Could you tell me something about Valentine's Day?Thanks for your favor!That's because i'll have a oral test about that.

Could you tell me something about Valentine's Day?Thanks for your favor!That's because i'll have a oral test about that.
Could you tell me something about Valentine's Day?Thanks for your favor!
That's because i'll have a oral test about that.

Could you tell me something about Valentine's Day?Thanks for your favor!That's because i'll have a oral test about that.
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版本一：Valentine'sday是情人节在英语里的叫法.从字面上来看,很难看出中西方叫法之间有什么联系.这里面隐藏着一个动人的故事.
大约在公元三世纪的罗马,那时恺撒已经死去快三百年了,暴君Claudius当政.当时,罗马内外战争频仍,民不聊生.为了补足兵员,将战争进行到底,Claudius下令,凡是一定年龄范围内的男子,都必须进入罗马军队,以生命为国家效劳.自此,丈夫离开妻子,少年离开恋人.于是整个罗马便被笼罩在绵长的相思中.对此,暴君大为恼火.为了达到自己的目的,他竟然下令禁止国人举行结婚典礼,甚至要求已经结婚的毁掉婚约.
然而,暴政禁止不了爱情.就在暴君的国都里,居住着一位德高望重的修士,他就是Valentine,我们的主人公.他不忍看到一对对伴侣就这样生离死别,于是为前来请求帮助的情侣秘密地主持上帝的结婚典礼.一时间,这一令人振奋的消息在整个国度传开,更多的情侣秘密地赶来请求修士的帮助.
但是,事情很快还是被暴君知晓了,于是他再一次显示了残暴面目——将修士打进大牢,最终折磨致死.修士死的那一天是2月14日,公元270年的2月14日.
人们为了纪念这个敢于与暴君斗争的人,渐渐地使得2月14日成为一个节日.很多世纪过去了,人们再也记不得Claudius的大名,再也记不得他的权杖与宝剑,但依然会纪念Valentine修士,因为那个日子是Valentine'sday,是情人节.
版本二：在古罗马时期,二月十四日是为表示对约娜的尊敬而设的节日.约娜是罗马众神的皇后,罗马人同时将她尊奉为妇女和婚姻之神.接下来的二月十五日则被“卢帕撒拉节”,是用来对约娜治下的其他众神表示尊敬的节日.
在古罗马,年轻人和少女的生活是被严格分开的.然而,在卢帕撒拉节,小伙子们可以选择一个自己心爱的姑娘的名字刻在花瓶上.这样,过节的时候,小伙子就可以与自己选择的姑娘一起跳舞,庆祝节日.如果被选中的姑娘也对小伙子有意的话,他们便可一直配对,而且最终他们会坠入爱河并一起步入教堂结婚.后人为此而将每年的二月十四日定为情人节.
版本三：一本英语辞典上注释说,范泰伦节（情人节）二月十四日,来源于古罗马的牧神节.据说鸟类在这一天开始交配.那时的风俗是：在牧神节期间,每个青年男子从一只盒子里抽签,盒子里放的是写有青年女子姓名的条子.抽到谁,谁就成为那个青年男子的心上人.后来这个节日改为纪念一位叫瓦伦丁的基督教圣徒.
古罗马青年基督教传教士圣瓦伦丁,冒险传播基督教义,被捕入狱,感动了老狱吏和他双目失明的女儿,得到了他们悉心照料.临刑前圣瓦伦丁给姑娘写了封信,表明了对姑娘的深情.在他被处死的当天,盲女在他墓前种了一棵开红花的杏树,以寄托自己的情思.这一天就是2月14日.现在,在情人节里,许多小伙子还把求爱的圣瓦伦丁的明信片做成精美的工艺品,剪成蝴蝶和鲜花,以表示心诚志坚.姑娘们晚上将月桂树叶放在枕头上,希望梦见自己的情人.通常在情人节中,以赠送一枝红玫瑰来表达情人之间的感情.将一枝半开的红玫瑰作为情人节送给女孩的最佳礼物,而姑娘则以一盒心形巧克力作为回赠的礼物.
据说,巧克力成份之一苯基胺能引起人体内荷尔蒙的变化,跟热恋中的感觉相似.

St. Valentine's Day has roots in several different legends that have found their way to us through the ages. One of the earliest popular symbols of the day is Cupid（爱神丘比特）, the Roman god of love, who ...

