高考英语作文素材：情人节的来历(Valentines Day origins)作文素材
<p> 情人节的来历(<span word="Valentine">Valentine</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="origins">origins</span>)</p><p> <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="February">February</span>, <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="candy">candy</span>, <span word="flowers">flowers</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="exchanged">exchanged</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="St">St</span>. <span word="Valentine">Valentine</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="mysterious">mysterious</span> <span word="saint">saint</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Valentine">Valentine</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> -- <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="patron">patron</span> <span word="saint">saint</span> -- <span word="is">is</span> <span word="shrouded">shrouded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mystery">mystery</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="February">February</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="romance">romance</span>. <span word="St">St</span>. <span word="Valentine">Valentine</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="contains">contains</span> <span word="vestiges">vestiges</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Roman">Roman</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span>. <span word="So">So</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Saint">Saint</span> <span word="Valentine">Valentine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="rite">rite</span>? <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Catholic">Catholic</span> <span word="Church">Church</span> <span word="recognizes">recognizes</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="saints">saints</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Valentine">Valentine</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Valentinus">Valentinus</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="martyred">martyred</span>.<span word="February">February</span> 14 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Valentine">Valentine</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lovers">lovers</span>' <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="candy">candy</span>, <span word="flowers">flowers</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="couples">couples</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="love">love</span>. <span word="Valentine">Valentine</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="roots">roots</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="legends">legends</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ages">ages</span>.<span word="In">In</span> <span word="Rome">Rome</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="originated">originated</span> <span word="in">in</span> 5<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Century">Century</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tribute">tribute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="St">St</span>. <span word="Valentine">Valentine</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Catholic">Catholic</span> <span word="bishop">bishop</span>.</p><p> <span word="For">For</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="prior">prior</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="establishment">establishment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Valentine">Valentine</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Romans">Romans</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="practiced">practiced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pagan">pagan</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-<span word="February">February</span> <span word="commemorating">commemorating</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rite">rite</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="god">god</span> <span word="Lupercus">Lupercus</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> <span word="featured">featured</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lottery">lottery</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="teenage">teenage</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="box">box</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="assigned">assigned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="manner">manner</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="companion">companion</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span> <span word="year">year</span>.<span word="In">In</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pagan">pagan</span> <span word="festival">festival</span>, <span word="Pope">Pope</span> <span word="Gelasius">Gelasius</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slight">slight</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lottery">lottery</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="women">women</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="contain">contain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="saints">saints</span>. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="box">box</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="emulate">emulate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="saint">saint</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="drew">drew</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="Needless">Needless</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="Roman">Roman</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="pleased">pleased</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="Changes">Changes</span>.</p>
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