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Bonjour,

Popular celebration days are always an opportunity to get to know the French language and culture better.   Valentine’s Day, which is celebrated on February the 14^th, is no exception to that rule.  Although very commercial in nature, it can be an ideal occasion for you to enrich your French vocabulary through reading about the history of that special day, choosing the best-suited card or even writing a love or friendship note to all of your valentines. Here are three sites that we have selected for you and where you can learn a great deal about how to celebrate Love Day “à la française” without foolishness:

http://www.lexilogos.com/calendrier_valentin.htm 

A short and to-the-point history of Valentine’s Day accompanied by the exquisite translation by Victor Hugo of a Shakespeare’s love excerpt.

 http://www.samusera2learn.ca/valentin/valentin.asp  A site listing ten top web resources about Valentine’s Day.

 http://www.formatage.org/branches/fetes/stvalentin/menu.html#g1

 Another site leading you to love games, lyrics and poems.  Nothing but the best to celebrate Love Day in the grand style!