挪威人情人节的风俗英语版

A. 英文 西方传统节日

西方传统节日简介

Easter（复活节）

Easter is a time of springtime festivals. In Christian countries Easter is celebrated as the religious holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the son of God. But the celebrations of Easter have many customs and legends that are pagan in origin and have nothing to do with Christianity.

Traditions associated with the festival survive in the Easter rabbit, a symbol of fertility, and in colored Easter eggs, originally painted with bright colors to represent the sunlight of spring, and used in Easter-egg rolling contests or given as gifts.
复活节是春季的节日。在信基督教的国家里，复活节是为纪念基督耶稣的复活而举行的宗教节日。但是复活节有许多习俗和传说的由来都是非宗教的，它们与基督教没有任何关系。与节日密切联系的一些传统有象复活节的野兔，它是作为繁殖生长的象征；还有复活节的彩蛋。最先是被绘以鲜亮的颜色来代祥大冲表春天的阳仿顷光。这些彩蛋还可以用来玩滚彩蛋游戏比赛，谨歼或作为小礼物送人。

Thanksgiving（感恩节）

The first American Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621, to commemorate the harvest reaped by the Plymouth Colony after a harsh winter. In that year Governor William Bradford proclaimed a day of thanksgiving. The colonists celebrated it as a traditional English harvest feast, to which they invited the local Wampanoag Indians.
Days of thanksgiving were celebrated throughout the colonies after fall harvests. All thirteen colonies did not, however, celebrate Thanksgiving at the same time until October 1777. George Washington was the first president to declare the holiday, in 1789.

第一个美国人庆贺的感恩节在1621年，为了纪念普利茅斯殖民地的人民在经过一个歉收荒芜的冬季后迎来丰收。在那一年，州长William Bradford宣布那天作为感恩节。殖民者把它当成传统的英国丰收节日来庆贺，在当天，他们还邀请当地的印地安的万泊诺亚格人。感恩的节日延续了整个秋季的收获季节，但其他的十三个殖民地没有庆贺这个节日，直到1777年10月。乔治-华盛顿在1789年宣布把它定为节日，他也是第一位宣布感恩节的总统。

Valentine's Day（情 人 节）

The history of Valentine's Day -- and its patron saint -- is shrouded in mystery. But we do know that February has long been a month of romance. St. Valentine's Day, as we know it today, contains vestiges of both Christian and ancient Roman tradition.

So, who was Saint Valentine and how did he become associated with this ancient rite? Today, the Catholic Church recognizes at least three different saints named Valentine or Valentinus, all of whom were martyred. One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served ring the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, he outlawed marriage for young men -- his crop of potential soldiers. Valentine, realizing the injustice of the decree, defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. When Valentine's actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he be put to death. Other stories suggest that Valentine may have been killed for attempting to help Christians escape harsh Roman prisons where they were often beaten and tortured.
According to one legend, Valentine actually sent the first 'valentine' greeting himself. While in prison, it is believed that Valentine fell in love with a young girl -- who may have been his jailor's daughter -- who visited him ring his confinement. Before his death, it is alleged that he wrote her a letter, which he signed 'From your Valentine,' an expression that is still in use today. Although the truth behind the Valentine legends is murky, the stories certainly emphasize his appeal as a sympathetic, heroic, and, most importantly, romantic figure. It's no surprise that by the Middle Ages, Valentine was one of the most popular saints in England and France.

情人节的历史充满了神秘，但是我们知道，很久以来，2月就是一个浪漫的月份了。情人节既留有基督教的痕迹，又有古罗马的传统。情人节又称圣瓦伦丁节。关于情人节有好多传说。其中之一是，3世纪的时候，古罗马的皇帝Claudius二世认为独身的男子比有妻子、家庭的男子更善于打仗，于是他宣布婚姻是非法的，这也断绝了士兵的来源。牧师Valentine意识到这条法令的谬误，就公开反对，并且秘密为青年人主持婚礼。Claudius二世知道后就把Valentine处死了。

Fathers' Day（父 亲 节）

In the 1900s, Fathers’ Day was created when Sonora Louise Smart Dodd wanted to express her deep appreciation to her own father, William Smart, who was widowed when his wife died at giving birth. Mr. Smart raised his six children on a rural farm in eastern Washington State. When Ms. Dodd was grown she wanted to show her appreciation to her father. So, in 1909, she proposed a day to honor her father in June (the month of her father's birth).
The very first Fathers' Day followed on June 19, 1910 in Spokane, Washington. In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge showed support of this becoming a national holiday. However, it wasn't until 1966 when President Lyndon Johnson officially proclaimed Fathers' Day a national holiday to be celebrated on the 3rd Sunday of June.

二十世纪初，苏娜·路易丝·史墨·多德想要向他的父亲威廉·史墨表达敬意，于是产生了父亲节。她父亲在他妻子难产而死以后，就一直鳏居。史墨先生在东华盛顿州的农庄中独力抚养大六个孩子。当多德女士长大成人后，她觉得要向父亲致敬。于是，在1909年她提议在六月里一天向父亲表达敬意。（她父亲在六月生日）。第一个父亲节在1910年6月19日在华盛顿，史布肯庆祝了。1924年，卡文·柯立芝总统表示支持，并将此确立为国家的节日。然而，直到1966年，林顿·约翰逊总统才正式宣布六月的第三个星期天为父亲节，在全国正式地庆祝。

Mothers’ Day（母亲节）

The earliest Mother’s Day celebrations can be traced back to the spring celebrations of ancient Greece in honor of Rhea, the Mother of the Gods. During the 1600's, England celebrated a day called "Mothering Sunday". Celebrated on the 4th Sunday of Lent. In the United States Mother’s Day was first suggested in 1872 by Julia Ward Howe as a day dedicated to peace. By 1911 Mother's Day was celebrated in almost every state.

While many countries of the world celebrate their own Mother’s Day at different times throughout the year, there are some countries such as Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia, and Belgium which also celebrate Mother’s Day on the second Sunday of May.

