A:hello,Tom,What are you doing recently? B:my girlfriend and i are busy with planning how to celebrate the valentine’ day. A:oh,that’s sounds romantic. You are American, it seems that you know a lot about valentine's day. B:Of course.Valentine’s Day is on February 14th and it is a traditional festival in west. A:i know that too.On that day we send roses or chocolates to the one we love Maybe there will also be a date and a big meal. B:yes,but,do you know the origin of valentine's day? A:No,can you tell me? B: In Britain, birds tend to show their love to their lovers on 14th in February. As the result, people consider the day as the young life’s beginning and the day about love. Therefore, people try to imitate the behavior of the birds. That is the reason why the day is called Valentine’s Day. A:that’s amazing!by the way,Do you know the qixi festival in China? B:Sorry.I don't know for sure.can you tell me about it? A:The qixi festival is on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month. It is a traditional festival full of romance. there is a beautiful love story passed down from generation to generation. Long, long ago, there was an honest and kind-hearted fellow named Niu Lang .One day, a fairy from heaven Zhi Nu fell in love with him and came down secretly to earth and married him. Unfortunately, the God of Heaven soon found out the fact and ordered the Queen Mother of the Western Heavens to bring the zhinv back. The niulang and zhinv were separated on the two banks forever and could only meet each year on the 7th of the 7th lunar month. Hence their meeting date has been called "Qi Xi" B:Chinese culture is so profound!What is the activities of the people on that day? A:It include Prayer, worship the vega, eat proper fruit, dye nails and go on. B:that’s sounds interesting.next time,susan an i can enjoy this chinese valentine’s day.haha A:good idea.may you and susan have a goodtime that day. B:ｔｈａｎｋ ｙｏｕ 本文来源：https://www.wddqw.com/doc/c46811c47e192279168884868762caaedd33bac0.html