Finalised-Intro to History-presentation 1

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Saint Valentine



started in the time of the RomanEmpire

In ancient Rome, February 14th

was a holiday to honour Juno Juno was the Queen of the RomanGods and Goddesses

The Romans also knew her as theGoddess of women and marriage



Under the rule of Emperor Claudius II

Rome was involved in many bloody andunpopular campaigns.

having a difficult time getting soldiers

to join his military leagues. the reason was that roman men didnot want to leave their loves or

families Claudius cancelled all marriages andengagements in Rome



The good Saint Valentine was a priest at

Rome in the days of Claudius II. He and Saint Marius aided the Christianmartyrs and secretly married couples

Saint Valentine was apprehended anddragged before the Prefect of Rome, whocondemned him to be beaten to death with

clubs and to have his head cut off. He suffered martyrdom on the 14th dayof February, about the year 270



the custom in Rome, a very ancientcustom, indeed, to celebrate in the month

of February the Lupercalia On these occasions, the names of youngwomen were placed in a box, from which

they were drawn by the men as chancedirected.

The pastors of the early Christian Church

in Rome, endeavoured to do away with thepagan element in these feasts bysubstituting the names of saints for thoseof maidens.



the Lupercalia began about themiddle of February, the pastorsappear to have chosen SaintValentine's Day for the celebration

of this new feast the custom of young men choosingmaidens for valentines, or saints aspatrons for the coming year, arose inthis way.



Qixi FestivalyThe Seven Sisters Festival

yThe Night of Sevens

y7th day of the 7th lunar month inthe Chinese calendar



Love Story

y 7th daughter of Emperor of Heaven,Zhinü (wearer girl) and a youngorphaned cowherd, Niulang

yLamented over his lonely and poor lifewith an ox

Ox

y An immortal from the Heaveny Made mistakes in the Heaveny Punished as an ox in the Earth



yZhi Nu could not find her clothes

yCame out with the dress

yAsked Zhi Nu to stay with him

yMarriedyThey lived happily for several

years

yHad two children



yEmperor of Heaven became fed up

with Zhi Nu·s absenceyOrdered her to return to heavenyEmperor of heaven took pity on

them Allowed them to be reunited once ayear

yMagpies form a bridge with theirwings for Zhi Nu to cross to meether husband.



Scene where Niu Lang meet Zhi Nu



Celebration of Chinese

Valentine DayySpecific & colorful virtual for that day

yPrepare fruits, melons, incenses as

offerings to weaving maiden

y To acquire high skills in needlecrafts

yHope to find a satisfactory husband



Loversy Visit the Temple of Matchmaker on

that day

yTo pray for their - love

- happiness

- possiblemarriages



SingleyVisit Temple of Matchmaker to ask for

their luck in love

yUnmarried girl will pray for the WeavingMaid Star

yAt night, the girls will do a test by

putting needle on the surface of water.

y If the needle doesn·t sink means thatthe girl is already smart enough to find

her husband



Chinese grannies:- in the evening

-people sit under grapevine to

observe star-can probably hear cowherd andweaving maiden talking

Decorating flowers on ox·s horncan prevent misfortune



STORY OF CUPID



yyIn Greek mythology:In Greek mythology:

ooknown as Erosknown as Erosooyoung son ofyoung son of AphroditeAphrodite

oo

the Goddess of Love and Beautythe Goddess of Love and Beauty

yyIn Roman mythology:In Roman mythology:

ooknown Eros as Cupidknown Eros as Cupidoohis mother: Venushis mother: Venus

oosame Goddesssame Goddess



BUT«

he fell in love

Cupid had Zephyrus, the west wind

to carry Psycheto a beautiful garden

of a palace



Marry However, the marriage

GOD MORTAL

Psyche was not allowedPsyche was not allowed

to look at Cupidto look at Cupid



At the palace,

T he voices of the oracleinstructed her to bathehad a wonderful feast

was told to prepare for bed

In her bed, Sensed the presence

of an invisible forceknew it to be her husband.



At night: Cupid would visit

During the day: invisible servants helped Never got to see

her husband/anyone else

lonesome Warned

she must not pine over her family

She could never see him



Eventually Cupid gave in

had Zephyrusbring her two sisters

saw the beautiful palace jealous

planned, destroy marriage Told Psycheafraid that Cupid was a monsterthat is why she could never see him

Hide a lamp in her roomwhen he came to hertake a knife and kill him



Once she lit the lamp

she didn't see a monster

most handsome, wings

Excited

dropped some oil on him

woke him

realized he was betrayed



Lost her marriage over it.

Cupid vanished, take everythingwith him.

Decided to punish her sisters.

Told them to go to the top of therock where Zephyrus would bewaiting for them to meet with

Cupid.However once Zephyrus came, heswooped them off the rock .



yDetermined to get Cupid back.

yTravelled the world looking for him.yFinally come across the Aphrodite's(Venus's) temple.

yGives Psyche 4 tasks to complete.y1st-separate grains in large basket ofmixed kind before nightfall.

y2nd-retrive some golden wooly3nd-get water flowing from cleft



4th (last)-go to the underworld to

get some of the Proserpine'sbeauty and put it in a box.

Was warned not to open the box

once she got her treasure.She was curious and opened thebox and breathed in the smell ofthe ointment.

The ointment put her to sleep and

fell unconscious.



yCupid got wind of what happened. Heflew to her side and gathered themagical sleep and put it back in thebox. She awoke.

yDetermined to be with her.

yFlew to Mount Olympus-ask for Zeus'spermission to remarry her and tomake her a Goddess.

yZeus agreed, Venus and Psychereconciled and Cupid and Psyche had achild-Voluptas.



Hello..I am Cupid ^^

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