最早的母亲节庆祝可以追溯到古希腊的春天庆典，纪念众神之母尤希。在17世纪，英国在四旬斋的第四个星期天庆祝一个称为“母亲周日”的节日。在美国，母亲节最早在1872年，由朱丽娅·沃得·郝提出，作为一个关注和平的节日。到1911年，几乎所有的州都庆祝母亲节。

虽然世界各国的母亲节在不同的时间，很多国家，如丹麦，芬兰，意大利，土耳其，澳大利亚和比利时都在五月的第二个星期天庆祝母亲节。

（注：《圣经·新约》中一个魔鬼试探耶稣的故事。说的是魔鬼把耶稣困在旷野里，40天没有给耶稣吃东西，耶稣虽然饥饿，却没有接受魔鬼的诱惑。后来，为了纪念耶稣在这40天中的荒野禁食，信徒们就把每年复活节前的40天时间作为自己斋戒及忏悔的日子，叫做大斋节或者四旬斋（Lent）。据说，古希腊和古罗马的木神节、酒神节都是它的前身。这40天中，人们不能食肉，娱乐，生活肃穆沉闷，所以在斋期开始前的一周或半周内，人们会专门举行宴会、舞会、纵情欢乐。后来，这样的一个日子逐渐演变成为一个宗教习俗节日，拉丁语中叫做“Carnevale”，意思就是：“告别肉食”。Carnevale在英文中被译作Carnival（嘉年华或狂欢节）。如今已没有多少人坚守大斋期之类的清规戒律，但传统的狂欢活动却保留了下来，成为人们一个重要节日。）

Boxing Day（礼盒节）

In England a long time ago…

Servants were required to work on Christmas. They were responsible for making the holiday run smoothly for wealthy landowners. They were allowed to take leave on December 26th and visit their families. The employers gave each servant a box containing gifts and bonuses. In addition, around the 800s' churches opened their alms boxes (boxes where people place monetary donations) and distributed the contents to poor.
In England today…
Few people have servants but the custom of giving gifts or money to those who provide service continues. It is also popular to visit grandparents and shop (the after Christmas discounts begin). Many people get the day off from work. Boxing Day is also celebrated in places where the English have settled like Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Our friends in Scotland tell us it is also celebrate there! Some places observe Boxing Day on December 26th and some celebrate it on the first weekday following Christmas, so, if Christmas falls on Friday or Saturday Boxing Day would be on the following Monday.
Now, the actual origin of this holiday is debatable and has been debated, one idea being more popular than the other at a given time.

以前，由于佣人们必须在圣诞节工作，所以他们被允许在节后的第一天休假。雇主们日久成习，往往准备一些礼盒，在佣人们回家之前送给他们。到了今天，拥有仆人的家庭已经稀罕得很。不过给服务行业的人赠送礼物的习惯还在继续。

Halloween（万圣节前夜）

Halloween is an annual celebration. The word itself, "Halloween," actually has its origins in the Catholic Church. November 1, "All Hollows Day" (or "All Saints Day"), is a Catholic day of observance in honor of saints One story says that, on that day, the disembodied spirits of all those who had died throughout the preceding year would come back in search of living bodies to possess for the next year. It was believed to be their only hope for the afterlife. The Celts believed all laws of space and time were suspended ring this time, allowing the spirit world to intermingle with the living.

Naturally, the still-living did not want to be possessed. So on the night of October 31, villagers would extinguish the fires in their homes, to make them cold and undesirable. They would then dress up in all manner of ghoulish costumes and noisily paraded around the neighborhood, being as destructive as possible in order to frighten away spirits looking for bodies to possess.

So, although some cults may have adopted Halloween as their favorite "holiday," the day itself did not grow out of evil practices. It grew out of the rituals of Celts celebrating a new year, and out of Medieval prayer rituals of Europeans. And today, even many churches have Halloween parties or pumpkin carving events for the kids.

Halloween这个词本身来源于天主教. 11月1日, "All Hollows Day" (or "All Saints Day"),称为万圣节, 是用于举行仪式尊敬圣人的天主教日.其中有一种说法是, 在那一天, 那些先前死去的还在飘浮的灵魂会回来为来年的复生找一些活人来附体. 他们认为这是转世的唯一希望. 教徒们深信这段时间内所有的时间及空间都是被悬浮的, 以便于让灵魂世界与我们的生活空间相混合. 活着的人自然不想被附身，所以10月30日的晚上, 村民会熄灭家中的火焰, 把家里弄得很冷,没人想来. 他们还会穿上各类象鬼一样的服装上街大声的**, 尽可能的搞些破坏来吓走那些想找人附体的鬼魂。因此, 尽管部分信徒可能已接受万圣节前夕为他们最喜爱的节日, 但这一天本身并不是来源于邪恶的惯例,而是由于凯尔特人庆祝新年和中世纪欧洲人的祈祷仪式. 今天, 甚至在很多教堂都会举行万圣节前夕晚会或让孩子们雕刻南瓜灯笼，到各家敲门玩TRICK OR TREAT的游戏。

April Fool's Day（愚人节）

Unlike most of the other nonfoolish holidays, the history of April Fool's Day, sometimes called All Fool's Day, is not totally clear. There really wasn't a "first April Fool's Day" that can be pinpointed on the calendar. Some believe it sort of evolved simultaneously in several cultures at the same time, from celebrations involving the first day of spring.
The closest point in time that can be identified as the beginning of this tradition was in 1582, in France. Prior to that year, the New Year was celebrated for eight days, beginning on March 25. The celebration culminated on April 1. With the reform of the calendar under Charles IX, the Gregorian Calendar was introced, and New Year's Day was moved to January 1.
However, in the days when news traveled by foot, many people did not receive the news for several years. Others, the more obstinate crowd, refused to accept the new calendar and continued to celebrate the New Year on April 1. These backward folk were labeled as "fools" by the general populace. They were subject to some ridicule, and were often sent on "fools errands" or were made the butt of other practical jokes.
1582年之前的法国，人们从3月25日开始庆祝新年，4月1日达到高潮。后来历法改革，新年移到1月1日。然而在那个资讯很落后的年代，消息传播是蜗牛速度。而且有些顽固人拒绝新的历法，仍然在4月1日庆贺新年。其他的老百姓就把那些顽固的人称为“傻瓜”，并且让他们做些愚蠢的事情来取笑他们。

（以下补充的是美国的节日）

HOLIDAYS IN THE UNITED STATES

There are three types of holidays in the United States: political holidays, traditional holidays, and religious holidays. There are more political holidays than any other type. The most important political holiday is Independence Day, the fourth of July. On this day we celebrate our independence from Great Britain. Most people spend the day with their family and friends. Picnics and barbecues are very popular. In addition, almost every city and town has a fireworks display at night. Another very important political holiday is Memorial Day, which falls on the last weekend in May. On this holiday we commemorate all the soldiers who died for our country. Many towns and cities have parades, and some people go to cemeteries and put flowers or flags on the soldiers’ graves. A third important political holiday is Labor Day, which we celebrate on the first Monday in September. This is the day when we honor the workers of the United States. People watch parades, go on picnics, or go to the beach. For students, Labor Day is a bittersweet holiday, because when it is over they must begin school again. Besides these three political holidays, we also must begin school again. Besides these three political holidays, we also celebrate Presidents’ Day on the third Monday in February. On this day we commemorate the birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.

