Preposition Exercise #3: Valentine's Day

Preposition Exercise #3

Context: Holidays: United States: Valentine’s Day

Directions: Complete the passage below with the most appropriate prepositions.

     Most cultures celebrate some version _____ a holiday dedicated _____ romantic love. Today, the most popular holiday _____ this respect is “Valentine’s Day,” celebrated _____ February 14^th.

     Although the name _____ the holiday is derived _____ that of a Christian saint, the holiday has no religious basis and no religious content. The holiday shares the saint’s name only because average medieval Europeans could not use dates. Instead, they kept track _____ time _____ referring _____ holidays. Someone was not born _____ “August 28^th,”   _____ example. He or she was born _____ “Saint Augustine’s day.”

     _____ the United States, couples share a romantic dinner together and exchange cards, flowers, chocolate and other gifts. _____ recent decades, the holiday has become highly commercialized and is often criticized as being too retail-oriented.    

    

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