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1、PART1SaintValentine’sDayChineseValentine‘sDayPART2WhiteDayPART3CulturalDifferencesPART4PART1SaintValentine’sDay★TheHistoryofValentine’sDay★ThecustomsofValentine’sDay★WaysofcelebratingValentine’sDayTheHistoryofValentine’sDaySomeexpertsstatethatitoriginatedfromSaintValenti
2、ne,aRomanwhowasmartyredforrefusingtogiveupChristianity.HediedonFebruary14,269A.D.,thesamedaythathadbeendevotedtolovelotteries.1.TheHistoryofValentine’sDay2.OtheraspectsofthestorysaythatSaintValentineservedasapriestatthetempleduringthereignofEmperorClaudius.Claudiusthenha
3、dValentinejailedfordefyinghim.3.SomebelieveValentinewasapriestinthirdcenturyRome.Whentheemperordecidedthatsinglemenmadebettersoldiersthanthosewithwives,hebannedmarriage.ButValentinecontinuedtoperformmarriageceremoniesforyoungloversinsecret.Hisactionswerediscovered,theemp
4、erorputhimtodeath.ValentinediedforwhathebelievedinandsowasmadeaSaint,aswellasbecomingoneofhistory'smostromanticfigures.Valentine'sDaycustomsIntheMiddleAges,youngmenandwomendrewnamesfromabowltoseewhotheirvalentineswouldbe.Theywearthesenamesontheirsleevesforoneweek.Toweart
5、heirheartontheirsleevenowmeansthatitiseasyforotherpeopletoknowhowtheyarefeeling.SomepeopleusedtobelievethatifawomansawarobinflyingoverheadonValentine'sDay,itmeantshewouldmarryasailor.Ifshesawasparrow,shewouldmarryapoormanandbeveryhappy.Ifshesawagoldfinch,shewouldmarryami
6、llionaire.Englishwomenofthe1700'swrotemen'snamesonscrapsofpaper,rolledeachinalittlepieceofclay,anddroppedthemintowater.Thefirstpaperthatrosetothesurfacesupposedlyhadthenameofawoman'struelove.Valentine'sDaycustomsAlsointhe1700's,unmarriedwomenpinnedfivebayleavestotheirpil
7、lowsontheeveofValentine'sDay.Theypinnedoneleaftothecenterofthepillowandonetoeachcorner.Ifthecharmworked,theysawtheirfuturehusbandsintheirdreams.Valentine'sDaycustomsWaysofCelebratingItIntheEnglish-speakingcountries,itiscustomaryforaboytotakehisgirlfriendouttodinner,andex
8、presstheirloveforeachotherbysendingvalentinecards,flowers,candy,chocolate,jewelry,orperfume.IntheUnited
