情人节来历

元宵也是中国的情人节？有什么来历？

问题补充：不是农历的7月7是中国的情人节的吗？

元宵节是中国自己的第一个“情人节”现在一般人都把农历七月初七作为中国的情人节，但事实上，农历正月十五元宵节，人们观灯、猜谜、吃元宵，这天也是中国的“情人节”。有专家指出，元宵节作为中国的“情人节”，有内涵、有传统，韵味十足。 天津市社科院舆情研究所首席专家王来华昨天接受新华社记者采访时说，古代的未婚少女平时足不出户，只有元宵节这天才被破例允许结伴出门看灯赏玩，不少男女借机物色心上人，擦出爱的火花，因此，元宵节也造就无数良缘美眷。 从中国历代诗词歌赋中也不难看出元宵节的浪漫温馨。如欧阳修的《生查子·元夕》:“去年元夜时，花市灯如昼。月上柳梢头，人约黄昏后。”辛弃疾所写的“众里寻它千百度，蓦然回首，那人却在灯火阑珊处。”都是描述元宵节情人相会的情境。 王来华表示，元宵夜，为有情人提供了一个传情达意的渠道，情侣们或密笺赴约，或互赠诗帕，体现的是一种纯洁的男女之情，这种感情含蓄内敛，韵味十足。 元宵节又称“灯节”，观灯、赏灯是必不可少的节日内容。专家说，燃灯之俗始于汉代。天津市社会科学院历史所罗澍伟研究员介绍，东汉明帝时，佛教传入中国，朝廷号召百姓于上元夜放灯，以示对佛的尊重。这一习俗历代相沿。七夕是第二个也是现在大多数中国青年人在过的中国情人节 在我国，农历七月初七的夜晚，天气温暖，草木飘香，这就是人们俗称的七夕节，也有人称之为“乞巧节”或“女儿节”，因是牛郎织女一年一度相会的日子，又称为中国情人节。这是中国传统节日中最具浪漫色彩的一个节日，也是过去姑娘们最为重视的日子。　　在晴朗的夏秋之夜，天上繁星闪耀，一道白茫茫的银河横贯南北，争河的东西两岸，各有一颗闪亮的星星，隔河相望，遥遥相对，那就是牵牛星和织女星。　　七夕坐看牵牛织女星，是民间的习俗，相传，在每年的这个夜晚，是天上织女与牛郎在鹊桥相会之时。织女是一个美丽聪明、心灵手巧的仙女，凡间的妇女便在这一天晚上向她乞求智慧和巧艺，也少不了向她求赐美满姻缘，所以七月初七也被称为乞巧节。　　人们传说在七夕的夜晚，抬头可以看到牛郎织女的银河相会，或在瓜果架下可偷听到两人在天上相会时的脉脉情话。　　女孩们在这个充满浪漫气息的晚上，对着天空的朗朗明月，摆上时令瓜果，朝天祭拜，乞求天上的女神能赋予她们聪慧的心灵和灵巧的双手，让自己的针织女红技法娴熟，更乞求爱情婚姻的姻缘巧配。过去婚姻对于女性来说是决定一生幸福与否的终身大事，所以，世间无数的有情男女都会在这个晚上，夜静人深时刻，对着星空祈祷自己的姻缘美满。　　七夕节的由来及传说故事　　七夕乞巧，这个节日起源于汉代，东晋葛洪的《西京杂记》有“汉彩女常以七月七日穿七孔针于开襟楼，人俱习之”的记载，这便是我们于古代文献中所见到的最早的关于乞巧的记载。后来的唐宋诗词中，妇女乞巧也被屡屡提及，唐朝王建有诗说“阑珊星斗缀珠光，七夕宫娥乞巧忙”。据《开元天宝遗事》载：唐太宗与妃子每逢七夕在清宫夜宴，宫女们各自乞巧，这一习俗在民间也经久不衰，代代延续。　　宋元之际，七夕乞巧相当隆重，京城中还设有专卖乞巧物品的市场，世人称为乞巧市。宋罗烨、金盈之辑《醉翁谈录》说：“七夕，潘楼前买卖乞巧物。自七月一日，车马嗔咽，至七夕前三日，车马不通行，相次壅遏，不复得出，至夜方散。”在这里，从乞巧市购买乞巧物的盛况，就可以推知当时七夕乞巧节的热闹景象。人们从七月初一就开始办置乞巧物品，乞巧市上车水马龙、人流如潮，到了临近七夕的时日、乞巧市上简直成了人的海洋，车马难行，观其风情，似乎不亚于最盛大的节日–春节，说明乞巧节是古人最为喜欢的节日之一。

