标题: 情人节来历 [打印本页] 作者: 田野 时间: 2009-2-14 10:29 标题: 情人节来历 情人节的来历：Origin of Valentine's Day
情人节名字的来历尚无定论。有些历史学家认为，这个节日纪念的是一位叫"瓦伦丁"的人，他在公元270年2月14日殉道而亡。
The origin of the name, Valentine, remains in doubt. Some historians contend the festival commemorates the death of a Christian martyr named Valentine on February 14, in the year 270.
另外有人把这个节日和另一个叫"瓦伦丁"的圣人联系在一起。他违抗罗马皇帝克劳第俄斯的命令，暗中为情人们证婚，被关进监狱，但后来变成了情人的保护神。
Others link it to another St. Valentine who became the patron saint of lovers after he was imprisoned by Emperor Claudius for secretly marrying couples contrary to the Emperor’s order.
还有人认为，这个名字源于一个法国字，意思是"对妇女献殷勤的人"。
Still others say the name is originated from a French word meaning “gallant”(a man who pays great attention to women).
还有一种理论讲，之所以选定2月14日作为情人节，是因为鸟类传统上从这一天起开始交配。
And one further theory is that February 14 was chosen because birds traditionally began to
mate on that day.
不管名字源于何处，情人节有其漫长浪漫的历史。罗马征服者征服英国后，把庆祝这个节日的习惯带到了英国，英国的殖民者又把它带到了美国。
Whatever the origin, Valentine' s Day has had a long and romantic history. The Roman conquerors carried the celebration to England, and then the English settlers carried it to the America .作者: 小雨 时间: 2009-2-14 11:03
有情人的情人节还是一个人！作者: 一路疯 时间: 2009-2-14 19:50
