Introduction: Valentine's Day on February 14 is coming, and couples have long begun to prepare gifts for the holiday. On Valentine's Day, couples express their love for each other, which also makes the holiday more "adult".
So, does it mean that in the "Valentine's Day" festival with the attribute of "adult emotion", children who love the festival can only be forced to "stay out of the matter"? In fact, in foreign countries, children can also participate in the celebration of Valentine's Day.
In the United States, the meaning of Valentine's Day is very broad, people think that the meaning of Valentine's Day is not limited to, couples or lovers to express love, "just show the 'LOVE' to everybody around" to express love to the people around them is the true meaning of Valentine's Day.
Therefore, on February 14th, children are also the protagonists of the festival, whether in kindergarten or in the library, adults will prepare special activities for children, so that the little ones can also participate in it, and everyone has played tricks!
Usually on this day, the children in school will prepare gifts for their classmates, sometimes with greeting cards with blessings written on them, and sometimes with carefully packaged candies.
Among them, the heart-shaped gift is the most popular, and the children who receive the gift and the gift are very happy. In this way, children learn to express love and cherish friendship even more in this loving festival.
In North America, local libraries and community centers also arrange family activities on this day so that parents and children can have more immersive ways to celebrate the holiday. The library recommends book cards to families, and children can also wear pink or red holiday costumes to bake. Heart-shaped love cookies are the best Valentine's Day gifts for little ones to give to their parents.
01. What are the moving stories behind Valentine's Day?
Valentine's Day (February 14) is actually a veritable "foreign festival". After the reform and opening up, many foreign cultures poured into the mainland, which also made some "foreign festivals" attract the attention and respect of young people, and Valentine's Day was also promoted because of its special holiday attributes.
There are two versions of the true origin of Valentine's Day, both of which took place during the Roman Empire. Some versions say that during the Roman Empire there was a very powerful and domineering monarch who ordered all young people to join the army and forbade young people to marry. This order made many young couples miserable, but no one dared to disobey.
At this time, a priest named Valentine insisted on marrying young people in defiance of the monarch's orders, so that young people could have lovers and eventually become dependents. However, Valentine's actions also directly angered the monarch at the time, so on February 14, he was arrested and executed by soldiers.
Since then, in order to commemorate Valentine's selfless dedication, people have designated February 14 as Valentine's Day, which is the "Valentine's Day" that people flock to today.
Other versions say Valentine is a Christian and that he was arrested and jailed for his faith. However, the kind man miraculously cured the blind eyes of the warden's daughter in prison, a move that made the mainstream religion at the time, Romanism, very jealous. Valentine became a thorn in the side of the Roman rulers, who decided to execute them.
Before the execution, Valentine wrote a sincere confession letter to the warden's daughter, telling her heartfelt heart. The letter touched the warden's daughter so much that she visited Valentine every year thereafter on February 14, when she was executed. People were touched by the love of the couple, and eventually there was a festival of Valentine's Day.
With the spread of Valentine's Day in Western countries, its festival significance has become more abundant, and many countries believe that it is a Love's Day, not just a festival between couples or lovers. On the mainland, the meaning of Valentine's Day is still limited to the expression of love between couples.
02. How to teach children to express love during the holidays?
If Valentine's Day is regarded as a festival of love, then children can naturally participate. The feelings of the world are not only love, but also precious friendship and affection are worth cherishing and commemorating. Give children the opportunity to express love during the festival, I believe this will make them know more about love. How to take children to spend a good Valentine's Day, not just willing to spend money to buy gifts so simple Oh, share 3 ways, hope to help you!
1. Arrange festive activities with your child
During the festival, parents can set up the festive atmosphere with their children, organize family activities, and parents can also encourage their children to invite their friends to participate together.
The rich and interesting holiday activities will make children more "fall in love with the festival", and at the same time, it will also make children feel a sense of accomplishment and show more confidence in front of their friends.
2. Hand-drawn greeting cards are more attentive, and sincere words are the most moving
Compared with spending money to buy gifts, hand-drawn greeting cards are more sincere. Writing your own heartfelt words on a greeting card is a more meaningful expression of emotion than a simple material giving.
During the period of value shaping in children, encourage them to prepare gifts by themselves, which will make it easier for them to obtain purely sincere emotional values.
3. Be brave enough to express love and exchange gifts to understand the meaning of sharing
For children, the exchange of gifts during the festival is the most anticipatory. Children expect to see each other's expressions when they receive gifts, and they also expect the contents of gifts that they have carefully prepared for themselves.
Therefore, guiding children and family, and exchanging gifts with friends is also a good way to celebrate the holiday. The true meaning of sharing is not to lose, but to double possession.
Broken Thoughts:
It's Valentine's Day, so parents may wish to change the form of the festival so that children can also participate in this expression of love. At the same time, the festival is not equivalent to giving gifts in a different way, so that children learn to express love and understand love is more meaningful.
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