捷克五一情人节的来历、习俗、活动？

问题补充：

捷克五一节也是情人节 本报驻布拉格记者任鹏 　发布时间： 2007-05-02 10:42　来源：光明日报 图为一对恋人在贝特林公园的花树下。本报记者任鹏摄 　 五月在捷克语里是“花月”的意思,是一个鲜花遍地春意盎然的月份。五月一日在捷克有双重意义,不同领域的捷 克人会同时庆祝属于自己的节日。 　　庆祝“五一国际劳动节”在捷克历史悠久。早在1890年,当时的社会民主党就号召、组织了第一次庆祝活动。1918年“捷克斯洛伐克第一共和国”建立后,“五一”正式被列为国家公众节日。二战结束后捷克共产党执政,更加重视这个节日的民众意义。每年的这一天,国家都会在各大城市举行群众游行集会活动,隆重庆祝这个工人阶级自己的节日。在布拉格中心城区的莱特纳广场绿地,游行队伍最终聚集于此形成最大规模的庆祝人群。 　　“东欧剧变”后虽然政权更替,但“五一劳动节”仍是国家法定假日,仍是人们积极从事各种活动的日子。捷克共产党前副主席瓦茨拉夫对记者说,虽然现在政治形势有了变化,但共产党至今仍坚持“五一”这一天在全国各地举办集会活动,群众的参与热情高涨。今年集会的主题是反对美国在捷克部署反导雷达系统。在捷克政坛,共产党反对美国搞单边主义最为坚决,并得到了相当多民众的支持。截至记者发稿时,在布拉格展览馆举行的“五一”集会活动已经吸引了5000多人参加。 　　“五一”对于捷克人的另外一层含义更显浪漫,那便是“情人节”。西方宗教色彩浓厚的“2月14日情人节”其实在捷克只有十几年历史,而捷克“五一情人节”的历史却已经延续了几个世纪。根据捷克传统,姑娘们要在开满鲜花的樱桃树下被爱人亲吻,这样能保证在这一年里更加美丽、健康,并被花神祝福爱情长久。 　　“五月一日黄昏,沉浸在柔和微光中的五月——这是恋爱的时刻,在散发芳香的松树林里,爱情鸟的歌声在回响……”这是捷克著名诗人马哈在《五月》中的诗句,这支浪漫的爱情诗歌在捷克家喻户晓,几乎所有人都能吟上两句,堪称捷克最著名的诗篇,也为“五一情人节”作了最美丽的注脚。诗人马哈生活在19世纪初的捷克,26岁便英年早逝。那时捷克的民族文化受到奥匈帝国的压制,他的诗集只是在他生命的最后一年才艰难面世,却在后世成为不朽的名篇。 　　为了纪念他,恋爱中的人们在“五一”这天都愿意到布拉格贝特林公园马哈的塑像前献花,拥吻,希望自己的爱情能被诗人见证,像他的诗一样不朽。 　　尽管在当今的捷克,“五一劳动节”已不再有当初的激情,但它仍是捷克人一年中重要的日子,给人们的生活增添了缤纷的色彩。(

情人节资料，中英对照，不要“起源由来来历”之类，直接复制，谢谢各位！！！！

问题补充：如题

■西方情人节的习俗■　　　　法国巴黎：法国巴黎原本就号称“浪漫情人节一女子在品尝糖果之都”，情人节这天，无论是埃菲尔铁塔下的广场还是在圣心大教堂附近，到处都是情侣们相互依偎的身影，他们旁若无人地拥抱接吻，尽情享受着情人节的快乐。　　意大利罗马：罗马近年来开始流行一种特别的情人节仪式，即在情人节这天，情侣们要到罗马著名的米尔维奥桥上，将一把象征着心心相印的锁挂在桥上的路灯柱上。之后，情侣们把钥匙丢到桥下的河里，以示二人一生永不分离。 　　美国纽约：很多情侣选择在情人节这天远离尘世的喧嚣，到纽约著名的中央公园，乘着马车，怡然自得地观光游览。 　　巴西里约热内卢：情侣们在情人节会前往著名的科帕卡巴纳海滩。据当地人介绍，这几年前来科帕卡巴纳海滩欢度情人节的情侣们很多都是从国外慕名而来的。　　新加坡：把情人节当作推动年轻人约会、结婚的好机会，自2002年起每年2月举办“浪漫新加坡”活动。今年内容包括电影马拉松、通宵购物、寻宝以及在高165米的摩天观景轮上约会等等。 　　印度：情侣们会在情人节这天前往位于北部城市阿格拉附近著名的泰姬陵拜谒，因为在当地人看来，泰姬陵就是对爱情忠贞不渝的最好见证。

情人节的来历(要中英文结合的)

问题补充：老师要编对话,哥哥姐姐帮帮忙啦~!

