在线英语外教一对一培训 http://www.51jzb.net 世界公认庆祝爱情的节日——情人节（圣瓦伦丁节） 情人节 Valentine's Day Valentine's Day, or formally Saint Valentine's Day,is routinely observed on February 14 each year and is worldly recognized as a day of love. At the very beginning, however, Valentine's Day had nothing to do with emotional affection. Instead,it was a liturgical celebration of three different early Christian saints named Valentine or Valentinus, all of whom were martyred. But how does it become associated with romance? The day first became involved with love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer during the High Middle Ages, when the admiration for courtly love flourished.Various legends then came out to provide evidence for the righteousness of this celebration, among which one 在线英语外教一对一培训 http://www.51jzb.net legend is most widely told by people. The legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served Emperor Claudius II of Rome. Claudius believed that single men made better soldiers than those who were married. Therefore he outlawed marriage for young men in order to recruit more competent soldiers for him. Valentine, believing the injustice of the decree, defied the king and secretly performed marriages for young lovers. But unavoidably Valentine's actions were discovered and he was put into prison to wait for his death. According to legend, the first "valentine" greeting was actually sent by Valentine himself. While in prison,he fell in love with his jailor's daughter, who often visited him during his confinement. But death had to tear them apart, therefore before his death, Valentine wrote the girl a farewell letter and sighed "from your Valentine", which is still used today. This festival was originally quite popular in Europe, France and England especially. But now it is celebrated all around the world. Lovers present flowers, chocolate and love card to show their affection towards each other. 情人节。又叫圣瓦伦丁节，是一个世界公认的庆祝爱情的节日，日期则是每年的z月14号。 然而，这个节日一开始同恋爱并没有什么关系，而只是一个为纪念三位同是名为瓦伦丁或者瓦伦提努并已殉教的基督教圣徒而设立的礼拜庆祝日。那么它又是怎么和情事联系起来的呢? 实际上.这一夭最早变为庆祝爱情的日子是在中世纪中期，在以乔史为中心的圈子中流行起来的。那时人们对于宫廷爱情无比向往，因而关于这一节日的传说也就比比皆是.目的就是佐证这一节日的真实性。这其中。有一个故事是最广为流传的。 传说瓦伦丁是罗马帝国克劳迪斯二世统治时的一位牧师。克劳迪斯认为单身男人比已婚男人更适合当兵，因此就宣布婚姻不合法，以此来招募更多的优秀士兵。瓦伦丁认为这一法令不公平，因此背着国王偷偷地为年轻的恋人们举办婚礼。但是事情难免败露，瓦伦丁被捕人狱，等待他的也只有死亡。 在线英语外教一对一培训 http://www.51jzb.net 故事中还讲到，第一张“情人节卡片.实际也是由瓦伦丁本人送出的。他在狱中时，与常来探望他的狱卒的女儿相爱。但生死即将永隔，它只能在临刑前以一封告别信相赠，信上署名:来自你的瓦伦丁(恋人〕，而这一用法也沿用至今。 这一节日过去本来是在欧洲，尤其是英法备受欢迎，如今却传遍了全球。恋人们在这一夭互赠鲜花、巧克力和情人节卡片，以此来表达对对方的爱慕之情。 本文来自金嘴巴英语：http://www.51jzb.net/forum/read-31670-9.html 本文来源：https://www.wddqw.com/doc/933d277231126edb6f1a1070.html