英语介绍情人节作文
阴历7月初7， 是中国的传统节日-七夕。被人们称为中国的情人节。传说，在这一天牛郎和织女在鹊桥相会……让我们一起来看看吧!今天在这里小编分享了，希望能帮到你。
英语介绍情人节作文1
Raise your head on August 4 and gaze at the stars, you will find something romantic going on in the sky. VALENTINE''S Day in China, the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, falls on August 4 this year.
That is, on Monday evening, Niu Lang and Zhi Nu will meet on a bridge of magpies(鹊桥)across the Milky Way(银河). Chinese grannies will remind children that they would not be able to see any magpies on that evening because all the magpies have left to form a bridge in the heavens with their wings.
Romantic legend
The legend has been handed down for nearly 2 millennia. The story has been recorded as far back as the Jin Dynasty (256-420 AD). Poets composed hundreds of verses on the love story and many types of Chinese opera tell the story.
The Chinese people believe that the star Vega(织女星), east of the Milky Way, is Zhi Nu and, at the constellation of Aquila(天鹰座), on the western side of the Milky Way, Niu Lang waits for his wife.
Zhi Nu was said to be the youngest of seven daughters of the Queen of Heaven. With her sisters, she worked hard to weave beautiful clouds in the sky, while Niu Lang was a poor orphan cowherd, driven out of his home by his elder brother and his cruel wife.
Niu Lang lamented over his lonely and poor life with an old cow, his only friend and companion. The magical cow kindly told him of a way to find a beautiful and nice woman as his life companion.
Under the direction of the cow, Niu Lang went to the riverside on an evening, where the seven fairies slipped out of their heavenly palace to bathe.
He took one of the beautiful silk dresses the fairies had left on the bank. When the fairies left the water, the youngest couldn''t find her clothes and had to see her sisters fly back to heaven without her.
Then Niu Lang came out with the dress and asked the youngest fairy, Zhi Nu, to stay with him.
Several years passed on Earth, which were only a few days in heaven. Niu Lang and Zhi Nu lived happily together and had two children before the Queen of Heaven discovered Zhi Nu''s absence.
She was so annoyed she had Zhi Nu brought back to heaven. Seeing his beloved wife flying in the sky, Niu Lang was terrified. He caught sight of the cowhide hanging on a wall. The magical cow had told him before dying of old age: "Keep the cowhide(牛皮)for emergency use."
Putting the cowhide on, he went after his wife with his two children.
With the help of the cowhide, Niu Lang was able to follow Zhi Nu into heaven. He was about to reach his wife when
the Queen showed up and pulled off her hairpin to draw a line between the two. The line became the Silver River in heaven, or the Milky Way.
Zhi Nu went back to the heavenly workshop, going on weaving the clouds. But she was so sad, and missed her husband across the Silver River so much that the clouds she weaved seemed sad. Finally, the Queen showed a little mercy, allowing the couple to meet once every year on the Silver River
英语介绍情人节作文2
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 during 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.
Gradually, 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.
In the United States, Miss Esther Howland is given credit for sending the first valentine cards. Commercial valentines were introduced 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.
英语介绍情人节作文3
1.A greeting card sent to arrive on Saint Valentine's Day (Feb. 14) declaring one's love for someone, but usually without giving the name of the sender
2. The person to whom a Valentine is sent
valentine
Several stories are told about the origin of Saint Valentine's Day. One legend dates as far as the days of the Roman Empire. According to the story, Claudius, the Emperor of Rome, wanted to increase the size of his army. He knew that it would be easier to get young men who were not married to join. Therefore he made a rule that no young man could marry until he had served a certain number of years in the army.
A priest named Valentine broke the rule and secretly married a great many young people. Finally, Claudius found out about Valentine and put the priest in prison, where he remained until his death on Feb.14.
After his death, Valentine was made a saint, and the day of his death was named Saint Valentine's Day. It became the custom for lovers to send each other messages on this day. Now Saint Valentine's Day is a time for people to send one another greetings of many kinds.
February 14, Valentine's Day, is sweet hearts' day, on which people in love with each other express their tender emotions. People sometimes put their love messages in a heart-shaped box of chocalates, or a bunch of flowers tied with red ribbons. Words or letters may be written on the flower-covered cards, or something else. Whatever the form may be, the message is almost the same：“Will you be my valentine?”