情人节，又叫圣瓦伦丁节或圣华伦泰节（St. Valentine's Day），即每年的2月14日，是西方的传统节日之一。男女在这一天互送巧克力、贺卡和花，用以表达爱意或友好。关于情人节的起源，大致有2种不同说法：说法一：公元3世纪，罗马帝国皇帝克劳迪乌斯二世在首都罗马宣布废弃所有的婚姻承诺，当时是出于战争的考虑，使更多无所牵挂的男人可以走上争战的疆场。一名叫瓦仑廷（Sanctus Valentinus）的神父没有遵照这个旨意而继续为相爱的年轻人举行教堂婚礼。事情被告发后，瓦仑廷神父先是被鞭打，然后被石头掷打，最后在公元270年2月14日这天被送上了绞架被绞死。14世纪以后，人们就开始纪念这个日子。现在，中文译为“情人节”的这个日子，在西方国家里就被称为Valentine's Day，用以纪念那位为情人做主而牺牲的神父。与此相关的其他传说，包括这位神父帮助天主教徒从罗马监狱里逃脱而被处死。在这个神父在监狱里时，据说他送出了第一个“情人节”祝福。据说他爱上了曾来监狱看望他，狱长失明的女儿亚斯得莉斯，并奇迹地治好了她的眼睛，使之重见光明。在他临刑前，给女孩一封信，署名“from your Valentine”（这个表达现在还在使用）。尽管这些传说不真切，但是却表达了他的富有同情心、英雄气概、以及最重要的浪漫主义的人格。说法二：来源于古罗马的牧神节（Lupercalia Festival）这个说法是基督教会庆祝这一天是为了把古罗马的牧神节（每年的2月15日庆祝，为了保佑人、田、牲畜的生产力）基督教化。在古罗马，2月春天的开始，被认为是纯洁的。按照一定的仪式打扫房屋，然后把盐水和一种小麦洒遍房间。牧神节，是为了庆祝罗马的农神Faunus 和罗马的奠基人Romulus和Remus。这个节日开始时，Luperci的成员（也就是罗马祭司的一种）会聚集在一个神圣的山洞里。这个山洞被认为是还是婴儿的Romulus和Remus待过的地方。在这个洞里，他们由一头母狼，lupa，照料。祭司们会牺牲一头羊，为了生殖；一只狗，为了纯洁。然后男孩子会把羊的皮撕成小条，蘸上神圣的血后，跑到街上用它轻轻的抽打女人和田里的庄稼。罗马的女人不仅不会害怕，反而会乐意被羊皮条接触，因为据说这样她们在这一年里就会生殖力旺盛。后来，根据传说，这个城市所有的女人会把自己的名字放到一个花瓶里。单身汉们会从里面选一个。这样这一年里，他们就是一对。通常他们会结婚。教皇在大约公元498年宣布2月14日是情人节。罗马人的这种婚配方式被基督教徒认为是不合法的。中世纪时，在英国和法国，通常认为2月14日是鸟交配的季节。因此就把此日增加了一个内容，那就是它应该是一个浪漫的日子。最早的情人节礼物是奥尔良的公爵，查理斯在伦敦塔狱中写给他妻子的诗。因为他在Agincourt战役中被俘虏了。现在这个写于1415年的祝福被收藏在伦敦的大英博物馆。几年以后，英皇亨利五世雇John Lydgate写了一首曲子给Catherine of Valois作为情人节礼物。Saint Valentine's Day or Valentine's Day is on February 14. It is the traditional day on which lovers express their love for each other; sending Valentine's cards or candy. It is very common to present flowers on Valentine's Day. The holiday is named after two men, both Christian martyrs named Valentine. The day became associated with romantic love in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished.The day is most closely associated with the mutual exchange of love notes in the form of "valentines." Modern Valentine symbols include the heart-shaped outline and the figure of the winged Cupid. Since the 19th century, handwritten notes have largely given way to mass-produced greeting cards. The U.S. Greeting Card Association estimates that approximately one billion valentines are sent each year worldwide, making the day the second largest card-sending holiday of the year behind Christmas. The association estimates that women purchase approximately 85 percent of all valentines.[1]In the United States, the marketing of Valentine's Day has tagged it as a "Hallmark holiday." A recent trend has been to refer to February 14 as Singles Awareness Day.At least three early Christian Roman martyrs named Valentinus are known (see Saint Valentine for more details). In the two most prominent Valentinus traditions, represented by late fictionalized acta that were both included in Bede, the martyrs were venerated on the same day, February 14, though the years, as they represent two traditions, varied according to the source.[2] An overview of attested traditions relevant to the holiday is presented below, with the legends about Valentine himself discussed in the end.[edit] February fertility festivalsIt has been hypothesised [specify][citation needed] that Graeco-Roman holidays devoted to fertility and love might be related to St Valentine's Day, since there is some correspondence between the time when they were celebrated.On the ancient Athenian calendar, the period between mid-January and mid-February was the month of Gamelion, dedicated to the sacred marriage of Zeus and Hera.In Ancient Rome, February 15 was Lupercalia. Plutarch wrote:Lupercalia, of which many write that it was anciently celebrated by shepherds, and has also some connection with the Arcadian Lycaea. At this time many of the noble youths and of the magistrates run up and down through the city naked, for sport and laughter striking those they meet with shaggy thongs. And many women of rank also purposely get in their way, and like children at school present their hands to be struck, believing that the pregnant will thus be helped in delivery, and the barren to pregnancy.