B. 各国情人节的风俗

中国：改革开放后，不少年轻男女也开始庆祝这个西方的节日，目前年轻人对该节日的重视程度已经可以与中秋节相比。一般是男生送女生礼物比较正式，女生也要有所表示。除此之外的重要活动内容是到比较浪漫的地点共进晚餐，互相通过网络或手机发送祝福也成为新的时尚，表述对异性的爱情和友谊的愿望与承诺。香港：受到西方文化长期影响下，庆祝情人节已有多年历史。男女会互赠礼物，男送女的标准礼物通常是鲜花、巧克力、首饰等，女送男的一般是手表、领带等男士服饰用品，并且常会到餐厅享用烛光晚餐。
澳门：在情人节日，男会送鲜花给女，女则会送给男巧克力。男女情侣都非常重视这天的节日。中国台湾：因受邻近国家日本的影响，也庆祝这个节日，但与日本不同的是，在台湾却是男生送女生礼物。另外，没有交往对象的年轻男女也常选在这天向喜欢的人告白，情侣亦会特别在这天约会。
澳大利亚：澳大利亚是一个浪漫的国度，家乡与海为邻，天然海贝资源丰富，在情人节这一天，恋人们常把代表浪漫爱情的紫贝壳送给对方，以示对爱情的忠贞。在一些青春偶像剧中，我们也常可以看到男主角送天然紫贝壳给女主角，表示对对方的爱慕。英国：从17世纪开始，情人节变得普遍。
美国：男性在这一天向他的女性朋友说“情人节快乐”已经没有特别的感情关系，而逐渐演变为有如公开场合的打招呼的形式。但男性较少在公开场合对另一位男性如此打招呼。
巴西：“Dia dos Namorados”
巴西人不象美国人那样在二月十四日过情人节，他们的情人节在六月十二日，这天叫“Dia dos Namorados"，是向婚姻和媒人的保护神圣安东尼表示敬意的日子。单身的女性会做一些事情，比如在情人节前一天晚上，她们把喜欢的一些人的名字写在纸上折好，情人节当天从中抽出，决定她们要嫁给谁；情侣或夫妻会交换小礼物，比如鲜花或巧克力。罗马尼亚：Dragobete
罗马尼亚人在每年的二月二十四日庆祝情人节，这一天这被称为“Dragobete”（在他们的语言中，"drag"意思是“亲爱的”）。他们在那天戴上好运符，与朋友或相爱的人互送鲜花。这天也被当作春天的第一天，也是小鸟开始配对筑巢并且和配偶一起住下的日子。
危地马拉：El Día del Cari?o
El Día del Cari?o,( 友爱日），跟美国的二月十四日情人节很像。当地人在当天互送鲜花、巧克力和贺卡，但他们的友爱日比美国的情人节含有更广泛和更重要的意义，因为这天也是大家向朋友和同事表示友爱的日子。加纳：Valentine's Day（情人节/圣瓦伦丁节）
广播和电视把二月十四日情人节商业化的版本直接王带到了北非小国加纳。在这天，加纳人打开电台电视，热切希望自己在抽奖活动中中奖，奖品小的有化妆品或厨具，大些的可能是南非浪漫之旅。
日本：Valentine's Day（情人节/圣瓦伦丁节）
日本女性在这天会送巧克力给她们的男友或男性朋友和同事。作为回报，男性会在之后有三月十四日回送她们巧克力、贴身衣物或者珠宝。博林格林州立大学从事民间文化研究的杰克山迪诺教授说，“圣瓦伦丁情人节在日本很流行”，高中学校会在这天举行正式的舞会，那些担心参加舞会没有伴的人真的会急得满头大汗，“在这一天，一定要有个约会对象才行”。
挪威：Valentine's Day（圣瓦伦丁情人节）
在丹麦和挪威，庆祝圣瓦伦丁情人节的活动并不很普遍，只是一些情侣会一起共进浪漫晚餐、互送贺卡或玫瑰花。挪威人真正喜欢的，显然是良好的环境：他们的国家正致力减少鲜花的进口，为的是能在2050年前成为世界上第一个“碳中和”（carbon-neutral）经济机制的国家。伊朗：Valentine's Day（圣瓦伦丁情人节）
“ 穆斯林文化并不喜欢爱神丘比特，但圣瓦伦丁情人节对那些较为西化和年青的人来说，还是很有吸引力的。” 美籍伊朗电影制版人莎哈耶·阿兹米如是说，在她制作的影片里就有不少浪漫的故事。如今，越来越多的商店会用填充动物玩偶、心形巧克力和红气球来装饰橱窗，青少年也会表露他们的爱意、他们与喜欢的人手拉手在德黑兰的大街上漫步。
墨西哥：Valentine's Day（圣瓦伦丁情人节）
爱神丘比特在墨西歌绝对很受欢迎。据哥伦比亚大学的社会学教授珍尼弗·伊斯基说，“红色浪潮”在圣诞节刚过就开始了。男女间互送鲜花、气球很普遍，而且每种礼物都是红色的或者是心形的。这些礼物往往寓意着爱和繁荣，尤其是移民劳工，他们通过款待他们的爱人来炫耀他们的成功。越南：Valentine's Day（圣瓦伦丁情人节）
华盛顿大学人类学教授哈尼特·菲尼说，圣瓦伦丁情人节在越南是个新兴的节日，直到上世纪九十年代，越南还没有卖贺卡的地方，也没人提到过庆祝情人节这回事。她对世界各地的有关爱情和示爱文化习俗有所研究。但她最近一次到越南访问时发现，在越南的一些主要街道上，出现有关情人节信息的广告板，广告上邀请人们去参加情人节庆祝的活动。当然，已婚人士通常不会参加，“因为在越南，浪漫被认为是发生在结婚之前的事情。”菲尼教授说。
新加坡：把情人节当作推动年轻人约会、结婚的好机会，自2002年起每年2月举办“浪漫新加坡”活动。今年内容包括电影马拉松、通宵购物、寻宝以及在高165米的摩天观景轮上约会等等。
印度：情侣们会在情人节这天前往位于北部城市阿格拉附近著名的泰姬陵拜谒，因为在当地人看来，泰姬陵就是对爱情忠贞不渝的最好见证。

C. 西方节日介绍（英文版）

世界各国主要节日中英文对照

第一部分、世界主要节日中英迹拦对照(按时间排序)
元旦(1月1日)-----NEW YEAR’S DAY
成人节(日本，1月15日)-----ADULTS DAY

情人节(2月14日)-----ST.VALENTINE’S DAY (VALENTINE’S DAY)
元宵节(阴历1月15日)-----LANTERN FESTIVAL
狂欢节（巴西，二月中、下旬)-----CARNIVAL