Another story has it that while Valentine was in prison waiting for his fate, he came in contact with his jailor, Asterius. The jailor had a blind daughter. Asterius requested him to heal his daughter. Through his faith he miraculously restored the sight of Asterius' daughter and fell in love with her. Just before he was put to death, he asked for a pen and paper from his jailor, and signed a farewell message to her “From Your Valentine”, a phrase that lived ever after.
Another valentine gentleman you may be wondering about is Cupid (Latin,“desire”). In Roman mythology Cupid is the son of Venus, goddess of love. His counterpart in Greek mythology is Eros, god of love. Cupid is often said to be a mischievous boy who goes around wounding both gods and humans with his arrows, causing them to fall in love.
It is an old English custom to send a message or card to the person you love on St. Valentine's Day. Here are some samples:
1. To one's beloved wife:
Susan Harbert: Thanks for: 14 good years, 5000 breakfasts, 5 kids and you.
Love Walley
2. To one's lover:
Mary my darling. I love you madly. I am so happy to have you as my valentine.
From your valentine Michael
3. To one's beloved mother:
Dear Mom:
I love you. I hope you have a GREAT Valentine's Day. Thank you for your love and thanks for caring for me so much.
Love,
英语介绍情人节作文4
Valentine's Day is celebrated on February 14 of each year， the reason why it is celebrated on this day is because this was the day that the Patron Saint of Lovers "St Valentine" was supposedly executed on。
On this day lovers all around the world mark this occasion as a day for sending poems， cards， flowers or candy， etc。 They might also be a social gathering or ball to mark the occasion。
Many Valentine's Day customs involved ways that single women could learn who their future husbands would be。 Englishwomen of the 1700's wrote men's names on scraps of paper， rolled each in a little piece of clay， and dropped them all into water。 The first paper that rose to the surface supposedly had the name of a woman's true love。
Also in the 1700's， unmarried women pinned five bay leaves to their pillows on the eve of Valentine's Day。 They pinned one leaf to the center of the pillow and one to each corner。 If the charm worked， they saw their future husbands in their dreams。
One of the oldest customs was the practice of writing women's names on slips of paper and drawing them from a jar。 The woman whose name was drawn by a man became his valentine， and he paid special attention to her。 Many men gave gifts to their valentines。 In some areas， a young man gave his valentine a pair of gloves。 Wealthy men gave fancy balls to honor their valentines。
Valentine cards became popular in Great Britain in the nineteenth century。 Noted artist Kate Greenaway created cards which featured joyful children and beautiful gardens。 Esther Howland was one of the first Valentine card manufacturers in the United States。
Inspired by a British card， she began production in 1847。 Her cards featured lace and paper flowers and leaves。 Other card manufacturers emphasized Cupid， the pudgy， winged son of Venus， the goddess of love。 In Roman lore， Cupid is known as Eros， the son of Aphrodite。
In the United States and Canada， children exchange valentines with their friends。 In some schools， the children hold a classroom party and put all the valentines into a box they have decorated。
At the end of the day， the teacher or one child distributes the cards。 Many children make their own valentines from paper doilies， red paper， wallpaper samples， and pictures cut from magazines。 Sometimes they buy kits that include everything needed to make valentines。 Many children send their largest， fanciest cards to their parents and teachers。
In Europe， people celebrate Valentine's Day in many ways。 British children sing special Valentine's Day songs and receive gifts of candy， fruit， or money。 In some areas of England， people bake valentine buns with caraway seeds， plums， or raisins。 People in Italy hold a Valentine's Day feast。
英语介绍情人节作文5#
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to earn money in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don’t act in the romantic ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too luxurious for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of the question. Finally my father has a bad temper. When he’s very tired from the hard work, it is easy for him to lose his temper.
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I silently sat down beside her and looked at her.
“Mom, I have a question to ask you,” I said after a while.
“What?” she replied, still doing her work.
“Is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice.
My mother stopped her work and raised her head with surprise in her eyes. She didn’t answer immediately. Then she bowed her head and continued to sew the quilt. I was very worried because I thought I had hurt her. I was in a great embarrassment and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:
“Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread. Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and durable. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen anywhere or anytime, but it’s really there. Love is inside.”
I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked very pale. It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father walk slowly on the country road. My father had never been so gentle. It seemed they were the most harmonious couple. Along the country road, there were many beautiful flowers, green grass and trees. The sun gently glistened through the leaves. All of these made up the most beautiful picture in the world.
The doctor had said my father would recover in two months. But after two months he still couldn’t walk by himself. All of us were worried about him.
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’t worry about me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom. I like this kind of life.” Reading his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this experience, I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
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