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情人节来源(英汉双语) 情人节来源(英汉双语) Every February, across the country, candy, flowers, and giftsare exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St.Valentine. 每年二月，全国上下，相爱的人们都以圣瓦伦丁的名义，彼此交换糖果、鲜花和礼物。 But who is this mysterious saint and why do we celebrate thisholiday? The history of Valentinersquo;s Day一and its patron saint一isshrouded in mystery. 但是这个神秘的圣徒是谁呢?为什么我们要庆祝这个节日?情人节的历史以本文由论文联盟http://wWw.LWlm.cOm收集整理及这个圣徒都笼罩在神秘之中。 But we do know that February has long been a month of romance. 这并不妨碍我们知道:二月，很久以来就是一个浪漫的月份。 St. Valentinersquo;s Day, as we know it today, contains vestiges of both Christian and ancient Romantradition. 我们今天知道，圣瓦伦丁节包含了基督教和古罗马的传统的双重遗迹。 So, who was Saint Valentine and how did he become associated with this ancient rite? 那么，圣瓦伦丁是谁以及他又是如何与这个古老的仪式联系上的呢? Today, the Catholic Church recognizes at least three different saints named Valentine or Valentinus,all of whom were m rtyred. 今天，天主教廷认为至少有三个叫做瓦伦丁或者瓦伦丁诺斯的圣徒为教义献身了。 While some believe that Valentinersquo;s Day is celebrated in the middle of February to commemoratethe anniversary of Valentinersquo;s death or burial一which probably occurred around 270 A.D一othersclaim that the Christian church may have decided to celebrate Valentine’s feast day in the middle ofFebruary in an effort to “christianize” celebrations of the pagan Lupercalia festival. 然而，一些人相信二月中旬庆祝圣瓦伦丁节的活动是为了纪念圣瓦伦丁的死亡或者人葬这件事情大约发生在公元270年;也有的人声称基督教会决定在二月中旬庆祝圣瓦伦丁节，目的也许是为了把异教徒罗马人的牧神节给基督教化。 In ancient Rome, February was the official beginning of spring and was considered a time forpurification. Houses were ritually cleansed by sweeping them out and then sprinkling salt and atype of wheat called spelt throughout thEir interiors. Lupercalia, which began at the ides ofFebruary, February 15, was a fertility festival dedicated to Faunus, the Roman god of agriculture,as well as to the Roman founders Romulus and Remus. 在古罗马，二月是官方规定的春季的开始，是被当做是洁身赎罪的时节。各家各户都遵照仪式把屋舍打扫干净，再在里面遍洒盐和斯佩耳特小麦。在二月的第十五天开始的古罗马牧神节是一个为了纪念罗马农业之神福纳斯的生产、繁殖的节日，同时也是为了纪念罗马的建立者罗穆卢斯和瑞摩斯。