中西方情人節的由來英語介紹
1. 西方情人節的來歷
版本1：Valentine』sday是情人節在英語里的叫法。從字面上來看，很難看出中西方叫法之間有什版么聯系。這裡面隱權藏著一個動人的故事。
大約在公元3世紀的羅馬，那時愷撒已經死去快三百年了，暴君Claudius當政。當時，羅馬內外戰爭頻仍，民不聊生。為了補足兵員，將戰爭進行到底，Claudius下令，凡是一定年齡范圍內的男子，都必須參加羅馬軍隊，以生命為國家效勞。自此，丈夫離開妻子，少年離開戀人。於是整個羅馬便被籠罩在綿長的相思中。對此，暴君大為惱火。為了達到自己的目的，他竟然下令禁止國人舉行結婚典禮，甚至要求已經結婚的毀掉婚約。
然而，暴政禁止不了愛情。就在暴君的國都里，居住著一位德高望重的修士，他就是Valentine
2. 情人節的來歷(要中英文結合的)
情人節，又叫聖瓦倫丁節或聖華倫泰節（St. Valentine's Day），即每年的2月14日，是西方的傳統節日之一。男女在這一天互送巧克力、賀卡和花，用以表達愛意或友好。
關於情人節的起源，大致有2種不同說法：
說法一：
公元3世紀，羅馬帝國皇帝克勞迪烏斯二世在首都羅馬宣布廢棄所有的婚姻承諾，當時是出於戰爭的考慮，使更多無所牽掛的男人可以走上爭戰的疆場。一名叫瓦侖廷（Sanctus Valentinus）的神父沒有遵照這個旨意而繼續為相愛的年輕人舉行教堂婚禮。事情被告發後，瓦侖廷神父先是被鞭打，然後被石頭擲打，最後在公元270年2月14日這天被送上了絞架被絞死。14世紀以後，人們就開始紀念這個日子。現在，中文譯為「情人節」的這個日子，在西方國家裡就被稱為Valentine's Day，用以紀念那位為情人做主而犧牲的神父。
與此相關的其他傳說，包括這位神父幫助天主教徒從羅馬監獄里逃脫而被處死。
在這個神父在監獄里時，據說他送出了第一個「情人節」祝福。據說他愛上了曾來監獄看望他，獄長失明的女兒亞斯得莉斯，並奇跡地治好了她的眼睛，使之重見光明。在他臨刑前，給女孩一封信，署名「from your Valentine」（這個表達現在還在使用）。盡管這些傳說不真切，但是卻表達了他的富有同情心、英雄氣概、以及最重要的浪漫主義的人格。
說法二：
來源於古羅馬的牧神節（Lupercalia Festival）
這個說法是基督教會慶祝這一天是為了把古羅馬的牧神節（每年的2月15日慶祝，為了保佑人、田、牲畜的生產力）基督教化。在古羅馬，2月春天的開始，被認為是純潔的。按照一定的儀式打掃房屋，然後把鹽水和一種小麥灑遍房間。
牧神節，是為了慶祝羅馬的農神Faunus 和羅馬的奠基人Romulus和Remus。這個節日開始時，Luperci的成員（也就是羅馬祭司的一種）會聚集在一個神聖的山洞裡。這個山洞被認為是還是嬰兒的Romulus和Remus待過的地方。在這個洞里，他們由一頭母狼，lupa，照料。祭司們會犧牲一頭羊，為了生殖；一隻狗，為了純潔。
然後男孩子會把羊的皮撕成小條，蘸上神聖的血後，跑到街上用它輕輕的抽打女人和田裡的莊稼。羅馬的女人不僅不會害怕，反而會樂意被羊皮條接觸，因為據說這樣她們在這一年裡就會生殖力旺盛。後來，根據傳說，這個城市所有的女人會把自己的名字放到一個花瓶里。單身漢們會從裡面選一個。這樣這一年裡，他們就是一對。通常他們會結婚。
教皇在大約公元498年宣布2月14日是情人節。羅馬人的這種婚配方式被基督教徒認為是不合法的。中世紀時，在英國和法國，通常認為2月14日是鳥交配的季節。因此就把此日增加了一個內容，那就是它應該是一個浪漫的日子。最早的情人節禮物是奧爾良的公爵，查理斯在倫敦塔獄中寫給他妻子的詩。因為他在Agincourt戰役中被俘虜了。現在這個寫於1415年的祝福被收藏在倫敦的大英博物館。幾年以後，英皇亨利五世雇John Lydgate寫了一首曲子給Catherine of Valois作為情人節禮物。
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.