桃花节(日本女孩节，3月3日)-----PEACH FLOWER FESTIVAL (DOLL’S FESTIVAL）
国际妇女节(3月8日)-----INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
圣帕特里克节(爱尔兰，3月17日)-----ST. PATRICK’S DAY
枫糖节(加拿大，3-4月)-----MAPLE SUGAR FESTIVAL
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愚人节(4月1日)-----FOOL’S DAY
复活节(春分月圆后第一个星期日)-----EASTER
宋干节(泰国新年4月13日)-----SONGKRAN FESTIVAL DAY
食品节(新加坡，4月17日)-----FOOD FESTIVAL

国际劳动节(5月1日)-----INTERNATIONAL LABOUR DAY
男孩节(日本，5月5日)-----BOY’S DAY
母亲节(5月的第二个星期日)-----MOTHER’S DAY
把斋节-----BAMADAN
开斋节(4月或5月，回历十月一日)-----LESSER BAIRAM
银行休假日(英国, 5月31日)-----BANK HOLIDAY

国际儿童节简高(6月1日)-----INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S DAY
父亲节(6月的第三个星期日)-----FATHER’S DAY
端午节(阴历5月5日)-----DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL
仲夏节(北欧6月)-----MID-SUMMER DAY

古尔邦节(伊斯兰节，7月下旬)-----CORBAN

筷子节(日本，8月4日)-----CHOPSTICS DAY
中秋节(阴历8月15日)-----MOON FESTIVAL

教师节(中国，9月10日)-----TEACHER’S DAY
敬老节(日本，9月15日)-----OLD PEOPLE’S DAY

啤酒节(德国十月节，10月10日)-----OKTOBERFEST
南瓜节(北美10月31日)-----PUMPKIN DAY
鬼节(万圣节除夕，10月31日夜)-----HALLOWEEN

万圣节(11月1日)-----HALLOWMAS
感恩节(美国，11月最后一个星期4)-----THANKSGIVING

护士节(12月12日)-----NRUSE DAY
圣诞除夕(12月24日)-----CHRISTMAS EVE
圣诞节(12月25日)-----CHRISTMAS DAD
节礼日(12月26日)-----BOXING DAY
新年除夕(12月31日)-----NEW YEAR’S EVE(a bank holiday in many countries)
春拦州尺节(阴历一月一日)-----SPRING FESTIVAL (CHINESE NEW YEAR)

第二部分、国际性节日
世界消费者权益日(3月15日)-----WORLD CONSUMER RIGHT DAY
世界水日(3月22日)-----WORLD WATER DAY

世界卫生日(4月7日)-----WORLD HEALTH DAY
世界地球日(4月22日)-----WORLD EARTH DAY
国际秘书节(4月25日)-----INTERNATIONAL SECRETARY DAY

国际红十字日(5月8日)-----INTERNATIONAL RED-CROSS DAY
国际护士节(5月12日)-----INTERNATIONAL NURSE DAY
世界电信日(5月17日)-----WORLD TELECOMMUNICATIONS DAY
世界无烟日(5月31日)-----WORLD NO-SMOKING DAY

世界环境日(6月5日)-----WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
世界人口日(7月11日)-----WORLD POPULATION DAY
世界旅游日(9月27日)-----WORLD TOURISM DAY

世界邮政日(10月9日)-----WORLD POST DAY
世界粮食日(10月16日)-----WORLD GRAIN DAY
世界住房日(十月第一个星期一)-----WORLD HOUSING DAY

世界爱滋病日(12月1日)-----WORLD AIDS DAY
世界残疾日(12月3日)-----WORLD DISABLED DAY

第三部分、世界各国的国庆与独立日
一 月

1日 古巴解放日----------Liberation Day (CUBA)
苏丹独立日----------Independence Day (SUDAN)
4日 缅甸独立日----------Independence Day (MYANMAR)
18日 突尼斯革命日------- Revolution Day (TUNIDIA)
26日 澳大利亚日----------Australia Day
印度共和国日--------Repubic Day (INDIA)
28日 卢旺达民主日--------Democracy Day (RWANDA)

二 月

4日 斯里兰卡国庆日-------National Day (SRILANKA)
5日 墨西哥宪法日---------Constitution Day (MEXICO)
6日 新西兰国庆日---------Waitangi Day (NEW ZEALAND)
7日 格林纳达独立日-------Independence Day (GRENADA)
11日 日本建国日-----------National Founding Day (JAPAN)
伊朗伊斯兰革命胜利日-Anniversay of the Victory of
the Islamic Revolution (IRAN)
16日 美国华盛顿诞辰-------Washington’s Birthday (USA)
18日 冈比亚独立日---------Independence Day (GAMBIA)
23日 文莱国庆日-----------National Day (BRUNEI DARUSSALAM)
圭亚那共和国日-------Republic Day (GUIYANA)
25日 科威特国庆日---------National Day (KUWAIT)

三 月

3日 摩洛哥登基日---------Enthronement Day (MOROCCO)
6日 加纳独立日-----------Independence Day (CHANA)
12日 毛里求斯独立日-------Independence Day (MAURITHUS)
17日 爱尔兰国庆日---------National Day (IRELAND)
23日 巴基斯坦日-----------Pakistan Day
25日 希腊国庆日-----------National Day (GREECE)
26日 孟加拉独立及国庆日---Independence & National Day (BANGLADESH)
31日 马耳他国庆日---------National Day (MALTA)

四 月

4日 匈牙利国庆日---------Liberation Day (HUNGARY)
塞内加尔独立日-------Independence Day (SENEGAL)
11日 乌干达解放日---------Liberation Day (UGANDA)
16日 丹麦女王日-----------Birthday of Her majesty Queen MargretheⅡ (DENMARK)
17日 叙利亚国庆日---------National Day (SYRIA)
18日 津巴布韦独立日-------Independence Day (ZIMBABWE)
19日 委内瑞拉独立节-------Independence Day (Venezuela)
26日 塞拉里昂共和国日-----Republic Day (SIFRRA LEONE)
坦桑尼亚联合日-------Union Day (TANZANIA)
27日 多哥独立日-----------Independence Day (TOGO)
29日 日本天皇诞辰---------Birthday of His Majesty the Emperor (JAPAN)
30日 荷兰女王日-----------Queen’s Day (THE NETHERLANDS)

五 月

9日 捷克与斯洛伐克国庆日--National Day (CZECH & SLOYAKIA)
17日 挪威宪法日------------Constitution Day (NORWAY)
20日 喀麦隆国庆日----------National Day (CAMEROON)
25日 阿根廷5月革命纪念日---1810 Revolution Day (ARGENTINA)
约旦独立日------------Independence Day (JORDAN)

