Video-Fix: What is Valentine’s Day?

Video-fix:什么是情人节?

2021-02-14 20:25 terminology Coordination

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Valentine’s Day, a day of romance, is a social custom celebrated on the 14th of February when lovers express their feelings with gifts and cards. This holiday has expanded and also includes the expression of affection among friends and relatives.The origin can be found in the pre-Christian Rome festival of Lupercalia. This Roman festival celebrated the approaching season of spring and began with animal sacrifices, mostly goats and a dog. It is also associated with the god Faunus, an ancient rural deity. Pope Gelasius I renamed this day as St. Valentine’s Day at the end of the 5th century. Who was Saint Valentine? St. Valentine is known as the patron of lovers. The historical accounts vary when it comes to his history. Some sources describe him as a Roman priest and physician who was killed during the persecution of Christians by the emperor Marcus Aurelius Claudius II Gothicus. Other sources identify Valentine as the bishop of Terni in Italy. However, it may be the case that these different versions are of the same account and actually refer to the same person.According to the common legend, St. Valentine disobeyed the emperor’s order of not holding any wedding ceremonies. He secretly married couples to spare the men from war and was murdered because of his disobedience. Valentine messages appeared in the 15th century. They are regarded as the forerunner of the greeting card. Commercially printed cards were first used in the late 1700s. They most often depict Cupid, the Roman god of love, hearts or birds. Resources: Britannica. 2021. Saint Valentine. [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Valentine#ref1290121. [Accessed 11 February 2021]. Britannica. 2021. Valentines Day. [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Valentines-Day. [Accessed 11 February 2021]. Written by Victoria Milhan, Schuman Communication Trainee Terminology Coordination Unit. She holds master’s degrees in English Language (linguistics) and Medieval English Literature, Newer English Literature and Celtic Studies. Victoria is enrolled as a PhD student at Bonn University in Germany.
情人节是个浪漫的日子。它是一种社会习俗,庆祝时间是2月14日,在这一天情侣们会通过礼物和卡片来表达自己的感情。这种节日范围已经扩大,也可以是朋友或者亲人间表达喜爱。它的起源是基督教前罗马的牧神节。 牧神节以动物祭祀—大多是山羊和狗—开始,来庆祝即将到来的春季。这个节日通常和一位古老的畜牧农林神有关,即福纳斯(Faunus) 。 公元五世纪末期, 拉修一世将这一天重新命名为情人节。 圣·瓦伦丁(Saint Valentine)是谁? 圣·瓦伦丁被称为情人的守护神。谈到他的历史,历史上的记载各不相同。有些资料将他描述为罗马牧师和医生,在皇帝马库斯-奥勒留斯-克劳狄乌斯二世-哥特克斯(Marcus Aurelius Claudius II Gothicus)迫害基督徒期间被杀。其他资料则将瓦伦丁认定为意大利泰尔尼的主教。然而,这可能是这些不同的版本来源相同,实际上是指同一个人。根据共同的传说,圣·瓦伦丁不服从皇帝的命令,不举行任何婚礼仪式。他为了让男人们免于战乱而秘密结婚,并因为不服从命令而被谋杀。 情人节讯息出现在15世纪。他们被认为是贺卡的前身。商业印刷的卡片最早是在18世纪末期使用的。他们最常描绘的是爱神丘比特,罗马人的爱神,心或鸟。 来源: 《大英百科全书》2021。情人节。[在线]:https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Valentine#ref1290121。[2021年2月11日访问]。 《大英百科全书》2021。情人节。[在线]:https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Valentine#ref1290121。[2021年2月11日访问]。 由维多利亚米尔汉撰写,舒曼通信见习术语协调单位。她拥有英语语言(语言学)和中世纪英语文学,较新英语文学和凯尔特研究的硕士学位。维多利亚是德国波恩大学的博士生。

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