The problem of holidays

Valentine's Day in February 14 every year, also known as Saint Valentine's Day or Saint Valentine's Day, is one of the traditional western festivals. Men and women exchange chocolates, greeting cards and flowers on this day to express their love or friendship. Now it has become a favorite festival for young people in Europe and America. There are as many lovers in the world as there are many explanations about the origin of Valentine's Day. Just as people in China now spend Christmas with almost fanatical enthusiasm, Valentine's Day has quietly penetrated into the minds of countless young people and become another important festival besides the traditional festivals in China.

In China, on the night of the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, the weather is warm and the plants are fragrant. This is commonly known as Valentine's Day in China (Valentine's Day in China), and some people call it "Beggar's Day" or "Daughter's Day". This is the most romantic festival among the traditional festivals in China, and it is also the most important day for girls in the past. Facing the bright moon in the sky, they offer seasonal fruits and vegetables, and pray for the goddess in the sky to give them intelligent hearts and dexterous hands, and even pray for a happy marriage.

The custom of Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day on February 14 every year, also known as St. Valentine's Day, is a day to be cautious-especially for singles and romantic people. You should peek through the keyhole when you get up in the morning on Valentine's Day. According to legend, if the first person you see is walking alone, then you are single that year; If you see two or more people walking together, then you will definitely find the lover of that year; If you see a rooster and a hen, you will get married before Christmas. But now there are few cocks and hens in the yard of each family, and there will be no chickens in the open space of the city. It would be great if we could see a pair of pigeons or sparrows.

Singles pay special attention to the first person they meet on Valentine's Day morning, because if you are unmarried and looking for a partner, you are destined to marry the first person you meet in February of 14, at least this person will play an important role in your life. If you are not shy, you can call your lover early in the morning and ask for a ride to work. Or staying indoors until noon is also a good countermeasure.

"Valentine's Day" is an ancient festival, which can be traced back to before the appearance of Christianity, but "Saint Valentine's Day" is a recent saying. According to legend, Saint Valentine was two bishops of the same name in ancient Rome, both of whom were killed in 270 AD. The last thing they do before they die is to write a love letter to their wife (when priests can get married). Since then, the name "Saint Valentine's Day" has been used in early religious ceremonies. According to the same legend, on Valentine's Day, birds are paired, bees live and fly, and so are people.

On Valentine's Day, different times have different ways to predict marriage and attract lovers. From ancient Rome to Victorian times, people used two half-blooming flowers to predict the situation after marriage. Unmarried men and women plant two half-blooming flowers, and the initials of the flower names should be the same as those of their respective names. If two flowers open to each other, it indicates that the husband and wife are happy for life; If two flowers are opposite, it indicates that husband and wife will go their separate ways; If the flowers are in full bloom, it means that the family will prosper in the future; If a flower withers or dies, it means that one spouse will die before the other.

If you don't want to be resigned to your fate, you can try an ancient method from Buckinghamshire, England: light a candle on Valentine's Day night, tie two needles at the bottom, make sure that the needles pass through the wick, and while tying, say: I'm not just sticking a candle, I want to penetrate XX's heart. I want him to talk to me, whether he is asleep or awake, but be careful. You choose. It is said that when a candle burns a needle, your lover will open the door and run towards you. The second way is to put socks on your right foot on your left foot every night for a week before Valentine's Day, and say, "I dreamed of the living, not the dead. This is the young man, and I want to marry him. " After that, keep silent until you wake up the next day. The third way is to tie the socks on your left foot around your neck before going to bed. Be careful not to be too tight. If you strangle yourself, you will miss the big event.

Unmarried women think that if they put their shoes in a T-shape under the bed with the window open, they will definitely dream of their sweetheart or find him standing in front of the bed. This has a higher success rate in rural areas, because her suitors can peek at specially placed shoes from the window.

Although since the Victorian era, "Valentine's Day" has declined 100 years. Nowadays, this festival is becoming more and more popular. Valentine's Day is a festival about love, romance, flowers, chocolates and greeting cards, which is precious to our hearts.

The customs of celebrating Valentine's Day are different in different times. Among them, from 1837- 190 1, Queen Victoria of England has the most unique Valentine's Day custom: 14 February, a couple transplanted a spring branch with two budding flowers into a special flowerpot. The initials of the flower name must be the same as the initials of the couple's name. A few days later, if the double buds on this spring branch are in full bloom and complement each other, it indicates that lovers will grow old together; If the double buds are divided into the west and the north, love and people will eventually fly away; If the flowers are huge and brilliant, it means that the future children and grandchildren will be full and the family will be happy; If a flower withers, one of the lovers is in danger of dying young. In Buckinghamshire, there is also a popular custom of praying on Valentine's Eve: light a candle, insert two thin needles, insert your lover's name from the bottom of the candle into the center of the candle, and pray for love all the time. When the candle burns to the tip of the needle, it is said that the loved one will knock on the door in time. There is also a custom of Valentine's Day: in the week before Valentine's Day, for seven consecutive nights, I took off my left sock and put it on my right foot, repeatedly wishing: "May my beloved fall asleep tonight." It is said that at this time, under the old moon, a bright red silk thread will be left. And take off your socks and pray for love around your neck.

