情人節英文的由來

『壹』 西方情人節的由來

據說情人節的來了是這樣的，據說在公元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。情人間從很早的時候開始，就開始互相贈送戒指定情了，無論是在中國還是西方，現在開始流行定製戒指了，像香港的樂維斯鑽戒就很受歡迎，我身邊許多朋友的無名指戴上了樂維斯鑽戒，他們告訴我，這意味著「以我之名，冠你指間，一生相伴，一世相隨」呢！想想都覺得很浪漫！可以供樓主參考哦！嘿嘿！不用太謝我！

『貳』 Vilentine's Day(情人節） 的來歷

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. 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".

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 honor St. Valentine.

關於西洋情人節（ Valentine's Day ）的由來，眾說紛紜．有些專家說，這一天是為了紀念因為不願意放棄信仰基督教，而遭到迫害的羅馬人 St. Valentine ．他在公元 269 年的 2 月 14 日 去世，也就是習俗中男女抽簽作為情人的日子．亦有傳說指出， St. Valentine 留了一張告別紙條給他的朋友，也是獄卒的女兒，紙條上署名「你的 Valentine 上」．還有人說， St. Valentine 在 Claudius 大帝在位期間，在神廟擔任教士， Claudius 因為 Valentine 公然反抗他，而把他囚禁起來．公元 496 年，教宗 Gelasius 明訂 2 月 14 日 為紀念 St. Valentine 的日子．

『叄』 情人節的來歷(英文)

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". 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.
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。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. 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.
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。 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。

『肆』 我想知道2.14情人節的來歷

情人節（英文：Valentine's Day）[1][2]，又名聖華倫泰節，在每年的2月14日，是西方的傳統節日之一。 情人在這一天互送巧克力、賀卡和花，用以表達愛意或友好。 情人節這節日原來紀念兩位同是名叫華倫泰的基督宗教初期教會殉道聖人。
起源
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。

說法二：據說瓦倫丁是最早的基督徒之一，那個時代做一名基督徒意味著危險和死亡。為掩護其他殉教者，瓦淪丁被抓住，投入了監牢。在那裡他治癒了典獄長女兒失明的雙眼。當暴君聽到著一奇跡時，他感到非常害怕，於是將瓦淪丁斬首示眾。據傳說，在行刑的那一天早晨，瓦淪丁給典獄長的女兒寫了一封情意綿綿的告別信，落款是：From your Valentine （寄自你的瓦倫丁）。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。自此以後，基督教便把2月14日定為情人節。

說法三：在古羅馬時期，2月14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2月15日則被稱為「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[3]。 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2月14日定為情人節。

說法四：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。 在羅馬人崇拜的眾神中，畜牧神盧波庫斯（Lupercus）掌管著對牧羊人和羊群的保護。每年二月中，羅馬人會舉行盛大的典禮來慶祝牧神節。 那時的日歷與現在相比，要稍微晚一些，所以牧神節實際上是對即將來臨的春天的慶祝。也有人說這個節日是慶祝法烏努斯神（Faunus），它類似於古希臘人身羊足，頭上有角的潘神（ Pan ），主管畜牧和農業。 隨著羅馬勢力在歐洲的擴張，牧神節的習俗被帶到了現在的法國和英國等地。人們最樂此不疲的一項節日活動類似於摸彩。年輕女子們的名字被放置於盒子內，然後年輕男子上前抽取。抽中的一對男女成為情人，時間是一年或更長。 基督教的興起使人們紀念眾神的習俗逐漸淡漠。教士們不希望人們放棄節日的歡樂，於是將牧神節（Lupercalia）改成瓦淪丁節（ Valentine's Day），並移至二月十四日。這樣，關於瓦淪丁修士的傳說和古老的節日就被自然地結合在一起。這一節日在中世紀的英國最為流行。未婚男女的名字被抽出後，他們會互相交換禮物，女子在這一年內成為男子的Valentine。 在男子的衣袖上會綉上女子的名字，照顧和保護該女子於是成為該男子的神聖職責。

