1、情人節(jié)的傳統(tǒng)和習(xí)俗(Valentine'sDaytraditionsandcustoms)情人節(jié)的傳統(tǒng)和習(xí)俗(Valentine'sDaytraditionsandcustoms)情人節(jié)的傳統(tǒng)和習(xí)俗(Valentine'sDaytraditionsandcustoms)stvalentine'sdayiscelebratedonfebruary14ofeachyear,thereasonwhyitiscelebratedonthisdayisbecausethiswasthedaythatthepatronsaintofloversstvalentinewass

2、upposedlyexecutedon.onthisdayloversallaroundtheworldmarkthisoccasionasadayforsendingpoems,cards,flowersorcandy,etc.theymightalsobeasocialgatheringorballtomarktheoccasion.manyvalentine'sdaycustomsinvoIvedwaysthatsinglewomencouldlearnwhotheirfuturehusbandswouldbe.englishwomenofthe1700'swroteme

3、n'snamesonscrapsofpaper,rolledeachinalittlepieceofclay,anddroppedthemallintowater.thefirstpaperthatrosetothesurfacesupposedlyhadthenameofawoman'struelove.alsointhe1700's,unmarriedwomenpinnedfivebayleavestotheirpillowsontheeveofvalentine'sday.theypinnedoneleaftothecenterofthepillowand

4、onetoeachcorner.ifthecharmworked,theysawtheirfuturehusbandsintheirdreams.oneoftheoldestcustomswasthepracticeofwritingwomen'snamesonslipsofpaperanddrawingthemfromajar.thewomanwhosenamewasdrawnbyamanbecamehisvalentine,andhepaidspecialattentiontoher.manymengavegiftstotheirvalentines.insomeareas,ayo

5、ungmangavehisvalentineapairofgloves.wealthymengavefancyballstohonortheirvalentines.valentinecardsbecamepopularingreatbritaininthenineteenthcentury.notedartistkategreenawaycreatedcardswhichfeaturedjoyfulchildrenandbeautifulgardens.estherhowlandwasoneofthefirstvalentinecardmanufacturersintheunitedstat

6、es.inspiredbyabritishcard,shebeganproductionin1847.hercardsfeaturedlaceandpaperflowersandleaves.othercardmanufacturersemphasizedcupid,thepudgy,wingedsonofvenus,thegoddessoflove.inromanlore,cupidisknownaseros,heunitedstatesandcanada,childrenexchangevalentineswiththeirfriends.inso

7、meschools,thechildrenholdaclassroompartyandputallthevalentinesintoaboxtheyhavedecorated.attheendoftheday,theteacheroronechilddistributesthecards.manychildrenmaketheirownvalentinesfrompaperdoilies,redpaper,wallpapersamples,andpicturescutfrommagazines.sometimestheybuykitsthatineludeeverythingneededtom

8、akevalentines.manychildrensendtheirlargest,fanciestcardstotheirparentsandteachers.ineurope,peoplecelebratevalentine'sdayinmanyways.britishchildrensingspecialvalentine'sdaysongsandreceivegiftsofcandy,fruit,ormoney.insomeareasofengland,peoplebakevalentinebunswithcarawayseeds,plums,orraisins.peopleinitalyholdavalentine'sdayfeast.valentine'sday曾是英國人喜愛的節(jié)日，隨著新大陸的開發(fā)，英國移民把這一富有浪漫色彩的節(jié)日帶到了北美，逐漸在美國生根開花。年輕人是圣valentine節(jié)當(dāng)之無愧的主角，他們要在這一節(jié)日里鄭重其事地為戀人選擇禮物、贈送鮮花，表達自己的愛慕之情。癡情的姑娘可能會按照古老的傳說，在圣valentine節(jié)前夜把月桂樹葉放在枕頭上，盼望在夢中同自己的心上人相