Who can introduce Valentine's Day into English (with Chinese translation)? 150 to 200 words

February 14 is Valentine's Day. Today, it's a lover's festival. Lovers give candy, flowers or other gifts to each other. Valentine's Day originated from several different legends, which have been passed down to this day.

In Rome, it is said that it originated in the 5th century to commemorate the Catholic Bishop Saint Valentine.

Eight hundred years before Valentine's Day was established, the Romans had held a pagan celebration in mid-February to commemorate the ceremony of young people becoming Lupercus gods. The celebration featured a lottery ceremony in which young men drew the names of teenage girls from a box. The girl assigned to each young person in this way will be his female companion for the rest of the year.

To abolish pagan festivals. Pope Galasius ordered a slight change in the lottery. The box contains not the names of young women, but the names of saints. Both men and women can draw lots from the box, and the game is to imitate the way they draw lots for the rest of the year. Needless to say, many young Romans are not satisfied with the change of rules.

The church is looking for a suitable patron saint of love to replace the pagan god Lupercus. They found that Valentine was a suitable candidate. He was beheaded by Claudius the Great in 270 AD.

Claudius thinks that married men are not good soldiers. So he banned marriage from his empire. But Valentine would secretly marry young people who were close to him. When Claudius discovered Valentine, he first tried to convert him to paganism. But Valentine changed his strategy and tried to change Claudius' faith. When he failed, he was stoned to death and beheaded.

During Valentine's imprisonment, he fell in love with the jailer's blind daughter. His love for her and his great faith miraculously cured her of blindness before his death. Before he was taken to death, he wrote her a farewell letter, "from your lover." Since then, this sentence has been used on his birthday.

Although the lottery for women has been banned by the church, Roman men still use mid-February to commemorate St. Valentine's Day to seek women's love. It has become a tradition to write love letters to people they admire and write Valentine's name.

Another Valentine was an Italian bishop who lived at about the same time, in the year 200. He was imprisoned because he secretly married the couple and violated the laws of the Roman emperor. Some legends say that he was burned to death at the stake.

February 14 is also a Roman festival to commemorate a goddess. The young man randomly chose a young girl's name and accompanied her to the celebration. In the Middle Ages, the custom of choosing a sweetheart on this day spread all over Europe, and then spread to the early American colonies. Throughout the ages, people still believe that birds choose their spouses on February 14!

In 496 AD, Pope Galasius I named February 14 as "Valentine's Day". Although it is not an official holiday, most Americans celebrate it.

This is how the first Valentine's Day card came into being. The first real Valentine's Day card was given to his wife by Charles, Duke of Orleans, in 14 15. He was imprisoned in the Tower of London at that time.

Cupid is another symbol of this festival, because he is the son of Venus, the Roman god of love and beauty, and is associated with this festival. He was portrayed as a little boy with a bow and arrow. Cupid often appears on Valentine's Day cards.

No matter how strange the origin is, Valentine's Day is now a festival for lovers. On this day, you show your concern to your friends or lovers. You can send candy to someone you think is special. Or you can send roses, flowers of love.

The Legend of Valentine's Day

February 14 is Valentine's Day. Today, it is celebrated as a couple's festival. Lovers give candy, flowers or other gifts to each other. There are many different legends about the origin of Valentine's Day, which have gone through a long time and have been passed down to this day.

In Rome, it is said that it originated in the 5th century to commemorate the Catholic Bishop Saint Valentine.

800 years before the establishment of Valentine's Day, the Romans had a pagan celebration in mid-February, in which young people commemorated the god Lupercus. The celebration is characterized by young men drawing lots and drawing girls' names from the box. The girl thus assigned to each young man became his female companion.

In order to abolish this pagan festival, Pope Galactic ordered that the lottery ticket must be slightly changed: the box contained the names of saints, not the names of young girls. Both men and women can draw lots from the box. The purpose of the game is to make them imitate the behavior of the saints they drew this year. Needless to say, many young people in Rome don't like this change of rules.

The church decided to find a more suitable patron saint of love to replace the pagan shepherd. They found that Valentine was a very suitable candidate. He was beheaded by King Claudius in 270 AD.

King Claudius thinks that married men are useless soldiers, so marriage is forbidden in his kingdom. But Valentine secretly helped the young people who came to marry him. When King Claudius discovered Valenti's behavior, he first tried to convert Valenti to paganism, but Valenti played along, which in turn made Claudius Wang Gai believe in Christianity. He failed, so he was stoned to death and beheaded.

Valentine fell in love with the blind daughter of the warden while serving his sentence in prison. Before he died, his love and extreme loyalty to her miraculously cured her eyes. Before being taken to the execution ground, he signed "Your Lover" in his farewell letter to her. This sentence has been used to this day.

Although the lottery for women has been banned by the church, Roman men still use the festival in mid-February to commemorate Valentine in pursuit of women's love. It has gradually become a tradition for men to sign Valentine's name on handwritten love letters and then give it to the woman they love.

Another Valentine was an Italian bishop who lived at the same time, about 200 AD. He was thrown into prison because he secretly married someone else, which violated the laws of the Roman Empire at that time. There are some legends that he was burned at the stake.

February 14 is also a festival celebrated by the Romans to show respect for the goddess. The young man picked a young woman's name at random, and the woman paid him a holiday fee. In the Middle Ages, the custom of choosing the right person on this day spread all over Europe, and then spread to the early American colonies. For thousands of years, it has been believed that birds choose their mates on February 14.

In 496 AD, February 1 4 was named Valentine's Day by the Saint Popper galaxy1. Although it is not an official holiday, most Americans attach great importance to it.

The first Valentine's Day card was born in this situation. 14 15, Charles, Duke of Orleans, gave his first real Valentine's Day card to his wife. At that time, he was detained in the Tower of London.

Cupid is another symbol of this festival, which is related to this festival because he is the son of Venus, the Roman goddess of love and beauty. He is described as a little boy with a bow and arrow. Cupid often appears on Valentine's Day cards.

No matter how complicated the origin is, "Valentine's Day" is now a festival for couples. This is a day for you to show your concern to your friends and lovers. You can give candy to someone special to you, or you can send roses, flowers of love.