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1、情人节的传统和习俗(Valentine'sDaytraditionsandcustoms) StValentine'sDayiscelebratedonFebruary14ofeachyear,thereasonwhyitiscelebratedonthisdayisbecausethiswasthedaythatthePatronSaintofLovers"StValentine"wassupposedlyexecutedon.Onthisdayloversallaroundtheworldmarkthisoccasionasadayforsendingpoems,cards,f
2、lowersorcandy,etc.Theymightalsobeasocialgatheringorballtomarktheoccasion. ManyValentine'sDaycustomsinvolvedwaysthatsinglewomencouldlearnwhotheirfuturehusbandswouldbe.Englishwomenofthe1700'swrotemen'snamesonscrapsofpaper,rolledeachinalittlepieceofclay,anddroppedthemallintowater.Thefirstpaperth
3、atrosetothesurfacesupposedlyhadthenameofawoman'struelove.Alsointhe1700's,unmarriedwomenpinnedfivebayleavestotheirpillowsontheeveofValentine'sDay.Theypinnedoneleaftothecenterofthepillowandonetoeachcorner.Ifthecharmworked,theysawtheirfuturehusbandsintheirdreams.Oneoftheoldestcustomswasthepractic
4、eofwritingwomen'snamesonslipsofpaperanddrawingthemfromajar.Thewomanwhosenamewasdrawnbyamanbecamehisvalentine,andhepaidspecialattentiontoher.Manymengavegiftstotheirvalentines.Insomeareas,ayoungmangavehisvalentineapairofgloves.Wealthymengavefancyballstohonortheirvalentines. Valentinecardsbecame
5、popularinGreatBritaininthenineteenthcentury.NotedartistKateGreenawaycreatedcardswhichfeaturedjoyfulchildrenandbeautifulgardens.EstherHowlandwasoneofthefirstValentinecardmanufacturersintheUnitedStates.InspiredbyaBritishcard,shebeganproductionin1847.Hercardsfeaturedlaceandpaperflowersandleaves.O
6、thercardmanufacturersemphasizedCupid,thepudgy,wingedsonofVenus,thegoddessoflove.InRomanlore,CupidisknownasEros,thesonofAphrodite.IntheUnitedStatesandCanada,childrenexchangevalentineswiththeirfriends.Insomeschools,thechildrenholdaclassroompartyandputallthevalentinesintoaboxtheyhavedecorated.Att
7、heendoftheday,theteacheroronechilddistributesthecards.Manychildrenmaketheirownvalentinesfrompaperdoilies,redpaper,wallpapersamples,andpicturescutfrommagazines.Sometimestheybuykitsthatincludeeverythingneededtomakevalentines.Manychildrens