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St. Valentine's Day has roots in several different legends that have found their way to us through the ages. One of the earliest popular symbols of the day is Cupid（爱神丘比特）, the Roman god of love, who is represented by the image of a young boy with bow and arrow.
Three hundred years after the death of Jesus Christ, the Roman emperors still demanded that everyone believe in the Roman gods. Valentine, a Christian priest, had been thrown in prison for his teachings. On February 14, Valentine was beheaded（斩首）, not only because he was a Christian, but also because he had performed a miracle. He supposedly cured the jailer's daughter of her blindness. The night before he was executed, he wrote the jailer's daughter a farewell letter, signing it "From Your Valentine." Another legend tells us that this same Valentine, well-loved by all, received notes to his jail cell from children and friends who missed him.
Another Valentine was an Italian bishop who lived at about the same time, AD 200. He was imprisoned because he secretly married couples, contrary to the laws of the Roman emperor. Some legends say he was burned at the stake.
February 14 was also a Roman holiday, held in honor of a goddess. Young men randomly chose the name of a young girl to escort to the festivities. The custom of choosing a sweetheart on this date spread through Europe in the Middle Ages, and then to the early American colonies. Throughout the ages, people also believed that birds picked their mates on February 14!
In AD 496 Sain Pope Gelasius I named February 14 as "Valentine's Day". Although it's not an official holiday, most Americans observe this day.
Whatever the odd mixture of origins, St. Valentine's Day is now a day for sweethearts. It is the day that you show your friend or loved one that you care. You can send candy to someone you think is special. Or you can send roses, the flower of love. Most people send "valentines," a greeting card named after the notes that St. Valentine received in jail. Valentines can be sentimental, romantic and heartfelt（真心真意的）. They can be funny and friendly. If the sender is shy, valentines can be anonymous.
Americans of all ages love to send and receive valentines. Handmade valentines created by cutting hearts out of colored paper, show that a lot of thought was put into making them personal. Valentines can be heart-shaped, or have hearts, the symbol of love, on them. In elementary schools children make valentines for their classmates and put them in a large decorated box, similar to a mailbox. On February 14, the teacher opens the box and distributes the valentines to each student. After the students read their valentines they have a small party with refreshments.
For teenagers and adults, major newspapers throughout the country have a Valentine's Day offer. Anyone can send in a message, for a small fee of course, destined for a would-be sweetheart, a good friend, an acquaintance or even a spouse of fifty years. The message is printed in a special section of the newspaper on February 14.

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February 14th is a complicated but interesting holiday. First of all, Valentine's Day is not a holiday from work. No one gets a day off[...

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February 14th is a complicated but interesting holiday. First of all, Valentine's Day is not a holiday from work. No one gets a day off[1]. On Valentine's Day people usually send romantic cards to someone they love or want to be loved by. The cards are called "valentines". They are very colourful, often decorated with hearts, flowers or birds, and have humorous or sentimental verses printed inside. The basic message of the verse is always "Be My Valentine", "Be My Sweet Heart" or "Lover". A valentine is anonymous, or sometimes signed "Guess who". The person receiving it has to guess who sent it. This can lead to interesting speculation. And that's half the fun of valentines.
The affectionate message might be carried by a heart - shaped box of chocolate candies, or by a bouquet of flowers tied with red ribbon. But in whatever form, the message is the same - "Will you be my valentine?"
One of the symbols of St. Valentine's Day is the Roman god of Love, called Cupid. Cupid is often printed on the card, who is winged infant without wearing anything, poised to shoot his arrow into a heart. He would shoot an arrow of love into a person's heart to make the person fall in love[2] immedia-tely, maybe with the first person to come along. Sometimes one arrow would go through[3] two hearts, holding them together. So on February 14th not only do we have picture of the Christian St. Valentine but we also have pictures of the non-Christian Cupid, the Roman god of Love.
But it is from the Christians that we get the stories about Valen-tine's Day that most people have come to believe[4]. One story is about a Christian man whose name sounded something like "Valentine." He lived around 250 A.D. At that time the Roman Emperor Claudius refused to allow any Roman soldiers to get married for any reason whatsoever. Christian couples came to Valentine to be married. So Valentine would marry them in a Christian way. He was discovered and put in prison by the Emperor.One tradition says that he wrote notes to his friends by marking on leaves and then throwing them out the window of his prison. And the leaves were shaped like a heart.
二月十四日是一个复杂而又有趣的节日。首先，情人节不是一个休假日。没人放假。在情人节这一天，人们爱谁或想得到谁的爱，就可给那个人寄去充满浪漫情趣的卡片。这种卡片叫"情人卡"。情人卡色彩鲜艳，常装饰有心、花或鸟，里面还印有幽默或感伤性的诗句。这些诗句传递的基本信息总是"做我的情人吧"、"做我甜蜜的心上人吧"、"情人"。 情人卡是不署名的，有时也可签上"猜是谁"。收到卡片的人要猜是谁寄的。这样可产生有趣的推测，这也正是情人卡的一些乐趣。
你可以用一个心脏形状的盒子，里面放上巧克力糖，来传递爱的信息，也可用彩带扎上一束鲜花来传递。不管用什么方式，都是一样的--"你愿做我的情人吗？"
情人节的标志之一是罗马爱神--丘比特。丘比特经常被印在卡片上，他是一个赤身裸体、长有翅膀的婴儿，手里拿着箭，摆出一副要射心的姿势。他把爱之箭射中一个人的心，这个人会很快坠入爱河，可能是和他（她）第一个见到的人。有时候，一只箭会射中两颗心，把它们穿在一起。所以在二月十四日，我们不仅有基督的"圣·瓦伦登"的画像，还有非基督的罗马爱神丘比特的画像。
大多数人相信的情人节的故事来源于基督教。其中有个故事提到，有一个基督徒的名字听起来象"瓦伦登"。他大约生活在公元前250年。那时罗马皇帝克劳迪乌斯禁止罗马士兵以任何借口结婚。信奉基督教的夫妇就去找"瓦伦登"主持结婚。"瓦伦登"以基督教方式为他们秘密举行婚礼后来被罗马皇帝发现送进监狱。传说他在叶子上做标记给他朋友传递信息，然后把叶子扔出监狱的窗外。这些叶子的形状是心形的。

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