六 月

1日 突尼斯胜利日----------Victory Day (TUNISIA)
西萨摩亚独立日--------Independence Day (WESTERN SAMOA)
2日 意大利共和国日--------Foundation of Republic (ITALY)
5日 丹麦宪法日------------Constitution Day (DEMARK)
塞舌尔解放日----------Liberation Day (SEYCHELLES)
6日 瑞典国庆日------------National Day (SWEDEN)
7日 乍得国庆日------------National Day (CHAD)
10日 葡萄牙国庆日----------National/Portugal Day (PORTUGAL)
12日 菲律宾独立日----------Independence Day (THE PHILIPPINES)
14日 英国女王官方生日----- Official Birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ (UK)
17日 冰岛共和国日----------Anniversary of the Proclamation of the Republic
(ICELAND)
23日 卢森堡国庆日----------National Day (LUXEMBOURG)
24日 西班牙国王陛下日------His Majesty the King’s Day (SPAIN)
26日 马达加斯加独立日------Independence Day (MADAGASCAR)
27日 吉布提独立日----------Independence Day (DJIBOUTI)

七 月

1日 布隆迪国庆日----------National Day (BURUNDI)
加拿大日--------------Canada Day
卢望达独立日----------Independence Day (RWANDA)
4日 美国独立日------------Independence Day (USA)
5日 佛得角独立日----------Independence Day (CAPE VERDE)
委内瑞纳独立日--------Independence Day (VENEZUELA)
6日 科摩罗独立日----------Independence Day (COMOROS)
11日 蒙古人民革命纪念日----Anniversary of the People’s Revolution (MONGOLIA)
14日 法国国庆日------------National/Bastille Day (FRANCE)
17日 伊拉克国庆日----------National Day (IRAQ)
20日 哥伦比亚国庆日--------National Day (COLOMBIA)
21日 比利时国庆日----------National Day (BELGIUM)
22日 法兰国家复兴节--------Rebirth of Poland
23日 埃及国庆日------------National Day (EGYPT)
26日 利比利亚独立日--------Independence Day (LIBERIA)
马尔代夫独立日--------Independence Day (MALDIVES)
28日 秘鲁独立日------------Independence Day (PERU)
30日 瓦努阿图独立日--------Independence Day (VANUATU)

八 月

1日 瑞士联邦成立日--------Foundation of the Confederation (SWITZERLAND)
4日 布基纳法索国庆日------National Day (BURKINA-FASO)
5日 牙买加独立日----------Independence Day (JAMAICA)
6日 玻利维亚独立日--------Independence Day (BOLIVIA)
10日 厄瓜多尔独立日--------Independence Day (EQUADOR)
15日 刚国国庆日------------National Day (THE GONGO)
17日 加蓬独立日------------Independence Day (GABON)
19日 阿富汗独立日----------Independence Day (AFCHANISTAN)
23日 罗马尼亚国庆日--------National Day (ROMANIA)
31日 马来西亚国庆日--------National Day (MALAYSIA)

九 月

1日 利比亚九月革命节------The Great 1st of September
Revolution (LIBYA)
2日 越南国庆日------------National Day (VIET NAM)
3日 圣马力诺国庆日--------National Day (SAN MARINO)
7日 巴西独立日------------Independence Day (BRAZIL)
9日 朝鲜共和国日----------Day of the Founding of DPPK
12日 佛得角国庆日----------National Day (CAPE VERDE)
埃塞俄比亚人民革命日--The people’s Revolution Day (ETHIOPIA)
16日 墨西哥独立节----------Independence Day (Mexico)
18日 智利独立日------------Independence Day (CHILE)
22日 马里宣布独立日--------Proclamation of Independence (MALI)
30日 博茨瓦纳独立日--------Independence Day (BOTSWANA)

十 月

1日 塞浦路斯国庆日--------National Day (CYPRUS)
尼日利亚国庆日--------National Day (NIGERIA)
2日 几内亚宣布独立日------Prodclamation of the Republic (GUINEA)
9日 乌干达独立日----------Independence Day (UGANDA)
10日 斐济国庆日------------National Day (FIJI)
12日 西班牙国庆日----------National Day (SPAIN)
赤道几内牙国庆节------National Day (Equatorial Guinea)
21日 索马里十月革命节------21st October Revolution (SOMALIA)
24日 联合国日--------------UN Day
赞比来独立日----------Independence Day (ZAMBIA)
26日 奥地利国庆日----------National Day (AUSTRIA)
28日 希腊国庆节------------National Day (Greece)
29日 土耳其共和国日--------Prodclamation of the Republic
(TURKEY)

十一月

1日 阿尔及里亚11月革命节--The Revolution Day(ALGERIA)
11日 安哥拉独立节----------Independence Day (Angola)
15日 比利时国王日----------King’s Day (BELGIUM)
18日 阿曼国庆日------------National Day (OMAN)
19日 摩纳哥国庆节----------National Day (Monaco)
22日 黎巴嫩独立日----------Independence Day (LEBANON)
24日 扎伊尔第二共和国日----Anniversary of the Second Republic(ZAIRE)
28日 毛里塔尼亚独立日------Independence Day (MARITANIA)
29日 南斯拉夫共和国日------Republic Day (YUGOSLAVIA)

十二月

1日 中非国庆日------------National Day (CENTRAL AFRICA)
2日 老挝国庆日------------National Day (LAOS)
阿拉伯酋长国国庆日----National Day (UAE)
5日 泰国国王日------------Birthday Anniversary of His Majesty
King Adolyadej (THAILAND)
6日 芬兰独立日------------Independence Day (FINLAND)
7日 象牙海岸国庆日--------National Day (IVORY COAST)
12日 肯尼亚独立日----------Independence Day (KENYA)
17日 不丹国庆节------------National Day (Bhutan)
18日 尼日尔国庆日----------National Day (NIGER)
28日 尼泊尔国王生日--------Birthday of H.M. King Birendara (NEPAL)

D. 英语学习资料：西方情人节的传说与6个风俗

那么，这位“圣·瓦伦坦”究竟有着什么故事呢？

In ancient Rome, the Emperor Claudius II found it hard to get soldiers and felt the reason was men did not wish to leave their wives and families. As a result Claudius cancelled all marriages and engagements in Rome.

A romantic at heart priest, Valentine, defied Claudius's unjustified order. He secretly married couples. When his defiance was discovered, Valentine was imprisoned.

During Saint Valentine’s imprisonment, he healed the daughter of his jailer, Asterius. After that, he fell in love with her. Before his death Valentine wrote a farewell letter to his sweetheart from the jail and signed ‘From your Valentine'. The expression became quite popular amongst love struck and is still very much in vogue.

Finally, Valentine was killed on February 14, about 270 AD. That’s the day, the Saint Valentine’s Day.

