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 Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2014 3:50 pm
Excuse me, are we supposed to answer ALL of them?
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Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2014 3:57 pm
6. Emperor Claudius II thought that single men made better soldiers instead of having a wife and family, so he outlawed marriage for young men. Valentine thought this was unfair, so he secretly continued marriages for young lovers. Later, he was found out and Claudius sentenced him to death.
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Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2014 3:58 pm
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Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2014 3:59 pm
I hope this is the right place to post this.. Im confused but anyway..
1. Hamlet
2. February 14
3.Emperor Claudius II
4. The God of Love~
5.Chocolate /roses
6. Emperor Claudius II thought that single men made better soldiers instead of having a wife and family, so he outlawed marriage for young men. Valentine thought this was unfair, so he secretly continued marriages for young lovers. Later, he was found out and Claudius sentenced him to death.
7. 1 billion?
8. Richard Cadbury
9.February 14 (fixed by the Catholic Church); July 7 (fixed by the Orthodox Church)
10. $1.7 billion?
11. Turkey?
12. 36 million
13.candy !
14. tomato~
15. Hallmark
16. 65%
17.teachers! lol! They deserve it~
18. A sailor!
19. Necco
20. Nebraska
21. Pig Latin
22 Cupid
23 Green
24. Minnie
25. Lovers show their love~
26. heart
27. emotional/sexual love
28. nude, winged, baby-like boy with arrows
29. the connection between St. Valentine and love
30. 14th century
31. my valentine
32 second half of the 20th century
33 give chocolates to men they like
34.giri
35. I love you/ happy valentines
36. to commemorate the death of valentines
37.written letters
38. 1700s
39.the british museum
40.the mother of valentine
41 Truman
42 45th day
Okay, I didnt know we were supposed to do it separately. And I already did alot of the work >.< Please still let me win >o<
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Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2014 4:32 pm
1. In which play did Shakespeare mention St. Valentine?
Shakespeare mentions Saint Valentine's Day in A Midsummer Night's Dream and in Hamlet, where he alludes to the superstition that if two single people meet on the morning of Saint Valentine's Day they will likely get married
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Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2014 4:33 pm
2. When is Valentine's Day?
Feb 14
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Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2014 4:38 pm
3. Legend has it that St. Valentine was a Priest during third century Rome. Who was the emperor at that time?
Emperor Claudius II
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Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2014 4:40 pm
4. Who is Cupid?
In Roman mythology, Cupid is the god of desire, affection and erotic love. He is the son of goddess Venus and god Mars.
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Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2014 4:42 pm
5. What is the most gifted item on this day?
Flowers, candy, chocolate, jewelry
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Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2014 4:48 pm
6. What is the love story behind St. Valentines Day?
According to one legend, an imprisoned Valentine actually sent the first "valentine" greeting himself after he fell in love with a young girl--possibly his jailor's daughter--who visited him during his confinement. Before his death, it is alleged that he wrote her a letter signed "From your Valentine," an expression that is still in use today.
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Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2014 4:50 pm
7. How many Valentines Day cards are sold each year?
Approximately 145 million valentines are sent in the U.S. each year according to estimates by the U.S. Greeting Card Association.
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Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2014 4:51 pm
8. Who created the first box of Valentines Day candy?
Richard Cadbury introduced the first Valentine's candy box in 1868.
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Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2014 4:54 pm
9. When did Valentine's Day become associated with romance?
The day was first associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished. In 18th-century England, it evolved into an occasion in which lovers expressed their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greeting cards (known as "valentines").
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Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2014 5:03 pm
10. Valentines and roses go hand in hand. How many millions of dollars are made a year from the sale of roses in the US?
$1.9 Billion
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Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2014 5:39 pm
11. Where would one find the oldest love poem?
This inscription, on this tablet, dating from the 8th century BC and belonging to the Ancient Babylonian Era, is described as the world's oldest known love poem.
located in the
Istanbul Archeological Museum
İstanbul Arkeoloji Müzeleri Alemdar Cad. Osman Hamdi Bey Yokuşu Sk, 34122, Sultanahmet / Fatih, İSTANBUL
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