valentine day

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情人节的传统和习俗(Valentine'sDay

traditionsandcustoms)

情人节的传统和习俗(Valentine'sDaytraditionsandcustoms)

情人节的传统和习俗(Valentine'sDaytraditionsandcustoms)st

valentine'sdayiscelebratedonfebruary14ofeachyear,the

reasonwhyitiscelebratedonthisdayisbecauthiswasthe

daythatthepatronsaintofloversstvalentinewassuppodly

dayloversallaroundtheworldmarkthis

occasionasadayforndingpoems,cards,flowersorcandy,

ghtalsobeasocialgatheringorballtomarkthe

occasion.

manyvalentine'sdaycustomsinvolvedwaysthatsingle

womencouldlearnwhotheirfuturehusbandswouldbe.

englishwomenofthe1700'swrotemen'snamesonscrapsof

paper,rolledeachinalittlepieceofclay,anddroppedthemall

stpaperthatrotothesurfacesuppodly

hadthenameofawoman'the1700's,

unmarriedwomenpinnedfivebayleavestotheirpillowson

theeveofvalentine'nnedoneleaftothecenterof

harmworked,they

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heoldest

customswasthepracticeofwritingwomen'snamesonslipsof

anwhoname

wasdrawnbyamanbecamehisvalentine,andhepaidspecial

someareas,ayoungmangavehisvalentineapairofgloves.

wealthymengavefancyballstohonortheirvalentines.

valentinecardsbecamepopularingreatbritaininthe

rtistkategreenawaycreatedcards

howlandwasoneofthefirstvalentinecardmanufacturersin

edbyabritishcard,shebegan

dsfeaturedlaceandpaperflowers

ardmanufacturermphasizedcupid,the

pudgy,wingedsonofvenus,n

lore,cupidisknownaros,nited

statesandcanada,childrenexchangevalentineswiththeir

schools,thechildrenholdaclassroomparty

theendoftheday,theteacheroronechilddistributesthe

ildrenmaketheirownvalentinesfrompaper

doilies,redpaper,wallpapersamples,andpicturescutfrom

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mestheybuykitsthatincludeeverything

ildrenndtheirlargest,

fanciestcardstotheirparentsandteachers.

ineurope,peoplecelebratevalentine'sdayinmanyways.

britishchildrensingspecialvalentine'sdaysongsandreceive

giftsofcandy,fruit,areasofengland,

peoplebakevalentinebunswithcarawayeds,plums,or

initalyholdavalentine'sdayfeast.

valentine'sday曾是英国人喜爱的节日，随着新大陆的开发，

英国移民把这一富有浪漫色彩的节日带到了北美，逐渐在美国生根开

花。

年轻人是圣valentine节当之无愧的主角，他们要在这一节日

里郑重其事地为恋人选择礼物、赠送鲜花，表达自己的爱慕之情。痴

情的姑娘可能会按照古老的传说，在圣valentine节前夜把月桂树叶

放在枕头上，盼望在梦中同自己的心上人相会。

现在情人节已经不单是情人们的节日，也是各种朋友之间交换

感谢的一个日子，是一个大众化的节日。情人节这一天，不仅仅情侣

们互赠卡片和礼物，人们也给自己的父母、老以及其他受自己尊敬和

爱戴的人赠礼物和卡片。valentine'sday就是这样一个充满爱情和

友谊的欢乐节日。

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