The ancient Romans loved games and festivals. They were either preparing
for or enjoying some sort of festival or celebration just about every day
of the year! In the process, the ancient Romans "invented" the
origins of many of the fun holiday activities we enjoy today.
The ancient Roman festival
called Lupercalia honored love. On this day, young people in ancient Rome
chose future marriage partners by drawing names from a hat. Can you
imagine choosing your husband or wife by drawing a name from a hat? As you
might guess, some of these relationships did not turn out very well and
did not last very long. But some worked out very well. Some couples stayed
married for life.
Cupid has
played a role in the celebration of love for a very long time. To the
ancient Romans, Cupid was the son of Venus (the Roman goddess of love
& beauty.) In ancient Greece, Cupid was known as Eros, the son of
Aphrodite (the Greek goddess of love and beauty.)
For
Teachers
Free
Presentations in PowerPoint format
Yakaberry
- Free Reading Hour Lesson Plans & Activities for
Tots, Toddlers, Preschool, and School Age
Valentine's
Day worksheets (great)
Valentine's
Day Lesson Plans & Ideas K-12
Valentine's
Day classroom activities
February
Valentine's
Day Teaching Tip Lesson Plan (Dev Teachers)
Valentine's
Day (Lesson Plan Page) & Saint
Valentine's Day (language arts lesson)
For
Kids
Valentine's
Day
PBS Kids
Valentine's Day
Valentine
Symbols
Valentine's
Day Game - Dating through the ages
Valentine's
Facts and Superstitions
Saint
Valentine's Story
Kennel
of Love (youthonline)
Valentine's
Day Game (vocabulary)
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