[5]The word Lupercalia comes from lupus, or wolf, so the holiday may be connected with the legendary wolf that suckled Romulus and Remus. Priests of this cult, luperci would travel to the lupercal, the cave where the she-wolf who reared Romulus and Remus allegedly lived, and sacrifice animals (two goats and a dog). The blood would then be scattered in the streets, to bring fertility and keep the wolves away from the fields. [6] Lupercalia was a festival local to the city of Rome. The more general Festival of Juno Februa, meaning "Juno the purifier "or "the chaste Juno," was celebrated on February 13-14. Pope Gelasius I (492-496) abolished Lupercalia. Some historians [specify][citation needed] argue that Candlemas (then held on February 14, later moved to February 2) was promoted as its replacement, but this feast was already being celebrated in Jerusalem by AD 381. The pope also declared in 496 that the feast of St. Valentine would be on February 14.[edit] Chaucer's love birds A portrait of English poet Geoffrey Chaucer by Thomas Hoccleve (1412). The earliest known link between Valentine's Day and romance is found in Chaucer's poetry.The first recorded association of Valentine's Day with romantic love is in Parlement of Foules (1382) by Geoffrey Chaucer:[3]For this was on seynt Volantynys day Whan euery bryd comyth there to chese [choose] his make [mate]. This poem was written to honor the first anniversary of the engagement of King Richard II of England to Anne of Bohemia[7]. A treaty providing for a marriage was signed on May 2, 1381.[8] (When they were married eight months later, he was 13 or 14. She was 14.)On the liturgical calendar, May 2 is the saints' day for Valentine of Genoa. This St. Valentine was an early bishop of Genoa who died around AD 307.[9][10] Readers incorrectly assumed that Chaucer was referring to February 14 as Valentine's Day. However, mid-February is an unlikely time for birds to be mating in England.[4]Chaucer's Parliament of Foules is generally set in a supposed context of an old tradition, but in fact there was no such tradition before Chaucer. The speculative explanation of sentimental customs, posing as historical fact, had their origins among eighteenth-century antiquaries, notably Alban Butler, the author of Butler's Lives of Saints, and have been perpetuated even by respectable modern scholars. Most notably, "the idea that Valentin'e Day customed perpetuated those of the Roman Lupercalia has been accepted uncritically and repeated, in various forms, up to the present"[5][edit] Medieval and modern times Swedish calendar showing St Valentine's Day, February 14, 1712Using the language of the law courts for the rituals of courtly love, a "High Court of Love" was established in Paris on Valentine's Day in 1400. The court dealt with love contracts, betrayals, and violence against women. Judges were selected by women on the basis of a poetry reading.[11][12]The earliest surviving valentine is a fifteenth-century rondeau written by Charles, Duke of Orleans to his "valentined" wife, which commences.Je suis desja d'amour tannéMa tres doulce Valentinée… (Charles d'Orléans, Rondeau VI, lines 1–2)At the time, the duke was being held in the Tower of London following his capture at the Battle of Agincourt, 1415.[6]Valentine's Day is mentioned ruefully by Ophelia in Hamlet (1600-01): "Tomorrow is Saint Valentine's Day."In 1836, relics of St. Valentine of Rome were donated by Pope Gregory XVI to the Whitefriar Street Carmelite Church in Dublin, Ireland. In the 1960s, the church was renovated and relics restored to prominence.