3. 關於情人節的來歷(要用英文寫的)！！！！
In the third century, the Roman empire suffered from a general crisis, economic decline, the corruption of the ruling class, social unrest and people's resistance.
（公元3世紀，羅馬帝國出現全面危機，經濟凋敝，統治階級腐敗，社會動盪不安，人民紛紛反抗。）
In order to maintain their rule, the noble class brutally suppressed the people and christians. There was a Christian, valentine, who was put into prison.
（貴族階級為維護其統治，殘暴鎮壓民眾和基督教徒。是時有一位教徒瓦倫丁，被捕入獄。）
In prison, he touched the warden's daughter with his open heart.
（在獄中，他以坦誠之心打動了典獄長的女兒。）
They loved each other and were taken care of by the warden's daughter. The ruling class ordered his execution.
（他們相互愛慕，並得到典獄長女兒的照顧。統治階級下令將他執行死刑。）
Before his execution, he wrote a long suicide note to the warden's daughter, stating that he was innocent.
（在臨刑前，他給典獄長女兒寫了一封長長的遺書，表明自己是無罪的。）
It showed his open and aboveboard feelings and his deep attachment to the gaoler's daughter.
（表明他光明磊落的心跡和對典獄長女兒深深眷戀。）
On February 14, 270, he was executed.
（公元270年2月14日，他被處死刑。）
Later, christians sacrifice themselves for justice and pure love in order to commemorate valentine.
（後來，基督教徒為了紀念瓦倫丁為正義、為純潔的愛而犧牲自己。）
Will be executed on this day as "st. valentine's day," later changed to "valentine's day."
（將臨刑的這一天定為「聖瓦倫節」，後人又改成「情人節」。）
4. 求中國七夕與西方情人節由來的英語精簡版
情人節的由來英文版-The Origin of St Valentine's Day
St. Valentine's Day has roots in several different legends that have found their way to us through the ages. One of the earliest popular symbols of the day is Cupid（愛神丘比特）, the Roman god of love, who is represented by the image of a young boy with bow and arrow.
Three hundred years after the death of Jesus Christ, the Roman emperors still demanded that everyone believe in the Roman gods. Valentine, a Christian priest, had been thrown in prison for his teachings. On February 14, Valentine was beheaded（斬首）, not only because he was a Christian, but also because he had performed a miracle. He supposedly cured the jailer's daughter of her blindness. The night before he was executed, he wrote the jailer's daughter a farewell letter, signing it "From Your Valentine." Another legend tells us that this same Valentine, well-loved by all, received notes to his jail cell from children and friends who missed him.
Another Valentine was an Italian bishop who lived at about the same time, AD 200. He was imprisoned because he secretly married couples, contrary to the laws of the Roman emperor. Some legends say he was burned at the stake.
February 14 was also a Roman holiday, held in honor of a goddess. Young men randomly chose the name of a young girl to escort to the festivities. The custom of choosing a sweetheart on this date spread through Europe in the Middle Ages, and then to the early American colonies. Throughout the ages, people also believed that birds picked their mates on February 14!
In AD 496 Sain Pope Gelasius I named February 14 as "Valentine's Day". Although it's not an official holiday, most Americans observe this day.
Whatever the odd mixture of origins, St. Valentine's Day is now a day for sweethearts. It is the day that you show your friend or loved one that you care. You can send candy to someone you think is special. Or you can send roses, the flower of love. Most people send "valentines," a greeting card named after the notes that St. Valentine received in jail. Valentines can be sentimental, romantic and heartfelt（真心真意的）. They can be funny and friendly. If the sender is shy, valentines can be anonymous.
Americans of all ages love to send and receive valentines. Handmade valentines created by cutting hearts out of colored paper, show that a lot of thought was put into making them personal. Valentines can be heart-shaped, or have hearts, the symbol of love, on them. In elementary schools children make valentines for their classmates and put them in a large decorated box, similar to a mailbox. On February 14, the teacher opens the box and distributes the valentines to each student. After the students read their valentines they have a small party with refreshments.