After the Victorian era, the custom of Valentine's Day gradually faded. In 1930s and 1940s, with the popularity of greeting cards, Valentine's Day revived. In some countries, Valentine's Day has evolved into a trend for men in love to express their friendship to women, so on March 14, it became a "plot of returning love", that is, men gave gifts to women to show "returning love".

Valentine's Day is a holiday for friends, family and lovers. In the west, Valentine's Day is not only the best time to express love, but also the best time to propose to the one you love. In this regard, Valentine's Day embodies the original intention of the ancient Romans to design this festival.

On Valentine's Day, there is a Qixi Bridge Meeting in Gudoujing Village, Tang Hui Town, Jiaxing, Jiangsu, China. Every year on Tanabata, someone will participate and build a fragrant bridge. The so-called fragrant bridge is a bridge about four or five meters long and half a meter wide. It is made of all kinds of thick and long wrapped incense (paper wrapped incense), mounted with railings and decorated with flowers made of five-color lines.

In Jiaodong area, more people worship Seven Sisters on Tanabata.

In Shaanxi, on the night of Qixi, the girls will tie the straw into the shape of an "ancient bridge" more than one meter high (also called Qiao Niangniang, that is, the weaver girl), and let her put on the girl's green coat and red dress and sit in the yard; The girl presents melons and fruits, takes out pre-planted bean sprouts and onion buds (that is, "planting", which women call clever buds), cuts a piece, puts it in a bowl of clear water, floats on the water, and looks at the shadow of the buds under the moon, so that divination is clever; However, the competition is fast and slow; Hold a window competition to compete for ingenuity.

In Guangdong, Valentine's Day in China received the most attention during the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, and there were many interesting customs. In Qu Dajun's Guangdong Newspeak, the grand occasion of the "Seven Mothers' Meeting" in the early Qing Dynasty was recorded, and many interesting customs were circulated in the Republic of China. In Qu Dajun's Guangdong Xinyu, the grand occasion of the "Seven Mothers' Meeting" in the early Qing Dynasty has been recorded, and people often call it "worshipping Seven Sisters".

Mix one

Usually on Valentine's Day, a red rose is given to express the feelings between lovers. A half-opened red rose is lined with beautiful green leaves, and then put into a transparent plastic bag of a single flower, and a beautiful butterfly knot is tied at the lower part of the flower stalk to form a beautiful small bouquet as the best gift for Valentine's Day. Rose is one of the main gift flowers in the world. It shows singleness, emotion and vitality. Roses generally have crimson, pink, yellow, white and other colors. The famous varieties are Queen Elizabeth (red) and First Love (yellow). On Valentine's Day, most people send red roses. How many roses should I send my lover? Of course, the more the better. One branch has a soft spot for love, and three branches stand for "I love you". Sending six or eight represents a lucky number, sending 1 1 represents giving 10 to your favorite person, and the other represents yourself. As for sending 24 pieces, it is an international practice. 12 is a dozen, representing 12 months in a year, which means pursuing perfection and giving love every month.

Chocolate is also indispensable for Valentine's Day. Chocolate has been inextricably linked with love since its birth. Lovers express their deep affection for their lovers with sweet chocolate.

In the United States, in the1980s, diamond dealers began to promote jewelry for Valentine's Day, which made the types of gifts for Valentine's Day include chocolate and flowers, as well as jewelry and jewelry.

In the west, Valentine's Day is Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day is not only the best time to express your love, but also the best time to propose to the person you love.

In the custom of Valentine's Day, flowers and chocolates are the necessities to celebrate. So do you know the pressure and significance of this?

As we all know, roses represent love, but roses of different colors and quantities have other auspicious meanings!

Ross:

Red roses represent passionate true love;

Yellow roses represent cherishing blessings, jealousy and lovelorn love;

Purple roses represent romantic feelings and precious uniqueness;

White roses represent purity and innocence;

Black roses represent tenderness and sincerity;

Orange rose friendship and youthful beauty;

Blue roses represent generosity and kindness.

0 roses-I love you in my heart!

1 rose stands for-you are the only one in my heart!

Two roses represent-there are only two of us in this world!

Three roses stand for-I love you, I love you!

