七夕情人节和西方情人节的异同

DOUBLESEVENTHFESTIVALANDTHEVALENTINE‘SDAYtheorigonoftwofestivalsthecoustomoftwofestivalsthepoemsofthefestivalsthecelebrateofalloverthewordPART

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theoriginoftwofestivals3TheOriginOfTheValentine'sDayTherearevaryingopinionsastotheoriginofValentine’sDay.SomeexpertsstatethatitoriginatedfromSt.Valentine,aRomanwhowasmartyredforrefusingtogiveupChristianity.HediedonFebruary14,269A.D.,thesamedaythathadbeendevotedtolovelotteries.LegendalsosaysthatSt.Valentineleftafarewellnoteforthejailer’sdaughter,whohadbecomehisfriend,andsignedit"FromYourValentine".

TheOriginOfTheValentine'sDayGradually,February14becamethedateforexchanginglovemessagesandSt.Valentinebecamethepatronsaintoflovers.Thedatewasmarkedbysendingpoemsandsimplegiftssuchasflowers.TherewasoftenasocialgatheringoraballTheoriginofthedoubleseventhfestivalRaiseyourheadonAugust4andgazeatthestars,youwillfindsomethingromanticgoingoninthesky.

VALENTINE''SDayinChina,theseventhdayoftheseventhlunarmonth,fallsonAugust4thisyear.

Thatis,onMondayevening,NiuLangandZhiNuwillmeetonabridgeofmagpies（鹊桥）acrosstheMilkyWay.Chinesegrannieswillremind

Theoriginofthedoubleseventhfestival

Chinesegrannieswillremindchildrenthattheywouldnotbeabletoseeanymagpiesonthateveningbecauseallthemagpieshavelefttoformabridgeintheheavenswiththeirwings.7PARTTWO

thecustomoftwofestivalsThecustomoftwofestivalsIngenuitytestbyfloatingneedleisoneofthecommoncustomsonthefestival.

putsomewaterinavesselandleaveitintheopenairuntilitiscoveredbyafilmofdust.

thencastaneedleorthinstrawonittoseethepatternoftheshadowatthebottom,soastotesttheiringenuityThecustomoftwofestivalsOnthisdayloversallaroundtheworldmarkthisoccasionasadayforsendingpoems,cards,flowersorcandy,etc.Theymightalsobeasocialgatheringorballtomarktheoccasion.ManyValentine'sDaycustomsinvolvedwaysthatsinglewomencouldlearnwhotheirfuturehusbandswouldbe.Englishwomenofthe1700'swrotemen'snamesonscrapsofpaper,rolledeachinalittlepieceofclay,anddroppedthemallintowater.Thefirstpaperthatrosetothesurfacesupposedlyhadthenameofawoman'struelove.PARTTHREEthepoemsofthefestivals

纤云弄巧，飞星传恨，银汉迢迢暗度。金风玉露一相逢，便胜却人间无数。

柔情似水，佳期如梦，忍顾鹊桥归路！两情若是久长时，又岂在朝朝暮暮！

Cloudsfloatlikeworksofart；

Starsshootwithgriefatheart.

AcrosstheMilkyWaytheCowherdmeetstheMaid

WhenAutumn’sGoldenwindembracesDewofJades，

Allthelovescenesonearthhowevermanyfade

Theirtenderloveflowslikeastream；

Thishappydateseemsbutadream.

Cantheybearaseparatehomewardway?

Iflovebetweenbothsidescanlastforaye，

Whyneedtheystaytogethernightandday?.《鹊桥仙》纤云弄巧，飞星传恨，银汉迢迢暗度。金风玉露一相逢，便胜却人间无数。柔情似水，佳期如梦，忍顾鹊桥归路。两情若是久长时，又岂在朝朝暮暮。

Whenyouneedsomeonetolisten,I'llbethere.Whenyouneedahug,I'llbethere.Whenyouneedsomeonetoholdyourhand,I'llbethere.Whenyouneedsomeonetowipeyourtears,guesswhat?I'llbethere.

----WilliamShakespeare

当你需要有人倾听的时候，我就在这里；当你需要温暖的怀抱的时候，我就在这里；当你需要有人牵你的手，我就在这里。当你需要有人为你擦去伤心的泪水，你知道吗？我就在这里。

---威廉.莎士比亚

PARTFOURthecelebrateofalloverthewordEngland英国Mensendgiftstowomen,andgiverosetoeachother.多为男性向女性送礼物,互赠鲜花以致深情蜜意。Freanc法国Menwillgivesomesurprisetowemen.男性会为女性做些浪漫的事，女性不必太费心。Italy意大利GirlswillwatingforherMr.rightstandbythewindow.女孩会站在窗口等待命中注定的情人出现。America美国Outing，singing，andputpresentsontheirfavoritegirl'sdoorstep.一起游玩，唱歌，将礼物放在自己钟情的女子家门口，按动门铃后立即躲开Brazil巴西Loverswilltraveltothefamouscopacabanabeachinvalentine'sday.情侣们在情人节会前往著名的科帕卡巴纳海滩。Korea韩国11.11isKoreanValentine’sDay,loverswillsendChocolatebarstoeachother.每年的11月11日为韩国的情人节，在这天，有情人会互赠巧克力棒来表达爱意。Japan日本girlssendDIYChocolatestotheboythattheylike,andboysgivesomethingbackonWhiteValentine.女孩送自制的巧克力给喜欢的男孩，如果也喜欢她，则要在一个月后的3月14日，也就是所谓的“白色情人节”，回赠一件礼物China中国OnChineseValentine’sDay，theyoungpeoplee