History of Valentine's Day | Fun Facts About Valentine's Day

Want to learn about Valentine's Day? Watch our Valentine's Day Fun Facts video. Did you learn anything new about Valentines Day? Watching videos like Valentine's Day English Lesson is a great way to teach your kids or ESL students about the holiday! It is also a fun way to learn general knowledge and new vocabulary about Valentines. Tell us what new information you learned about this romantic holiday. Also, be sure to like this video and subscribe to our channel for more holiday teaching resources like history, vocabulary, quizzes, activities, and lesson plans. ------- • ESL Valentine's Day Activities + Games, Worksheets, Vocabulary, Lesson Plans: https://eslspeaking.org/valentines-day-esl-activities/ ------- Other types of ESL Holiday Activities • Valentine's Day Would You Rather Questions : https://youtu.be/EtWtndkDvLE • What is a New Year's Resolution? : https://youtu.be/61lwjdw_xrg ------ Want more fun and engaging holiday activities for ESL Students? Check out my book: https://amzn.to/3insSB5 https://www.facebook.com/eslspeaking https://www.pinterest.ca/eslspeaking/ https://www.instagram.com/jackie.bolen/ https://www.tiktok.com/@englishwithja... #teachingenglishwithjackie #learningenglishwithjackie # #eslactivities #classroomgames #esl ------------------------------------------------------- Even more Ideas for the TEFL Classroom: https://eslactivity.org -------------------------------------------------------- • Watch another Valentine's Day history video by @HISTORY : https://youtu.be/D8QRXkrWUjM Timestamp 0:00 Intro 0:20 What is Valentine's Day? 1:05 History of Valentine's Day 2:22 Fun Facts About Valentine's Day 2:24 Fun Fact 1 2:40 Fun Fact 2 2:47 Fun Fact 3 2:59 Fun Fact 4 3:06 Fun Fact 5 3:13 Outro Transcription What is Valentine's Day? Valentine's Day is a holiday people celebrate on February 14. It is also called Saint Valentine's Day. People celebrate this day by giving valentine cards to loved ones. Some people also like to give candy, chocolate, and flower (especially rose). History of Valentine's Day There are many legends regarding the history of Valentine's Day. The most popular legend talks about a priest in Rome called Saint Valentine. The Roman Emperor Claudius II banned his soldiers from getting married. The emperor believed men to be better soldiers if they did not get married. However, forbidding marriage couldn't stop the love between couples. So, Saint Valentine secretly and illegally helped couples get married. Saint Valentine eventually gets caught, and he gets killed for this reason. A few days before getting killed, St. Valentine writes a love letter to a girl he loved. This is why people now write valentine cards. Fun Facts About Valentine's Day 1) Now you know Valentine's Day was named after a person named Valentine. But in history, there were actually at least two (probably more) St. valentine, and we don't know exactly which Valentine inspired this holiday! 2) February 14 officially became Valentine's Day, a holiday associated with love, in the 1300s! 3) Valentine's Day cards are called 'valentines.' The first valentine was sent in the 15th century. It was a love poem written by a duke for his wife. 4) Valentines day became part of popular culture in the 1840s. 5) Every year, almost 250 million roses are grown for Valentine's Day. Tags: History of Valentine's Day, Valentines Day history, Valentine's day, Valentine's day for kids, all about Valentines, Valentine's day story, what is Valentine's day, Valentine's day for esl, valentine's day facts