For teenagers and alts, major newspapers throughout the country have a Valentine's Day offer. Anyone can send in a message, for a small fee of course, destined for a would-be sweetheart, a good friend, an acquaintance or even a spouse of fifty years. The message is printed in a special section of the newspaper on February 14.
5. 西方情人節的由來
情人節，又稱聖瓦倫丁節或聖華倫泰節，日期在每年公歷的2月14日，是西方國家的傳統節日之一，起源於基督教。
古羅馬暴君為了徵召更多士兵，禁止婚禮，一名叫瓦倫丁（Valentine）的神父不理禁令，秘密替人主持婚禮，結果被收監，最後處死，死期就是2月14日。為紀念Valentine的勇敢精神，人們將每年的2月14日定為Valentine的紀念日。因此成了後來的「情人節」。
(5)中西方情人節的由來英語介紹擴展閱讀：
公元270年--羅馬聖教徒瓦倫丁被處死，此日被後人定為"情人節"。瓦倫丁節，又稱情人節，是歐美和大洋洲的一些國家的民族節日。此節日的來源甚多，但一般是以羅馬聖教徒瓦倫丁被處死，後被定為"情人節"較為普通。
公元3世紀，羅馬帝國出現全面危機，經濟凋敝，統治階級腐敗，社會動盪不安，人民紛紛反抗。貴族階級為維護其統治，殘暴鎮壓民眾和基督教徒。
是時有一位教徒瓦倫丁，被捕入獄。在獄中，他以坦誠之心打動了典獄長的女兒。他們相互愛慕，並得到典獄長女兒的照顧。統治階級下令將他執行死刑。在臨刑前，他給典獄長女兒寫了一封長長的遺書，表明自己是無罪的。表明他光明磊落的心跡和對典獄長女兒深深眷戀。
公元270年2月14日，他被處死刑，後來，基督教徒為了紀念瓦倫丁為正義、為純潔的愛而犧牲自己，將臨刑的這一天定為"聖瓦倫節"，後人又改成"情人節"。
6. 西方2月14情人節的由來典故
情人節（英語：Valentine's Day），又譯為聖瓦倫丁節。
相傳節日命名源於19世紀末，古羅馬青年基督教傳教士Valentine冒險傳教時被捕入獄。他的英勇行為感動了老獄吏及他一名雙目失明的女兒，從而獲得他們悉心照顧。面對行刑前，Valentine寫信給失明女示愛。處死當天，失明女在他墓前種植一棵開紅花的杏樹寄託情思，這天就是2月14日。因此「情人節」定於每年的2月14日，是西方的傳統節日之一。在這一天，有些人會贈送禮物給情人或心儀的人，例如會送巧克力、賀卡和花等，用以表達愛意或友好。近年，情人節宗教意味漸消，亦有部分人認為情人節過於商業化，送禮行為逐漸便開始標准化和世俗化，但亦有人選擇在情人節這天注冊結婚。
還有一個說法，就是情人節是一個叫聖·瓦倫丁的修士的紀念日。（我個人比較傾向這個來源）
大約在公元三世紀的羅馬，暴君克勞狄烏斯當政。當時，羅馬內外戰爭頻仍，民不聊生。為了補足兵員，將戰爭進行到底，克勞狄烏斯下令，凡是適齡男子，都必須參軍效國。自此，丈夫離開妻子，少年離開戀人。於是整個羅馬便被籠罩在綿長的相思中。對此，暴君大為惱火。為了達到自己的目的，他竟然下令禁止國人舉行結婚典禮，甚至要求已經結婚的毀掉婚約。
然而，暴政禁止不了愛情。當時羅馬居住著一位德高望重的修士，他就是聖·瓦倫丁。他不忍看到一對對伴侶就這樣生離死別，於是為前來請求幫助的情侶秘密地主持上帝的結婚典禮。一時間，這一令人振奮的消息在整個國度傳開，更多的情侶秘密地趕來請求修士的幫助。
但是，事情很快還是被暴君知曉了，於是他再一次顯示了殘暴面目——將修士打進大牢，最終折磨致死。修士死的那一天是2月14日，公元270年的2月14日。
人們為了紀念這個敢於與暴君斗爭的人，漸漸地使得2月14日成為一個節日。很多世紀過去了，人們已經淡漠了克勞狄烏斯的大名，再也記不得他的權杖與寶劍，但依然會紀念聖·瓦倫丁修士，因為那個日子是聖·瓦倫丁日,後面就演變成了今天的西方情人節。
7. 外國情人節和中國情人節的由來
外國情人節的由來
情人節的來由，眾說紛紜。比較公認的來歷是，傳說公元三世紀時，古羅馬有一位暴君叫克勞多斯（Claudius）。離暴君的宮殿不遠，有一座非常漂亮的神廟。修士瓦倫丁（Valentine）就住在這里。羅馬人非常崇敬他，男女老幼，不論貧富貴賤，總會群集在他的周圍，在祭壇的熊熊聖火前，聆聽瓦倫丁的祈禱。
