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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Valentine's Day
Please write about Valentine's Day, considering the following questions:
What do you know about Valentine's Day?
Do you celebrate Valentine's Day in your country? If so, how do you celebrate it?
Will you do anything for Valentine's Day today? If so, what will you do?
1- One of the most famous holidays in the world. It's on February 14th. It's for lover express. 2- In my country we don't celebrate this day. 3-no, because Im working, I might just see what people will wear and do.
1. Valentine's Day is on February the 14th and is celebrated around the world. People send Valentine's card or some gifts. It is traditional day for lovers to express their love to each other.
2. The custom that only women give chocolates to men. Many women feel obliged to give chocolates to all male co-wokers, except when the the day falls o a Sunday. This is known as giri choko, from giri(obligation) and choko(chocolate). This contrasts with honmei-choko(favorite chocolate), chocolate given to a loved one. Friends, especially girls, may exchange chocolate referred to as tomo-choco; from tomo meaning "friend". And on March 14th is a "reply day", where men are return some gift to those who gave them chocolates on Valentine's Day, calling it "White Day".
1. Valentine's Day is the traditional day for lovers to express their love to each other. People express their love by sending Valentine's card with romantic messages, buying chocolates and giving red roses.
2. In my country, many people celebrate Valentine's Day. But, In Korea, only women give to men Valentine's gift such as chocolate, ... etc. And we have another celebrate day, "White Day". On White Day, men give to women White Day's gift such as candy, ...etc. White Day is March 14th.
3. I made Valentine's Box with my kids on last weekend. And my kids brought Valentine's gift such as candy and chocolate to school at this morning. I don't have any plan.
Valentine's day is a Christian holiday observed on February 14 honoring one or more early Christian martyrs named Valentines. It is celebrated in countries around the world; however, people still work in this day, and go to school. This holiday is associated with romantic love, so couples give each other gifts, mostly the gifts are red colors with hearts, as a reminder of love and romantic. Nevertheless, in my country, most people don't celebrate this holiday, because it is not a religious or cultural thing to celebrate. Although, you might see some people celebrate it -few people- and they usually don't show this celebration. And for me, this day is like any other day. I still do my things as a normal day, and depends on my luck.
hi :p OMG ITS VALENTINE'S DAY valentines day is one of the most important holidays in the world and more than 90% of the world countries celebrate valentine but the problem is I don't know who's sending me gifts and my mum called me today she told me that the person who's sending you these gifts doesn't know that you are in the U.S.A and this thing makes me feel happy because i know that that person knows that Im studying here I know that because that girl called me today and she told me you should come back and see whats in you'r room . valentines started on''19th-century England. In 1847 '' ((http://www.eslholidaylessons.com/02/valentines_day.html)) but the sad thing i didnt get any gifts here :'(
Valentine's Day is the festival for commemorating St. Valentine. St Valentine was persecuted as a Christian and interrogated by Roman Emperor Claudius II in person. Claudius was impressed by Valentine and had a discussion with him, attempting to get him to convert to Roman paganism in order to save his life. Valentine refused and tried to convert Claudius to Christianity instead. Because of this, he was executed. Before his execution, he is reported to have performed a miracle by healing the blind daughter of his jailer.
In Taiwan, we celebrate this festival by sending chocolates and gifts to our lovers.
I said Happy Valentin's Day to my friends yesterday. Because of the time difference, people in Taiwan had the Valentine's Day yesterday.
1. Valentine Day is the special event that celebrated on February 14 around worlds, especially in Christian countries. Women give send some gift to wen with thanks or love. Moat common gift is chocolate. 2. In Japan, it is very famous big event and we celebrate it. The time just coming up to Valentine Day, many shops serve a lot of chocolate or gift for this day and they also change their ornament to Valentine decorations. Most of women buy chocolate or baking chocolate sweets and give a man who she loves. In the old days, only women send only a man who she love most.These day, women give a lot of people who she like or want to say "Thanks". There are "HONMEI-CHOKO for boy friend or her beloved man), "GIRI-CHOKO" (to men who she does not live, just like.), "TOMO-CHOKO" (to her friends). And most new and interesting one is called "GYAKU-CHOKO" (men send to women. 'GYAKU means the opposite). I usually bake chocolate sweets for my family and friends. 3. This year's Valentine, I baked brawny, truffle and snow ball cookies. And I gave them to my family, friends and my club mates.
1, I dont know much about Valentine`s day. I guess that it is a day of death of a great person in really really old day. 2, It is kind of big event for student. In Japan, females give chocolate or cookies to the males, and at 14th of March, males give gifts back to females. We call the day as *White day*. I think it is commercial event. Probably one of confectionery company set up the day for commerce. 3, I had not expect any gift, so I went to a pub with my female students.
In Japan, old women was stabbed in one of the busiest station in Tokyo. 74 years old woman was arrested. She testified that the women stared at me and I got mat at her. And also she says, I had a knife for fighting. http://www.newsonjapan.com/
1- One of the most famous holidays in the world. It's on February 14th.
