valentine''s day

VALENTINE’S
DAY


ORIGIN OF VALENTINE’S DAY
Valentine was a priest under Roman Emperor
Claudius II. At that time the 3rd , Roman
participate many bloody wars, and not the
people support.
Claudius banned the organization of wedding or
engagement to focus on the war.
Valentine priest in Rome, with St. Marius went
against orders of the might emperor.


And continued to celebrate weddings for young
couples in secret.
When discovered, the priest Valentine was
arrested and sentenced to death in from of drag
and was stoned to death.
The afternoon before the law school, he sent
sheet “valentine” to her first daughter of the
warden who Asterius and signed “From your
Valentine”.


Gradually, February 14 became the date of the
annual exchange of love messages.
And St. Valentine became the patron saint of
lovers.

CHOCOLATE IS A SYMBOL OF VALENTINE’S
DAY
• Since the days of the Aztecs chocolate has
been used as a gift.
• To day a box of luxurious quality chocolate
says a thousand “thank you”, “good luck” or
“I love you”
• On Valentine’s Day chocolate clearly says
“I LOVE YOU”


History of chocolate
o Chocolate is a raw or processed food produced
from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao
tree.
o Cacao has been cultivated for a least 3000 years in
Mexico, Central and South America.
o Chocolate beverage became popular among the
Aztec upper classes. The Aztecs called it “xocolatl”
meaning bitter water.


o And now, chocolate must be fermented
to develop the flavor by sugar, butter,
milk,….
o Around three quarters of the world’s
cacao bean production takes place in
West Africa.

DO YOU KNOW?
1. Cacao beans were used like a kind of currency.
2. Theobroma cacao, translated from Greek,
means “food of the Gods”.
3. Chocolate is good for your heart and
soul-anything that helps relieve stress
and makes you feel so good must be.