[13]In the 1969 revision of the Roman Catholic Calendar of Saints, the feastday of Saint Valentine on 14 February was removed from the General Roman Calendar and relegated to particular (local or even national) calendars for the following reason: "Though the memorial of Saint Valentine is ancient, it is left to particular calendars, since, apart from his name, nothing is known of Saint Valentine except that he was buried on the Via Flaminia on 14 February."[7] The feast day is still celebrated in Balzan and in Malta where relics of the saint are claimed to be found, and also throughout the world by Traditionalist Catholics who follow the older, pre-Vatican II calendar. Valentine's Day postcard, circa 1910 Tree decorated for Valentine's DayValentine's Day was probably imported into North America in the 19th century by British settlers. In the United States, the first mass-produced valentines of embossed paper lace were produced and sold shortly after 1847 by Esther Howland (1828-1904) of Worcester, Massachusetts. Her father operated a large book and stationery store, and she took her inspiration from an English valentine she had received. Since 2001, the Greeting Card Association has been giving an annual "Esther Howland Award for a Greeting Card Visionary."In the second half of the twentieth century, the practice of exchanging cards was extended to all manner of gifts in the United States, usually from a man to a woman. Such gifts typically include roses and chocolates. In the 1980s, the diamond industry began to promote Valentine's Day as an occasion for giving jewelry.The day has come to be associated with a generic platonic greeting of "Happy Valentine's Day."In some North American elementary schools, students are asked to give a Valentine card or small gift to everyone in the class. The greeting cards of these students often mention what they appreciate about each other.[edit] The evolving legendThe Early Medieval acta of either Saint Valentine were excerpted by Bede and briefly expounded in Legenda Aurea,[8] According to that version, St Valentine was persecuted as a Christian and interrogated by Roman Emperor Claudius II in person. Claudius was impressed by Valentine and had a discussion with him, attempting to get him to convert to Roman paganism in order to save his life. Valentine refused and tried to convert Claudius to Christianity instead. Because of this, he was executed. Before his execution, he is reported to have performed a miracle by healing the blind daughter of his jailer.Legenda Aurea still providing no connections whatsoever with sentimental love, appropriate lore has been embroidered in modern times to portray Valentine as a priest who refused an unattested law attributed to Roman Emperor Claudius II, allegedly ordering that young men remain single. The Emperor supposedly did this to grow his army, believing that married men did not make for good soldiers. The priest Valentine, however, secretly performed marriage ceremonies for young men. When Claudius found out about this, he had Valentine arrested and thrown in jail. On the evening before Valentine was to be executed, he wrote the first "valentine" himself, addressed to a young girl variously identified as his beloved,[9] as the jailer's daughter whom he had befriended and healed,[10] or both.[11] It was a note that read "From your Valentine."[9]In another apparently modern embellishment[citation needed], while Valentine was imprisoned, people would leave him little notes, folded up and hidden in cracks in the rocks around his cell. He would find them and offer prayers for them.