不畏强权，为爱坚守，这是St. Valentine给人最深刻的印象。这也就是为什么后世的人为了纪念他、表达对爱情的珍重而将他死去的2月14日定为“Saint Valentine’s Day”的原因了。历经了从古罗马到21世纪的漫长演变，实际上情人节要庆让毕祝的“爱”也变得更广义了。爱，从来不应该被束缚在简单的爱情中。

爱，对爱人的情爱，对森滑败家人的亲爱，对挚友的友爱。西方的人们真正在庆祝的，是对身边之人的博爱。那么，老外们究竟在情人节这天有什么庆祝的风俗和习惯呢？

1. Looking for Dates

One of the most popular customs of Valentine's Day observed worldwide is to go on a date with your sweetheart. Those without a date start looking for one days before the festival.

2. Wishing ‘Happy Valentine's Day' to all We Love

People take opportunity of the day to wish ‘Happy Valentine's Day' to anyone they love be it father, mother, teachers, siblings, friends, co-workers or just anyone special to them. The idea behind this tradition is to celebrate love, get love and give love to everyone around us.

3. Valentine's Day Custom of Exchanging Notes

One of the most monly observed Valentine's Day customs is the exchange of notes and greeting cards called ‘Valentines'. Most monly used pictures in Valentine's Greetings include red roses, hearts and Cupid - the god of love.

4. Valentine's Day Tradition of Exchanging Gifts

Some of the most popular gifts exchanged between lovers on Valentine's Day are fresh flowers - mainly roses, chocolates and teddy bears. Fine jewelry is increasingly being a popular St Valentine's Day gift for women. Candies are also gifted to dear ones including grandparents, parents, siblings, teachers and friends. This is because Valentine's Day is increasingly being regarded as the festival that celebrates love between two indivials and not just lovers.

5. An Occasion to Dine and Wine

The other most traditional way to celebrate Valentine's Day is to go for romantic candlelight dinners with one's Valentine. Many also choose to propose their dates in such a romantic setting and say the golden words, ‘I love you'. Many people also organize Valentine's Day Couple's parties in their homes where lovers have a blast in the pany of friends. Those without a partner organize Valentine's Day Single's Party and have a good time dancing and playing games with other friends who are single.

6. Valentine's Day Celebrations in Schools

In several countries including United States and Canada there is a tradition to organize Valentine's Day classroom parties in schools. In such parties children exchange chocolates and Valentine's Day cards with their friends. Senior school children usually organize Valentine's Day dance parties and have fun with friends.

看过老外过情人节的6个风俗习惯，你是不是发现庆祝情人节的方式更多样了？两个有情人可以不单独约会，而是与有对象的亲朋好友一起聚会；一个人单身的话也不用感到寂寞，因为可以组织单身派对；在情人节可以表达的爱的对象不仅仅是爱人，更可以是自己身边所有爱的人。

E. 国外有哪些有趣的婚礼习俗西方各国情人节的文化风俗有哪些

一、国外有哪些有趣的婚礼习俗？

1.法国：白色婚姻

白色在法国意味着烂漫，都是婚礼的主色，不论是布局使用的花束，或是新娘子服装等等都是白色的，不难看出法国人眼中的婚姻该是像白色那般纤尘不染的。在婚礼上，新娘子必会提前准备有希望之匣之称的木柜做为陪嫁，新人使用的水杯也是有特殊的含义，名叫婚礼之杯。

2.德国：热情与疯狂

在婚礼风俗习惯层面德国人一改以往的理智，大量展现出疯狂一面。德国人们在婚礼对中，会捉弄新人，这这个有些像中国的闹新房。到婚礼举办那一天，新人会坐到由黑马拉的牛车赶到主教堂。在婚礼举行的地区，得用红飘带和鲜花花环封死出入口，新郎官就需要用金钱或同意举办狂欢派对作阴谋方可以通过出入口。也有，在喜宴中，以碎扁桃仁制成的糖块及其沾有香料的酒是接待客人的主要食品类。

5、印度：

印度的情侣们会到情人节这一天前去着名的泰姬陵拜谒，在本地人来看，泰姬陵便是对爱情坚贞不渝的最好见证了。

6、新加坡：

新加坡能把情人节做为促进年青人幽会、完婚的好机会，自2002年起每一年2月便会举行“烂漫新加坡”主题活动。一般的基本内容影片、买东西、探宝、摩天观景平台轮上幽会这些。

F. 谁知道Valentine's Day（情人节）是怎么来的

版本一：Valentine'sday是情人节在英语里的叫法。从字面上来看，很难看出中西方叫法之间有什么联系。这里面隐藏着一个动人的故事。

大约在公元三世纪的罗马，那时恺撒已经死去快三百年了，暴君Claudius当政。当时，罗马内外战争频仍，民不聊生。为了补足兵员，将战争进行到底，Claudius下令，凡是一定年龄范围内的男子，都必须进入罗马军队，以生命为国家效劳。自此，丈夫离开妻子，少年离开恋人。于是整个罗马便被笼罩在绵长的相思中。对此，暴君大为恼火。为了达到自己的目的，他竟然下令禁止国人举行结婚典礼，甚至要求已经结婚的毁掉婚约。

然而，暴政禁止不了爱情。就在暴君的国都里，居住着一位德高望重的修士，他就是Valentine,我们的主人公。他不忍看到一对对伴侣就这样生离死别，于是为前来请求帮助的情侣秘密地主持上帝的结婚典礼。一时间，这一令人振奋的消息在整个国度传开，更多的情侣秘密地赶来请求修士的帮助。

但是，事情很快还是被暴君知晓了，于是他再一次显示了残暴面目——将修士打进大牢，最终折磨致死。修士死的那一天是2月14日，公元270年的2月14日。

人们为了纪念这个敢于与暴君斗争的人，渐渐地使得2月14日成为一个节日。很多世纪过去了，人们再也记不得Claudius的大名，再也记不得他的权杖与宝剑，但依然会纪念Valentine修士，因为那个日子是Valentine'sday,是情人节。

版本二：在古罗马时期，二月十四日是为表示对约娜的尊敬而设的节日。约娜是罗马众神的皇后，罗马人同时将她尊奉为妇女和婚姻之神。接下来的二月十五日则被“卢帕撒拉节”，是用来对约娜治下的其他众神表示尊敬的节日。

在古罗马，年轻人和少女的生活是被严格分开的。然而，在卢帕撒拉节，小伙子们可以选择一个自己心爱的姑娘的名字刻在花瓶上。这样，过节的时候，小伙子就可以与自己选择的姑娘一起跳舞，庆祝节日。如果被选中的姑娘也对小伙子有意的话，他们便可一直配对，而且最终他们会坠入爱河并一起步入教堂结婚。后人为此而将每年的二月十四日定为情人节。

