高考英语作文素材：情人节的传统和习俗(Valentines Day traditions and customs)作文素材
<p> 情人节的传统和习俗(<span word="Valentine">Valentine</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="traditions">traditions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="customs">customs</span>)</p><p> <span word="St">St</span> <span word="Valentine">Valentine</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="February">February</span> 14 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Patron">Patron</span> <span word="Saint">Saint</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lovers">Lovers</span> "<span word="St">St</span> <span word="Valentine">Valentine</span>" <span word="was">was</span> <span word="supposedly">supposedly</span> <span word="executed">executed</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="lovers">lovers</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="poems">poems</span>, <span word="cards">cards</span>, <span word="flowers">flowers</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="candy">candy</span>, <span word="etc">etc</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="gathering">gathering</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span>.</p><p> <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="Valentine">Valentine</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="customs">customs</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="husbands">husbands</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span>. <span word="Englishwomen">Englishwomen</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1700'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="scraps">scraps</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>, <span word="rolled">rolled</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="clay">clay</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="water">water</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="supposedly">supposedly</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="love">love</span>. <span word="Also">Also</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1700'<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="unmarried">unmarried</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="pinned">pinned</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="bay">bay</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="pillows">pillows</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eve">eve</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Valentine">Valentine</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="pinned">pinned</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="leaf">leaf</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pillow">pillow</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="corner">corner</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="charm">charm</span> <span word="worked">worked</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="husbands">husbands</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="dreams">dreams</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oldest">oldest</span> <span word="customs">customs</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="slips">slips</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drawing">drawing</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="jar">jar</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="drawn">drawn</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="valentine">valentine</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="valentines">valentines</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="valentine">valentine</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span>. <span word="Wealthy">Wealthy</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="fancy">fancy</span> <span word="balls">balls</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="valentines">valentines</span>.</p><p> <span word="Valentine">Valentine</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nineteenth">nineteenth</span> <span word="century">century</span>. <span word="Noted">Noted</span> <span word="artist">artist</span> <span word="Kate">Kate</span> <span word="Greenaway">Greenaway</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="featured">featured</span> <span word="joyful">joyful</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="gardens">gardens</span>. <span word="Esther">Esther</span> <span word="Howland">Howland</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Valentine">Valentine</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="manufacturers">manufacturers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="Inspired">Inspired</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="card">card</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1847. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="featured">featured</span> <span word="lace">lace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span>. <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="manufacturers">manufacturers</span> <span word="emphasized">emphasized</span> <span word="Cupid">Cupid</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pudgy">pudgy</span>, <span word="winged">winged</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Venus">Venus</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goddess">goddess</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="love">love</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Roman">Roman</span> <span word="lore">lore</span>, <span word="Cupid">Cupid</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Eros">Eros</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Aphrodite">Aphrodite</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>, <span word="children">children</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="valentines">valentines</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="schools">schools</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="classroom">classroom</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="valentines">valentines</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="decorated">decorated</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="distributes">distributes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cards">cards</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="valentines">valentines</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="doilies">doilies</span>, <span word="red">red</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>, <span word="wallpaper">wallpaper</span> <span word="samples">samples</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="magazines">magazines</span>. <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="kits">kits</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="valentines">valentines</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="largest">largest</span>, <span word="fanciest">fanciest</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span>.</p>
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