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Stand Sam St Valentine’s Day – день святого Валентина (14 февраля, день обмена любовными посланиями и т.д.) Often simply Valentine’s Day, it is observed on February 14 each year. Today Valentine’s Day is celebrated in many countries around the world, although it remains a working day in all of them. All the modern romantic connotations were added by poets. Modern Valentine’s Day symbols include the heart-shaped outline, doves, and the figure of the winged Cupid. Legend has it that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. There was an Emperor at that time by the name of Claudius II. The Emperor decided that single men made better soldiers than those that were married. With this thought in mind he outlawed marriage for young men in hopes of building a stronger military base. Supposedly, Valentine decided this decree just wasn’t fair and chose to marry young couples secretly. When Emperor Claudius II found out about Valentine’s actions he had him put to death. Another legend has it that Valentine was an imprisoned man who fell in love with his jailor’s daughter. Before he was put to death he sent the first “valentine” himself when he wrote her a letter and signed it “Your Valentine”, words still used on cards today. Perhaps we’ll never know the true identity and story behind the man named St Valentine, but February has been the month to celebrate love for a long time, dating clear back to the Middle Ages. Stand Sam – платить за всех (за угощение, особенно вино); проставиться Stand Sam is to pay for refreshment or drink, or indeed anything. The term originated in the letters US on the knapsacks of the US soldiers, standing for Uncle Sam. Politicians are also responsible for the phrase. Before the expenses of federal employees began to receive today’s close scrutiny, it was common practice among high-level federal workers to wine and dine the friends and relatives and to make Uncle Sam stand (pay) for it by way of expense accounts. For such abuse we got the expression standing Sam. 157