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Unit1 Passage1 Valentine’s Day probably has its origin in the ancient Roman celebration called Lupercalia(牧神节) . It was celebrated on February 15. In the Roman calendar February was in the spring. The celebration honored the gods Lupercus and Faunus as well as the twin brothers Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of Rome. As part of the ceremony the priests paired up young man and women. The girls names were placed in a box and each boy drew a girl’s name. The couple was paired then until the next Lupercalia.　　 In 260AD the emperor Claudius II, called Claudius the Cruel, decided that yo