情人节简介.doc

情人节简介 洛基提醒：英语学习已经进入互联网时代 情人节,又叫圣瓦伦丁节或圣华伦泰节(St. Valentines 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,现已成为欧美各国青年人喜爱的节日.大概这世上有多少情人就有多少关于情人节来历的诠释吧.和中国人现在用近乎狂热的热情过起了圣诞节一样,情人节也已经悄悄渗透到了无数年轻人的心目当中,成为中国传统节日之外的又一个重要节日. 情人节英文简介： St. Valentines 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 jailers daughter of her blindness. The night before he was executed, he wrote the jailers 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 sweet