這一時代，古羅馬的戰事一直連綿不斷，暴君克勞多斯徵召了大批公民前往戰場，為了保證人們忠於戰爭，他下令禁止人們於此時結婚，甚至連已訂了婚人也馬上要解除婚約。許多年輕人就這樣告別愛人，滿懷悲憤地走向戰場。
瓦倫丁對克勞多斯的虐行感到非常難過。當一對情侶來到神廟請求他的幫助時，瓦倫丁在神聖的祭壇前為它們悄悄地舉行了婚禮。人們一傳十，十傳百，很多人來到這里，在瓦倫丁的幫助下結成伴侶。消息終於傳到了克勞多斯的耳里。他暴跳如雷，命令士兵們沖進神廟，將瓦倫丁從一對正在舉行婚禮的新人身旁拖走，投入地牢。公元270年的2月14日，瓦倫丁在地牢里受盡折磨而死。悲傷的朋友們將他安葬於聖普拉教堂。為了紀念瓦倫丁，後來的人們把這一天作為「情人節」。所以在英語中，情人節的直譯就是「聖瓦倫丁節」。
中國情人節的由來
七夕節則起源於中國四大民間愛情傳說之一的牛郎和織女的故事。
相傳在很早很早以前，南陽城西牛家莊里有一個非常聰明、忠厚的小夥子，父母雙亡，只好跟著哥哥嫂嫂一起過日子。嫂嫂馬氏為人狠毒，經常虐待他，逼他干很多活。一年秋天，嫂嫂逼著他去放牛，給他九頭牛，卻讓他等有了十頭牛時才能夠回家，牛郎無奈地只好趕著牛離開了村莊。
牛郎獨自一人趕著牛進了山，在草深林密的山上，他坐在樹下傷心，不知道何時才能趕著十頭牛回家，這時，有位須發皆白的老人出現在他的面前，問他為何傷心，當得知他的遭遇後，笑著對他說：「別難過，在伏牛山裡有一頭病倒的老牛，你去好好喂養它，等老牛病好以後，你就可以趕著它回家了。
牛郎翻山越嶺，走了很遠的路，終於找到了那頭有病的老牛，他看到老牛病得厲害，就去給老牛打來一捆捆草，一連餵了三天，老牛吃飽了，才抬起頭告訴他：自己本是天上的灰牛大仙，因觸犯了天規被貶下天來，摔壞了腿，無法動彈。自己的傷需要用百花的露水洗一個月才能好，牛郎不畏辛苦，細心地照料了老牛一個月，白天為老牛採花接露水治傷，晚上依偎在老年身邊睡覺，到老牛病好後，牛郎高高興興趕著十頭牛回了家。
回家後，嫂子對他仍舊不好，曾幾次要加害他，都被老牛設法相救，嫂子最後惱羞成怒把牛郎趕出家門，牛郎只要了那頭老牛相隨。
一天，天上的織女和諸仙女一起下凡游戲，在河裡洗澡，牛郎在老牛的幫助下認識了織女，兩人互生情意，後來織女便偷偷下凡，來到人間，做了牛郎的妻子。織女還把從天上帶來的天蠶分給大家，並教大家養蠶、抽絲，織出又光又亮的綢緞。
牛郎和織女結婚以後，男耕女織，情深意重，他們生了一男一女，一家人生活得很幸福。但是，好景不長，這件事很快就讓天帝知道了，王母娘娘親自下凡，強行把織女帶回天上，恩愛夫妻被拆散了。牛郎上天無路，還是老牛告訴牛郎，在它死了以後，可以用它的皮做成鞋，穿著它就可以上天。牛郎按照老牛的話做了，穿上了牛皮做的鞋，拉著自已的兒女，一起騰雲駕霧飛上天去追織女。眼看就要追到了織女，誰知卻被王母娘娘拔下頭上的金簪一揮，一道波濤洶涌的天河就出現了，牛郎和織女被隔在兩岸，只能相對而哭。他們忠貞的愛情感動了喜鵲，千萬只喜鵲紛紛飛來，搭建成鵲橋，讓牛郎和織女走上鵲橋相會。王母娘娘對此也無可奈何，只好答應他們兩人在每年的七月七日在鵲橋相會。
後來，每年一到七月初七，就是我們今天所說的牛郎織女相會的日子，姑娘們就會來到花前月下，抬頭仰望星空，尋找銀河兩邊的牽牛星和織女星，希望能看到他們一年一度的相會，乞求上天能讓自已像織女那樣心靈手巧，祈禱自已能有如意稱心的美滿姻緣，由此形成了「七夕節」。
8. 用英語小短文介紹西方節日情人節
Saint Valentine's Day, also called Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is an annual holiday celebrated on February 14. It originated as a Western Christian liturgical feast day honoring one or more early saints named Valentinus, and is recognized as a significant cultural and commercial celebration in many regions around the world, although it is not a public holiday in any country.