版本三：一本英语辞典上注释说，范泰伦节（情人节）二月十四日，来源于古罗马的牧神节。据说鸟类在这一天开始交配。那时的风俗是：在牧神节期间，每个青年男子从一只盒子里抽签，盒子里放的是写有青年女子姓名的条子。抽到谁，谁就成为那个青年男子的心上人。后来这个节日改为纪念一位叫瓦伦丁的基督教圣徒。

古罗马青年基督教传教士圣瓦伦丁，冒险传播基督教义，被捕入狱，感动了老狱吏和他双目失明的女儿，得到了他们悉心照料。临刑前圣瓦伦丁给姑娘写了封信，表明了对姑娘的深情。在他被处死的当天，盲女在他墓前种了一棵开红花的杏树，以寄托自己的情思。这一天就是2月14日。现在，在情人节里，许多小伙子还把求爱的圣瓦伦丁的明信片做成精美的工艺品，剪成蝴蝶和鲜花，以表示心诚志坚。姑娘们晚上将月桂树叶放在枕头上，希望梦见自己的情人。通常在情人节中，以赠送一枝红玫瑰来表达情人之间的感情。将一枝半开的红玫瑰作为情人节送给女孩的最佳礼物，而姑娘则以一盒心形巧克力作为回赠的礼物。

据说，巧克力成份之一苯基胺能引起人体内荷尔蒙的变化，跟热恋中的感觉相似。

G. 情人节的来历(要中英文结合的)

情人节，又叫圣瓦伦丁节或圣华伦泰节（St. Valentine's Day），即每年的2月14日，是西方的传统节日之一。男女在这一天互送巧克力、贺卡和花，用以表达爱意或友好。

关于情人节的起源，大致有2种不同说法：

说法一：

公元3世纪，罗马帝国皇帝克劳迪乌斯二世在首都罗马宣布废弃所有的婚姻承诺，当时是出于战争的考虑，使更多无所牵挂的男人可以走上争战的疆场。一名叫瓦仑廷（Sanctus Valentinus）的神父没有遵照这个旨意而继续为相爱的年轻人举行教堂婚礼。事情被告发后，瓦仑廷神父先是被鞭打，然后被石头掷打，最后在公元270年2月14日这天被送上了绞架被绞死。14世纪以后，人们就开始纪念这个日子。现在，中文译为“情人节”的这个日子，在西方国家里就被称为Valentine's Day，用以纪念那位为情人做主而牺牲的神父。

与此相关的其他传说，包括这位神父帮助天主教徒从罗马监狱里逃脱而被处死。

在这个神父在监狱里时，据说他送出了第一个“情人节”祝福。据说他爱上了曾来监狱看望他，狱长失明的女儿亚斯得莉斯，并奇迹地治好了她的眼睛，使之重见光明。在他临刑前，给女孩一封信，署名“from your Valentine”（这个表达现在还在使用）。尽管这些传说不真切，但是却表达了他的富有同情心、英雄气概、以及最重要的浪漫主义的人格。

说法二：

来源于古罗马的牧神节（Lupercalia Festival）

这个说法是基督教会庆祝这一天是为了把古罗马的牧神节（每年的2月15日庆祝，为了保佑人、田、牲畜的生产力）基督教化。在古罗马，2月春天的开始，被认为是纯洁的。按照一定的仪式打扫房屋，然后把盐水和一种小麦洒遍房间。

牧神节，是为了庆祝罗马的农神Faunus 和罗马的奠基人Romulus和Remus。这个节日开始时，Luperci的成员（也就是罗马祭司的一种）会聚集在一个神圣的山洞里。这个山洞被认为是还是婴儿的Romulus和Remus待过的地方。在这个洞里，他们由一头母狼，lupa，照料。祭司们会牺牲一头羊，为了生殖；一只狗，为了纯洁。

然后男孩子会把羊的皮撕成小条，蘸上神圣的血后，跑到街上用它轻轻的抽打女人和田里的庄稼。罗马的女人不仅不会害怕，反而会乐意被羊皮条接触，因为据说这样她们在这一年里就会生殖力旺盛。后来，根据传说，这个城市所有的女人会把自己的名字放到一个花瓶里。单身汉们会从里面选一个。这样这一年里，他们就是一对。通常他们会结婚。

教皇在大约公元498年宣布2月14日是情人节。罗马人的这种婚配方式被基督教徒认为是不合法的。中世纪时，在英国和法国，通常认为2月14日是鸟交配的季节。因此就把此日增加了一个内容，那就是它应该是一个浪漫的日子。最早的情人节礼物是奥尔良的公爵，查理斯在伦敦塔狱中写给他妻子的诗。因为他在Agincourt战役中被俘虏了。现在这个写于1415年的祝福被收藏在伦敦的大英博物馆。几年以后，英皇亨利五世雇John Lydgate写了一首曲子给Catherine of Valois作为情人节礼物。
Saint Valentine's Day or Valentine's Day is on February 14. It is the traditional day on which lovers express their love for each other; sending Valentine's cards or candy. It is very common to present flowers on Valentine's Day. The holiday is named after two men, both Christian martyrs named Valentine. The day became associated with romantic love in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished.

The day is most closely associated with the mutual exchange of love notes in the form of "valentines." Modern Valentine symbols include the heart-shaped outline and the figure of the winged Cupid. Since the 19th century, handwritten notes have largely given way to mass-proced greeting cards. The U.S. Greeting Card Association estimates that approximately one billion valentines are sent each year worldwide, making the day the second largest card-sending holiday of the year behind Christmas. The association estimates that women purchase approximately 85 percent of all valentines.[1]

In the United States, the marketing of Valentine's Day has tagged it as a "Hallmark holiday." A recent trend has been to refer to February 14 as Singles Awareness Day.
At least three early Christian Roman martyrs named Valentinus are known (see Saint Valentine for more details). In the two most prominent Valentinus traditions, represented by late fictionalized acta that were both included in Bede, the martyrs were venerated on the same day, February 14, though the years, as they represent two traditions, varied according to the source.[2] An overview of attested traditions relevant to the holiday is presented below, with the legends about Valentine himself discussed in the end.

[edit] February fertility festivals
It has been hypothesised [specify][citation needed] that Graeco-Roman holidays devoted to fertility and love might be related to St Valentine's Day, since there is some correspondence between the time when they were celebrated.

On the ancient Athenian calendar, the period between mid-January and mid-February was the month of Gamelion, dedicated to the sacred marriage of Zeus and Hera.

