Saint Valentine's Day
Saint Valentine's Day
S0023000 (sānt)Saint Valentine's Day
| Noun | 1. |  Saint Valentine's Day - a day for the exchange of tokens of affection |
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| 释义 | Saint Valentine's DaySaint Valentine's DayS0023000 (sānt)Saint Valentine's Day
Saint Valentine's DaySaint Valentine's Day,Western European Christian holiday, originally the Roman feast of LupercaliaLupercalia, ancient Roman festival held annually on Feb. 15. The ceremony of the festival was intended to secure fertility and keep out evil. Two male youths, clad in animal skin, ran around the city slapping passersby with strips of goat skin. ..... Click the link for more information. . It was christianized in memory of the martyrdom of St. Valentine in A.D. 270, who, in medieval times, came to be associated with the union of lovers under conditions of duress. The holiday is celebrated on Feb. 14th by the exchange of romantic or comic verse messages called "valentines." The first commercial valentine greeting cards produced in the United States were created in the 1840s by Esther A. Howland. Today millions of such cards are sold annually. Saint Valentine's Day
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