情人節名字的由來 《布魯爾的警句與寓言辭典》說：「聖華倫泰是個羅馬教士，由於援助受逼害的基督徒而系身囹圄。他後來歸信基督教……最後被人用棍棒打死，卒於二月十四日……。」 古代慶祝情人節的習俗與華倫泰拉上關系，其實純屬巧合而已。事實上，這個節日很可能與古羅馬的牧神節或雀鳥交配的季節有關。情人節的特色是情侶互相饋贈禮物。時至今日，人們則喜歡以情人卡表意。情人卡上通常繪有丘比特、給箭射中的心等等。」 情人節傳說故事 相傳有個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。 關於邱比特跟情人節的關系，上述辭典說：「邱比特（拉丁文cupido，意思是慾望、愛），羅馬愛神，相當於希臘愛神厄洛斯。他通常由一個可愛的小男孩所代表，背部長有兩只翅膀，眼睛給布蒙住，手持弓箭。」 《世界書籍網路全書》提供進一步資料表明關於情人節的起源，其實眾說紛紜。該網路全書指出：「據說在公元200期間，羅馬皇帝克勞狄二世禁止年輕男子結婚。他認為未婚男子可以成為更優良的士兵。一位名叫華倫泰的教士違反了皇帝的命令，秘密為年輕男子主持婚禮。……傳聞說華倫泰於公元269年2月14日被處決。據《天主教網路全書》指出，公元496年，教宗聖基拉西烏斯一世在公元第五世紀末葉廢除了牧神節，把2月14日定為聖華倫泰日。」這個節日現今以「聖瓦倫廷節」——亦即情人節——的姿態盛行起來。 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，在英語里被稱為Valentine's Day，用以紀念他。 不管情人節的真正起源如何，這個習俗源於古代的信仰，得以基督教國的「聖人」來命名。
以上言論是重網上找的，個人一直認為第一個比較真實！

『伍』 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」。）

『陸』 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.

『柒』 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。

『捌』 情人節的來歷(要中英文結合的)

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

『玖』 情人節由來（英文）

Legend of the third century AD, the ancient Rome of a tyrant has called Clausius Doss (Claudius). Not far from the tyrant's palace, has a very beautiful temple. （ Valentine） XiuValentin (Valentine), who lives here. Rome are very revered him, men, women and children, rich and poor, high or low, there will always cluster around in his, in the raging flame before the altar, listening to Valentine's prayer.
This era of ancient Rome has been a continuous war, a tyrant Clausius Doss recruited a large number of citizens went to the battlefield, in order to ensure that people loyal to the war, he ordered a ban on people to marry at this time, even people who have been engaged immediately to lift the marriage. In this way many young people bid farewell to love, full of anger towards the battlefield.

Valentine Crawford Doss on line child feel very sorry. When one couple came to him requesting the help of the Parthenon, the Valentine in the sacred altar of the former for their wedding ceremony was held quietly. It is one the spread of hundred, a lot of people come here in the help of Valentine partnering. The news finally reached the Clausius Doss's ears. Him fly into a rage and ordered the soldiers stormed into the temple will be Valentine from a wedding being held next to the new towed away, into a ngeon. AD 270 years of February 14, Valentine had been tortured in the ngeon to die. 。 Sorrow of his friends buried in the Church of St. Platon.

Memory for Valentine, and later that day the people as a "Valentine's Day." 答案補充 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」。

『拾』 Valentine's Day的英語由來

February has long been a month of romance.

二月作為浪漫的月份由來已久。

With the sweet smell of roses in the air, romantic films hit cinemas and love stories fill newspapers and magazines.

在這個時節，空氣中彌漫著玫瑰花的芳香，影院里放映浪漫的電影，而愛情故事充斥了各種報紙和雜志。

On the 14th day, it is customary for a boy to take his girlfriend out to dinner, buy her flowers and chocolates, write poems, sing to her or even spell out her name with rose petals!

在2月14日這一天，男孩通常都要邀請女朋友共赴正餐。除此之外，男孩還要為女朋友買花和巧克力，為她寫詩，為她歌唱，甚至還要用玫瑰花瓣拼出女孩的名字。

This is the scene that greets you on Valentine's Day, named after Valentine who was a priest in third century Rome.

映入你眼簾的這幕情景就是情人節。情人節又名瓦倫丁節，是以公元三世紀一名羅馬牧師的名字命名的。

When the emperor decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives, he banned marriage.

當時的羅馬皇帝認為單身男人比有老婆的男人更適合當兵打仗，於是他下令禁止結婚。

But Valentine continued to perform marriage ceremonies for young lovers in secret.

但是瓦倫丁繼續秘密地為年輕的愛人們舉行結婚儀式。

When his actions were discovered, the emperor had him put to death.

當他的行為被發現後，皇帝判處瓦倫丁死刑。

While in prison, it is said that Valentine fell in love with the daughter of his prison guard.

據說在獄中，瓦倫丁與獄卒的女兒墜入愛河。

Before his death on 14th Feb 270 DC, he wrote her a letter, which he signed "From your Valentine", an expression that is still in use today.

公元270年2月14日，瓦倫丁臨死前給她寫了一封信，信中他簽上了「來自你的瓦倫丁」。這一措辭沿用至今。

Valentine died for what he believed in and so was made a Saint, as well as becoming one of history's most romantic figures.

瓦倫丁為他的信仰而犧牲，因而被奉為聖徒，並且成為歷史上最浪漫的人物之一