In Ancient Rome, February 15 was Lupercalia. Plutarch wrote:

Lupercalia, of which many write that it was anciently celebrated by shepherds, and has also some connection with the Arcadian Lycaea. At this time many of the noble youths and of the magistrates run up and down through the city naked, for sport and laughter striking those they meet with shaggy thongs. And many women of rank also purposely get in their way, and like children at school present their hands to be struck, believing that the pregnant will thus be helped in delivery, and the barren to pregnancy.[5]

The word Lupercalia comes from lupus, or wolf, so the holiday may be connected with the legendary wolf that suckled Romulus and Remus. Priests of this cult, luperci would travel to the lupercal, the cave where the she-wolf who reared Romulus and Remus allegedly lived, and sacrifice animals (two goats and a dog). The blood would then be scattered in the streets, to bring fertility and keep the wolves away from the fields. [6] Lupercalia was a festival local to the city of Rome. The more general Festival of Juno Februa, meaning "Juno the purifier "or "the chaste Juno," was celebrated on February 13-14. Pope Gelasius I (492-496) abolished Lupercalia. Some historians [specify][citation needed] argue that Candlemas (then held on February 14, later moved to February 2) was promoted as its replacement, but this feast was already being celebrated in Jerusalem by AD 381. The pope also declared in 496 that the feast of St. Valentine would be on February 14.

[edit] Chaucer's love birds

A portrait of English poet Geoffrey Chaucer by Thomas Hoccleve (1412). The earliest known link between Valentine's Day and romance is found in Chaucer's poetry.The first recorded association of Valentine's Day with romantic love is in Parlement of Foules (1382) by Geoffrey Chaucer:[3]

For this was on seynt Volantynys day
Whan euery bryd comyth there to chese [choose] his make [mate].
This poem was written to honor the first anniversary of the engagement of King Richard II of England to Anne of Bohemia[7]. A treaty providing for a marriage was signed on May 2, 1381.[8] (When they were married eight months later, he was 13 or 14. She was 14.)

On the liturgical calendar, May 2 is the saints' day for Valentine of Genoa. This St. Valentine was an early bishop of Genoa who died around AD 307.[9][10] Readers incorrectly assumed that Chaucer was referring to February 14 as Valentine's Day. However, mid-February is an unlikely time for birds to be mating in England.[4]

Chaucer's Parliament of Foules is generally set in a supposed context of an old tradition, but in fact there was no such tradition before Chaucer. The speculative explanation of sentimental customs, posing as historical fact, had their origins among eighteenth-century antiquaries, notably Alban Butler, the author of Butler's Lives of Saints, and have been perpetuated even by respectable modern scholars. Most notably, "the idea that Valentin'e Day customed perpetuated those of the Roman Lupercalia has been accepted uncritically and repeated, in various forms, up to the present"[5]

[edit] Medieval and modern times

Swedish calendar showing St Valentine's Day, February 14, 1712Using the language of the law courts for the rituals of courtly love, a "High Court of Love" was established in Paris on Valentine's Day in 1400. The court dealt with love contracts, betrayals, and violence against women. Judges were selected by women on the basis of a poetry reading.[11][12]

The earliest surviving valentine is a fifteenth-century rondeau written by Charles, Duke of Orleans to his "valentined" wife, which commences.

Je suis desja d'amour tanné
Ma tres doulce Valentinée… (Charles d'Orléans, Rondeau VI, lines 1–2)

At the time, the ke was being held in the Tower of London following his capture at the Battle of Agincourt, 1415.[6]

Valentine's Day is mentioned ruefully by Ophelia in Hamlet (1600-01): "Tomorrow is Saint Valentine's Day."

In 1836, relics of St. Valentine of Rome were donated by Pope Gregory XVI to the Whitefriar Street Carmelite Church in Dublin, Ireland. In the 1960s, the church was renovated and relics restored to prominence.[13]

In the 1969 revision of the Roman Catholic Calendar of Saints, the feastday of Saint Valentine on 14 February was removed from the General Roman Calendar and relegated to particular (local or even national) calendars for the following reason: "Though the memorial of Saint Valentine is ancient, it is left to particular calendars, since, apart from his name, nothing is known of Saint Valentine except that he was buried on the Via Flaminia on 14 February."[7] The feast day is still celebrated in Balzan and in Malta where relics of the saint are claimed to be found, and also throughout the world by Traditionalist Catholics who follow the older, pre-Vatican II calendar.

Valentine's Day postcard, circa 1910
Tree decorated for Valentine's DayValentine's Day was probably imported into North America in the 19th century by British settlers. In the United States, the first mass-proced valentines of embossed paper lace were proced and sold shortly after 1847 by Esther Howland (1828-1904) of Worcester, Massachusetts. Her father operated a large book and stationery store, and she took her inspiration from an English valentine she had received. Since 2001, the Greeting Card Association has been giving an annual "Esther Howland Award for a Greeting Card Visionary."

In the second half of the twentieth century, the practice of exchanging cards was extended to all manner of gifts in the United States, usually from a man to a woman. Such gifts typically include roses and chocolates. In the 1980s, the diamond instry began to promote Valentine's Day as an occasion for giving jewelry.

The day has come to be associated with a generic platonic greeting of "Happy Valentine's Day."

In some North American elementary schools, students are asked to give a Valentine card or small gift to everyone in the class. The greeting cards of these students often mention what they appreciate about each other.

[edit] The evolving legend
The Early Medieval acta of either Saint Valentine were excerpted by Bede and briefly expounded in Legenda Aurea,[8] According to that version, St Valentine was persecuted as a Christian and interrogated by Roman Emperor Claudius II in person. Claudius was impressed by Valentine and had a discussion with him, attempting to get him to convert to Roman paganism in order to save his life. Valentine refused and tried to convert Claudius to Christianity instead. Because of this, he was executed. Before his execution, he is reported to have performed a miracle by healing the blind daughter of his jailer.

Legenda Aurea still providing no connections whatsoever with sentimental love, appropriate lore has been embroidered in modern times to portray Valentine as a priest who refused an unattested law attributed to Roman Emperor Claudius II, allegedly ordering that young men remain single. The Emperor supposedly did this to grow his army, believing that married men did not make for good soldiers. The priest Valentine, however, secretly performed marriage ceremonies for young men. When Claudius found out about this, he had Valentine arrested and thrown in jail. On the evening before Valentine was to be executed, he wrote the first "valentine" himself, addressed to a young girl variously identified as his beloved,[9] as the jailer's daughter whom he had befriended and healed,[10] or both.[11] It was a note that read "From your Valentine."[9]

In another apparently modern embellishment[citation needed], while Valentine was imprisoned, people would leave him little notes, folded up and hidden in cracks in the rocks around his cell. He would find them and offer prayers for them.

H. 情人节的习俗英语

On valentine's day, a boy will usually give a bunch of red roses to the girl he likes, while the girl will also give a chocolate to the boy he likes.
意思是：在情人节，男生往往会昌脊送给自己心仪的女生一束红色的玫瑰花，而女耐悉渗生也会送给有好感陆兆的男生一份巧克力。
纯原创，放心使用。