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Celebrating Valentine's Day Internationally Staff Photo Tiny candy hearts with Valentine's Day messages. International students explain how this day is celebrated in their countries, discover how it is celebrated in the U.S., write articles about the way romance differs in their countries, tell a story about meeting a husband-to-be, and share poems. TRADITIONAL TINY HEARTS IN THE U.S. On Valentine's Day in the U.S., people enjoy reading the messages found on tiny pastel-colored candies shaped like hearts. These candies have been popular for a hundred years. Traditional messages such as "BE MINE" or "THANK YOU" are still printed on the candies, but new messages such as "COOL DUDE" and "MOON BEAM" are cropping up. READ SOME NEW VALENTINE'S DAY POEMS! ESL students in a level one class used their newly learned English to write some impressive poetry. Our Valentine's Day Poetry VALENTINE'S DAY IN CHINA AND THE U.S. ESL have fun celebrating in class. Learning about Valentine's Day Shen Yu from China LEARNING A FUNNY IDIOM Learning a Funny English Expression: "to have a blind date" Xiao Wei Nong from China WAYS OF BEING ROMANTIC DIFFER WORLDWIDE Romantic Styles of Americans and Chinese Shen Yu from China American and Traditional Japanese Romance Noriko Watanabe from Japan Romance in Mexico and in the U.S. Lorena Vazquez from Mexico VALENTINE'S DAY IN KOREA, JAPAN, TAIWAN, AND TURKEY Celebrating It in Korea Celebrating It in Japan Kim Young Lee from Korea Khang Tran from Japan Celebrating It in Taiwan Celebrating It in Turkey Nicole Huang from Taiwan Sevinc Dok from Turkey GOOD NEWS ABOUT CHOCOLATE! According to USA TODAY, chocolate may be good for you. Scientists say that it has plant chemicals that help prevent heart attacks and cancer. So, enjoy that Valentine Day's chocolate! WEDDING CUSTOMS FROM ARGENTINA, COLOMBIA, AND TURKEY Handing Down Grandmother's Wedding Ring Mariano Aguinaga from Argentina Bachelor Shoes and the Wedding Dress Diana Naranjo from Colombia Throwing the Bridal Bouquet Kim Young Lee from Korea MEETING THAT SPECIAL PERSON Funny Butterflies in My Stomach María Del Rosario Lamshing from Mexico USING POETRY TO EXPRESS FEELINGS ABOUT THIS SPECIAL DAY Poetry Inspired by Valentine's Day Lourenço Domingos Martins from Angola Yi Xie (Amy) from China HOW TO SAY I love you AROUND THE GLOBE Wo ai ni (Mandarin) Ngo oi ney (Cantonese) Saya cinta padamu (Indonesian) Sukiyo (Japanese) Yo te amo/Te quiero (Spanish) Ich liebe Dich (Germany) Je t'aime (French)   Sarang Ham-nida (Korean) Ya tyebya lyublyu (Russian) Ti amo/Ti voglio bene (Italian) Eu te amo (Portuguese) Seni seviyorum (Turkish) Khao raak thoe (Thai) T'estimo, t'esteme molt (Catalan) More Celebrations | Home Page TOPICS Online Magazine - ©1997-2003 - Contact Us: topics_mag@yahoo.com