聖情人節，也被稱為情人節或聖瓦倫丁節日, 是2月14日慶祝的一個年度假期。它起源於一個西方基督教禮儀節，紀念一個或多個早期的聖人Valentinus，並被公認為重要的文化, 並在全球許多地區舉辦商業慶祝活動，雖然不是任何國家的公眾假期。
9. 用英文介紹西方情人節的來歷，帶中文翻譯的，100個詞左右
四六級閱讀提高訓練匯總 2012英語專四過關攻略 職稱英語歷年真題及答案職稱英語補全短文匯總六級聽力短對話同義替換2012專四模擬練習匯總 There are varying opinions as to the origin of Valentine's Day. Some experts state that it originated from St. Valentine, a Roman who was martyred for refusing to give up Christianity. He died on February 14, 269 A.D., the same day that had been devoted to love lotteries.
關於情人節的起源有許多種說法。有關人士認為情人節是一個名叫桑特-瓦倫丁的人士發起的。他是羅馬人，因為拒絕放棄基督教而於公元前269年2月14日慘遭殺害，這一天也正好是全城盛行彩票抽獎的日子。
Legend also says that St. Valentine left a farewell note for the jailer's daughter, who had become his friend, and signed it "From Your Valentine".
而另外一種說法更具有傳奇色彩，相傳桑特-瓦倫丁曾留下一本日記給了獄卒的女兒，署名為「你的情人」，據說這名獄卒的女兒就是桑特-瓦倫丁的情人。
Other aspects of the story say that Saint Valentine served as a priest at the temple ring the reign of Emperor Claudius. Claudius then had Valentine jailed for defying him. In 496 A.D. Pope Gelasius set aside February 14 to honour St. Valentine.
還有其它的說法也頗為有趣。比如說有人認為在克勞迪亞斯君王統治時期，桑特-瓦侖丁曾經是一名神父，因為公然挑戰克勞迪亞斯君王的權威身陷囹圄。所以公元前496年羅馬教皇格萊西亞斯特意將2月14日作為一個特別的日子以紀念桑特-瓦倫丁。
Graally, February 14 became the date for exchanging love messages and St. Valentine became the patron saint of lovers. The date was marked by sending poems and simple gifts such as flowers. There was often a social gathering or a ball.
此後2月14日就成為了一個具有特殊意義的日子。在這天人們向自己心儀的人傳遞信息以示愛意。而理所當然的桑特 瓦侖丁也就成為了為戀愛中的男女們牽線搭橋的人。在2月14日這天人們會特意做詩或者用一些小禮物送給自己心愛的人。而且人們還會組織各種各樣的聚會來慶祝這個特殊的節日。
In the United States, Miss Esther Howland is given credit for sending the first valentine cards. Commercial valentines were introced in the 1800's and now the date is very commercialised.
艾瑟-霍蘭德小姐是美國第一位因為發送情人節卡片而受到榮譽獎勵的人。早在19世紀初情人節就已處露商業化的端倪。而如今情人節已經完全被商業化了。 比如每當每年2月14日來臨的時候，一些城鎮如羅夫蘭、克羅拉多等，這里的人們都要派送大量的為情人節特備的卡片。
The town of Loveland, Colorado, does a large post office business around February 14. The spirit of good continues as valentines are sent out with sentimental verses and children exchange valentine cards at school.
