八月一日是什么节日

来源头条作者:英语东

视频加载中...Did you know Valentine's Day wasn't always associated with love?

你知道情人节并不总是和爱情联系在一起吗？

Although its origins are unclear, many have suggested the holiday has roots in the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalia.

虽然它的起源尚不清楚，但许多人认为这个节日起源于古罗马的牧神节。

Held in mid-February, the festival celebrated the coming of spring with raucous celebrations and fertility rites.

该节日于 2 月中旬举行，以喧闹的庆典活动和祈求丰收的仪式庆祝春天的到来。

At the end of the 5th century, Pope Gelasius forbade the celebration of Lupercalia, and some suggest that he replaced it with a day to celebrate the martyred St. Valentine.

在公元 5 世纪末，教皇格拉修斯禁止庆祝牧神节，一些人认为他用一个纪念殉道者圣瓦伦丁的日子来代替牧神节。

However, which person the day refers to is also unclear, as records of saints list multiple St. Valentines, perhaps two of whom were executed on February 14th in the 3rd century.

然而，没人清楚这一天纪念的到底是谁，因为圣徒实录中列出了多个圣瓦伦丁，其中有两位可能是在 3 世纪的 2 月 14 日被处决。

Certain legends attribute the name's origins to a Roman priest named Valentine, while others refer to the true St. Valentine as a bishop from Terni.

某些传说将这个名字的起源归因于一位名叫瓦伦丁的罗马牧师，而另一些传说则认为真正的圣瓦伦丁是来自特尔尼（意大利城市）的主教。

Some scholars even believe them to be the same person!

有些学者甚至认为他们是同一个人！

Regardless of which Valentine was commemorated, the day wasn't associated with romance until about a thousand years later.

不管情人节是为了纪念哪个人，直到大约一千年后，这一天才与浪漫产生了联结。

In the late 14th century, English poet Geoffrey Chaucer published "Parliament of Fowls," a poem declaring Valentine's Day as the time where birds choose their mates.

14 世纪末，英国诗人杰弗里·乔叟发表了《百鸟议会》，这首诗宣称情人节是鸟类选择伴侣的日子。

The poem seemingly sparked a tradition for lovers to send romantic letters to each other during bird mating season.

这首诗似乎鼓动了恋人们在鸟类交配季节互寄浪漫情书的传统。

These messages, called valentines, grew in popularity and were mass-produced by the late 1700s.

这些被称为情人卡的信件越来越受欢迎，并在 18 世纪末被大规模生产。

The commercialization of the holiday helped establish candy, jewelry, and flowers as common gifts.

节日的商业化使糖果、珠宝和鲜花成为常见的礼物。

Today, Valentine's Day is popular in many countries, including the United States, the Philippines, and others around the world.

如今，情人节在许多国家都很流行，包括美国、菲律宾和世界其他地方。