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中西方节日(英文)

WesternFestivals新年NewYear’sDay1月1日 情人节 Valentine’sDay 2月14日复活节 Easter3月21日或此日后月圆的第一个星期日愚人节 AllFool’sDay 4月1日 母亲节 Mother’sDay 5月的第二个星期日 父亲节 Father’sDay 6月的第三个星期日 劳动节 LaborDay 9月的第一个星期一 万圣节前夕 Halloween 10月31日 感恩节 ThanksgivingDay 11月的第四个星期四 圣诞节 ChristmasDay 12月25日

情人节（Valentine’sDay）

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Itisaholidayforthelovers.Whenonthe14thofFebruaryWhattodoLoversgivethecandy,theflowersorothergiftstoeachother,…Valentine’sDay情人节

BackgroundDuringthethirdcentury,ValentineservedinRome.KingClaudiusIIoutlawedmarriageforyoungmen.Valentine,realizingtheunfairnessoftherule,disobeyedandcontinuedtoperformmarriagesinsecret.werediscovered,beputtodeathonFebruary14thA.D.270.FromA.D.496on,February14thwasestablishedasadaytohonorValentine.

BR_ValentineTraditionsValentineTraditions

BR_ValentineTraditions_picture1IntheMiddleAges,youngmenandwomendrewnamesfromabowltoseewhotheirvalentineswouldbe.Theywouldwearthesenamesontheirsleevesforoneweek.“Wearyourheartonyoursleeve”nowmeansthatitiseasyforotherpeopletoknowhowyouarefeeling.Youshowyouremotionsopenlyandyoudon’ttrytohideyourfeelings.

BR_ValentineTraditions_picture2Ifyoucutanappleinhalfandcounthowmanyseedsareinside,youwillalsoknowhowmanychildrenyouwillhave.InWales,woodenlovespoonswerecarvedandgivenasgiftsonFebruary14th.Hearts,keysandkeyholeswerefavoritedecorationsonthespoons.Thedecorationmeant“Youunlockmyheart!”

愚人节（AprilFoolsDay）

AprilFool’sDay愚人节Itisadaytoplayjokesonothers.Whenonthe1stofAprilWhattodoplayjokesonothers,…