而在這天人們往往吟歌做詩並且把這些寫入卡片中送個自己喜歡的人以表達自己的愛意。而在學校里孩子門也喜歡互增賀卡來度過這個特殊的節日。久而久之就形成了一種習俗並且延續至今天。
10. 情人節的來歷，以及英文名。
版本一：Valentine'sday是情人節在英語里的叫法。從字面上來看，很難看出中西方叫法之間有什麼聯系。這裡面隱藏著一個動人的故事。
大約在公元三世紀的羅馬，那時愷撒已經死去快三百年了，暴君Claudius當政。當時，羅馬內外戰爭頻仍，民不聊生。為了補足兵員，將戰爭進行到底，Claudius下令，凡是一定年齡范圍內的男子，都必須進入羅馬軍隊，以生命為國家效勞。自此，丈夫離開妻子，少年離開戀人。於是整個羅馬便被籠罩在綿長的相思中。對此，暴君大為惱火。為了達到自己的目的，他竟然下令禁止國人舉行結婚典禮，甚至要求已經結婚的毀掉婚約。
然而，暴政禁止不了愛情。就在暴君的國都里，居住著一位德高望重的修士，他就是Valentine,我們的主人公。他不忍看到一對對伴侶就這樣生離死別，於是為前來請求幫助的情侶秘密地主持上帝的結婚典禮。一時間，這一令人振奮的消息在整個國度傳開，更多的情侶秘密地趕來請求修士的幫助。
但是，事情很快還是被暴君知曉了，於是他再一次顯示了殘暴面目——將修士打進大牢，最終折磨致死。修士死的那一天是2月14日，公元270年的2月14日。
人們為了紀念這個敢於與暴君斗爭的人，漸漸地使得2月14日成為一個節日。很多世紀過去了，人們再也記不得Claudius的大名，再也記不得他的權杖與寶劍，但依然會紀念Valentine修士，因為那個日子是Valentine'sday,是情人節。
版本二：在古羅馬時期，二月十四日是為表示對約娜的尊敬而設的節日。約娜是羅馬眾神的皇後，羅馬人同時將她尊奉為婦女和婚姻之神。接下來的二月十五日則被「盧帕撒拉節」，是用來對約娜治下的其他眾神表示尊敬的節日。
在古羅馬，年輕人和少女的生活是被嚴格分開的。然而，在盧帕撒拉節，小夥子們可以選擇一個自己心愛的姑娘的名字刻在花瓶上。這樣，過節的時候，小夥子就可以與自己選擇的姑娘一起跳舞，慶祝節日。如果被選中的姑娘也對小夥子有意的話，他們便可一直配對，而且最終他們會墜入愛河並一起步入教堂結婚。後人為此而將每年的二月十四日定為情人節。
版本三：一本英語辭典上注釋說，范泰倫節（情人節）二月十四日，來源於古羅馬的牧神節。據說鳥類在這一天開始交配。那時的風俗是：在牧神節期間，每個青年男子從一隻盒子里抽簽，盒子里放的是寫有青年女子姓名的條子。抽到誰，誰就成為那個青年男子的心上人。後來這個節日改為紀念一位叫瓦倫丁的基督教聖徒。
古羅馬青年基督教傳教士聖瓦倫丁，冒險傳播基督教義，被捕入獄，感動了老獄吏和他雙目失明的女兒，得到了他們悉心照料。臨刑前聖瓦倫丁給姑娘寫了封信，表明了對姑娘的深情。在他被處死的當天，盲女在他墓前種了一棵開紅花的杏樹，以寄託自己的情思。這一天就是2月14日。現在，在情人節里，許多小夥子還把求愛的聖瓦倫丁的明信片做成精美的工藝品，剪成蝴蝶和鮮花，以表示心誠志堅。姑娘們晚上將月桂樹葉放在枕頭上，希望夢見自己的情人。通常在情人節中，以贈送一枝紅玫瑰來表達情人之間的感情。將一枝半開的紅玫瑰作為情人節送給女孩的最佳禮物，而姑娘則以一盒心形巧克力作為回贈的禮物。
據說，巧克力成份之一苯基胺能引起人體內荷爾蒙的變化，跟熱戀中的感覺相似。