tattletales Club decide to have the cupids help their teacher find true love. But little did they know these cupids were so out of practice! Things get crazy when these stupid cupids start shooting their arrows and hitting all the wrong targets. It takes all the skills of the Tattletales Club and the boys' club, the Copycats, to straighten out the mess and save the day.
Valentines Day More Than Just Roses valentines day can be a lovely day of romance, but we also need to remember to keep Some people say Family Planning should be teaching abstinenceonly http://www.fpanz.org.nz/SITE_Default/SITE_fpanz/SITE_news/media_releases/Valenti
Extractions: home news membership situations vacant ... FPA's National Council Members 11 February, 2004 Building healthy and positive relationships should be the priority for this Valentines Day, Family Planning says. Executive Director, Dr Gill Greer says amidst the roses and chocolates, New Zealanders should make sure that they act responsibly and respect themselves and each other. Valentines Day can be a lovely day of romance, but we also need to remember to keep ourselves safe and look after each other. Dr Greer said if couples were not planning to have a child they needed to be sure they used contraception. Couples starting a new relationship should be honest about their sexual history and always use a condom if there was any possibility of being exposed to a Sexually Transmitted Infection or HIV/AIDS. Some people say Family Planning should be teaching abstinence-only sexuality programmes - and while abstinence and delay are part of our teaching unfortunately telling young people to just say no is not enough. Young people need objective and accurate information and access to services so they can make the best decisions for themselves. Research tells us young people are more likely to delay having sex until they are older if they have information about sex and sexuality issues.