情人节的来历以及起源于哪个国家

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情人节，最初起源于古代罗马，于每年2月14日举行，现已成为欧美各国青年人喜爱的节日。情人节在英语里的叫法是St.Valentine's Day（原意为：“圣瓦伦丁节”）。　　来历是说法：　　说法一：公元3世纪，罗马帝国皇帝克劳迪乌斯二世在首都罗马宣布废弃所有的婚姻承诺，当时是出于战争的考虑，使更多无所牵挂的男人可以走上争战的疆场。一名叫瓦伦丁(Sanctus Valentinus)的神父没有遵照这个旨意而继续为相爱的年轻人举行教堂婚礼。事情被告发后，瓦伦丁神父先是被鞭打，然后被石头掷打，最后在公元270年2月14日这天被送上了绞架被绞死。14世纪以后，人们就开始纪念这个日子。现在，中文译为“情人节”的这个日子，在西方国家里就被称为 Valentine's Day ，用以纪念那位为情人做主而牺牲的神父。　　说法二：据说瓦伦丁是最早的基督徒之一，那个时代做一名基督徒意味着危险和死亡。为掩护其他殉教者，瓦伦丁被抓住，投入了监牢。在那里他治愈了典狱长女儿失明的双眼。当暴君听到着一奇迹时，他感到非常害怕，于是将瓦伦丁斩首示众。据传说，在行刑的那一天早晨，瓦伦丁给典狱长的女儿写了一封情意绵绵的告别信，落款是：From your Valentine (寄自你的瓦伦丁)。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。自此以后，基督教便把2月14日定为情人节。　　说法三：在古罗马时期，2月14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2月15日则被称为“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2月14日定为情人节。　　说法四：来源于古罗马的牧神节(Lupercalia Festival)　　这个说法是基督教会庆祝这一天是为了把古罗马的牧神节(每年的2月15日庆祝，为了保佑人、田、牲畜的生产力)基督教化。在罗马人崇拜的众神中，畜牧神卢波库斯(Lupercus)掌管着对牧羊人和羊群的保护。每年二月中，罗马人会举行盛大的典礼来庆祝牧神节。那时的日历与现在相比，要稍微晚一些，所以牧神节实际上是对即将来临的春天的庆祝。也有人说这个节日是庆祝法乌努斯神(Faunus)，它类似于古希腊人身羊足，头上有角的潘神( Pan )，主管畜牧和农业。随着罗马势力在欧洲的扩张，牧神节的习俗被带到了现在的法国和英国等地。人们最乐此不疲的一项节日活动类似于摸彩。年轻女子们的名字被放置于盒子内，然后年轻男子上前抽取。抽中的一对男女成为情人，时间是一年或更长。　　基督教的兴起使人们纪念众神的习俗逐渐淡漠。教士们不希望人们放弃节日的欢乐，于是将牧神节(Lupercalia)改成瓦伦丁节( Valentine's Day)，并移至二月十四日。这样，关于瓦伦丁修士的传说和古老的节日就被自然地结合在一起。这一节日在中世纪的英国最为流行。未婚男女的名字被抽出后，他们会互相交换礼物，女子在这一年内成为男子的Valentine。 在男子的衣袖上会绣上女子的名字，照顾和保护该女子于是成为该男子的神圣职责。

英文的文章，是关于情人节的来历的，尽快哦，还要有中文翻译

问题补充：英文的文章，是关于情人节的来历的，尽快哦，还要有中文翻译

There are varying opinions as to the origin of Valentine’s Day. Some experts 　　state that it originated from St. Valentine, a Roman who was martyred for 　　refusing to give up Christianity. He died on February 14, 269 A.D., the same day 　　that had been devoted to love lotteries. 　　关于情人节的起源有许多种说法。有关人士认为情人节是一个名叫桑特-瓦伦丁的人士发起的。他是罗马人，因为拒绝放弃基督教而于公元前269年2月14日惨遭杀害，这一天也正好是全城盛行彩票抽奖的日子。 　　Legend also says that St. Valentine left a farewell note for the jailer’s 　　daughter, who had become his friend, and signed it “From Your Valentine”. 　　而另外一种说法更具有传奇色彩，相传桑特-瓦伦丁曾留下一本日记给了狱卒的女儿，署名为“你的情人”，据说这名狱卒的女儿就是桑特-瓦伦丁的情人。 　　Other aspects of the story say that Saint Valentine served as a priest at the 　　temple during the reign of Emperor Claudius. Claudius then had Valentine jailed 　　for defying him. In 496 A.D. Pope Gelasius set aside February 14 to honour St. 　　Valentine. 　　还有其它的说法也颇为有趣。比如说有人认为在克劳迪亚斯君王统治时期，桑特-瓦仑丁曾经是一名神父，因为公然挑战克劳迪亚斯君王的权威身陷囹圄。所以公元前496年罗马教皇格莱西亚斯特意将2月14日作为一个特别的日子以纪念桑特-瓦伦丁。 　　Gradually, February 14 became the date for exchanging love messages and St. 　　Valentine became the patron saint of lovers. The date was marked by sending 　　poems and simple gifts such as flowers. There was often a social gathering or a 　　ball. 　　此后2月14日就成为了一个具有特殊意义的日子。在这天人们向自己心仪的人传递信息以示爱意。而理所当然的桑特 瓦仑丁也就成为了为恋爱中的男女们牵线搭桥的人。在2月14日这天人们会特意做诗或者用一些小礼物送给自己心爱的人。而且人们还会组织各种各样的聚会来庆祝这个特殊的节日。

美国情人节的来历

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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。