ReplyDeleteIt's for lover express.
2- In my country we don't celebrate this day.
3-no, because Im working, I might just see what people will wear and do.
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ReplyDelete1. Valentine's Day is on February the 14th and is celebrated around the world. People send Valentine's card or some gifts. It is traditional day for lovers to express their love to each other.
ReplyDelete2. The custom that only women give chocolates to men. Many women feel obliged to give chocolates to all male co-wokers, except when the the day falls o a Sunday. This is known as giri choko, from giri(obligation) and choko(chocolate). This contrasts with honmei-choko(favorite chocolate), chocolate given to a loved one. Friends, especially girls, may exchange chocolate referred to as tomo-choco; from tomo meaning "friend". And on March 14th is a "reply day", where men are return some gift to those who gave them chocolates on Valentine's Day, calling it "White Day".
3. Nothing much!
1. Valentine's Day is the traditional day for lovers to express their love to each other. People express their love by sending Valentine's card with romantic messages, buying chocolates and giving red roses.
ReplyDelete2. In my country, many people celebrate Valentine's Day. But, In Korea, only women give to men Valentine's gift such as chocolate, ... etc. And we have another celebrate day, "White Day". On White Day, men give to women White Day's gift such as candy, ...etc. White Day is March 14th.
3. I made Valentine's Box with my kids on last weekend. And my kids brought Valentine's gift such as candy and chocolate to school at this morning. I don't have any plan.
Valentine's day is a Christian holiday observed on February 14 honoring one or more early Christian martyrs named Valentines. It is celebrated in countries around the world; however, people still work in this day, and go to school. This holiday is associated with romantic love, so couples give each other gifts, mostly the gifts are red colors with hearts, as a reminder of love and romantic. Nevertheless, in my country, most people don't celebrate this holiday, because it is not a religious or cultural thing to celebrate. Although, you might see some people celebrate it -few people- and they usually don't show this celebration. And for me, this day is like any other day. I still do my things as a normal day, and depends on my luck.
ReplyDeletehi :p
ReplyDeleteOMG ITS VALENTINE'S DAY
valentines day is one of the most important holidays in the world and more than 90% of the world countries celebrate valentine but the problem is I don't know who's sending me gifts and my mum called me today she told me that the person who's sending you these gifts doesn't know that you are in the U.S.A and this thing makes me feel happy because i know that that person knows that Im studying here I know that because that girl called me today and she told me you should come back and see whats in you'r room . valentines started on''19th-century England. In 1847 ''
((http://www.eslholidaylessons.com/02/valentines_day.html)) but the sad thing i didnt get any gifts here :'(
Valentine's Day is the festival for commemorating St. Valentine. St Valentine was persecuted as a Christian and interrogated by Roman Emperor Claudius II in person. Claudius was impressed by Valentine and had a discussion with him, attempting to get him to convert to Roman paganism in order to save his life. Valentine refused and tried to convert Claudius to Christianity instead. Because of this, he was executed. Before his execution, he is reported to have performed a miracle by healing the blind daughter of his jailer.
ReplyDeleteIn Taiwan, we celebrate this festival by sending chocolates and gifts to our lovers.
I said Happy Valentin's Day to my friends yesterday. Because of the time difference, people in Taiwan had the Valentine's Day yesterday.
This comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDelete1. Valentine Day is the special event that celebrated on February 14 around worlds, especially in Christian countries. Women give send some gift to wen with thanks or love. Moat common gift is chocolate.
ReplyDelete2. In Japan, it is very famous big event and we celebrate it. The time just coming up to Valentine Day, many shops serve a lot of chocolate or gift for this day and they also change their ornament to Valentine decorations. Most of women buy chocolate or baking chocolate sweets and give a man who she loves. In the old days, only women send only a man who she love most.These day, women give a lot of people who she like or want to say "Thanks". There are "HONMEI-CHOKO for boy friend or her beloved man), "GIRI-CHOKO" (to men who she does not live, just like.), "TOMO-CHOKO" (to her friends). And most new and interesting one is called "GYAKU-CHOKO" (men send to women. 'GYAKU means the opposite). I usually bake chocolate sweets for my family and friends.
3. This year's Valentine, I baked brawny, truffle and snow ball cookies. And I gave them to my family, friends and my club mates.
1, I dont know much about Valentine`s day. I guess that it is a day of death of a great person in really really old day.
ReplyDelete2, It is kind of big event for student. In Japan, females give chocolate or cookies to the males, and at 14th of March, males give gifts back to females. We call the day as *White day*. I think it is commercial event. Probably one of confectionery company set up the day for commerce.
3, I had not expect any gift, so I went to a pub with my female students.
In Japan, old women was stabbed in one of the busiest station in Tokyo. 74 years old woman was arrested. She testified that the women stared at me and I got mat at her. And also she says, I had a knife for fighting. http://www.newsonjapan.com/
ReplyDelete