Four roses stand for-till death do us part!

Five roses represent-sincere thanks!

Six roses represent mutual respect, love and understanding!

Seven roses represent-I have a crush on you!

On behalf of 8 roses-thank you for your concern, support and encouragement!

Nine roses represent eternity!

10 rose stands for perfection!

1 1 rose stands for-I only care about you the most!

12 rose stands for-my love for you is growing day by day!

13 rose stands for-friendship lasts forever!

14 roses represent pride!

15 rose stands for-I feel sorry for you!

16 roses represent changeable and restless love!

17 roses represent desperate and irreparable love!

18 rose stands for sincerity and frankness!

19 roses represent patience and expectation!

17 roses represent desperate and irreparable love!

18 rose stands for sincerity and frankness!

19 roses represent patience and expectation!

20 roses represent-I only have a sincere heart!

2 1 rose symbol-sincere love!

Symbol of 22 roses-good luck!

Symbol of 25 roses-I wish you happiness!

The symbol of 30 roses-faith is predestined friends!

Symbol of 36 roses-romance!

The symbol of 40 roses-love that never dies!

The symbol of 50 roses-meeting unexpectedly!

The symbol of 99 roses-forever and ever!

Symbol 100 rose-100% love 100% love!

10 1 rose symbol-the most ... favorite!

108 the symbol of the rose-propose!

Chocolate:

Hazel chocolate-loyalty

Nut chocolate-cute

Drunk chocolate-getting drunk with you

Milk chocolate-my baby

Other flowers:

Roses-courtship-love

Lily-a century-old sunflower-love

Albizia Albizia-Happy Marigold-Infatuation

Red bean-Dendrobium acacia-wayward beauty

Red chrysanthemums-I like lilacs-shy

White lilacs-read me tulips-love fables

Yang Liuzhi-attachment to lilacs-eternal beauty

Universe-Happy Forever Margaret-Lover's Love

The culture of Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day dinner date usually represents the key to the development of the relationship.

The culture of each country (region):

America: On this day, a man says "Happy Valentine's Day" to his female friend. This has no special emotional relationship, but it has gradually evolved into a form of greeting in public. But men rarely greet another man like this in public.

Britain: Valentine's Day has become very common since17th century.

Japan: Women give chocolates to men they like, and men return them on White Day a month later, which is the result of Japanese businessmen's hype on 1965.

China: After the reform and opening up, with the development of business speculation, many young men and women began to celebrate this festival. Because of the different understanding of the word "lover" (in Chinese, "lover" sometimes includes the meaning of "mistress" and "lover", that is, the relationship between men and women outside legal marriage), it has been criticized a lot. On the other hand, for fear that western traditional festivals will continue to flood into China culture and downplay the celebration of traditional festivals, they are often opposed and resisted by conservatives. Until now, at this time of the year, there are similar comments in the media.

Hong Kong: Under the long-term influence of western culture, Valentine's Day has been celebrated for many years. Men and women will give gifts to each other. The standard gifts that men give to women are usually flowers, chocolates, jewels, etc. Women usually give men clothes such as watches and ties, and often go to restaurants to enjoy candlelight dinners.

Macau: On Valentine's Day, men give women flowers and women give men chocolates. Both men and women attach great importance to this festival.

Taiwan Province Province: This festival is also celebrated. Young men and women who have never been in contact with each other often express their love to their sweethearts on this day, and couples also date on this day.

Other sayings of Valentine's Day

1, Chinese Valentine's Day

In China, on the night of the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, the weather is warm and the plants are fragrant. This is commonly known as China Valentine's Day, and some people call it "Begging for Skills Festival" or "Daughter's Day", and it is also called China Valentine's Day, because it is the annual day when cowherd and weaver girl meet. This is the most romantic festival among the traditional festivals in China, and it is also the most important day for girls in the past.

On the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, the legendary Cowherd and Weaver Girl crossed the Tianhe River from Queqiao to meet each other. People's mind is that the Weaver Girl is a hardworking, kind and ingenious fairy, so on the evening of July 7th, girls and young women will come out to pay homage and beg for her skills, hoping that they can have a pair of dexterous hands and a smart heart like the Weaver Girl and live a happy life.

2. Lantern Festival

In China, the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first month is also called Valentine's Day. This title has a long history. Lantern Festival is also a romantic festival. In ancient times, ordinary women, especially educated women or small jasper, were "three steps away from the boudoir". Only on the Lantern Festival can they go out to watch the lights at night. In the feudal traditional society, Lantern Festival provides unmarried men and women with opportunities to get to know each other. Lantern Festival lanterns are just an opportunity to make friends, and unmarried men and women can also find their own partners by the way. During the Lantern Festival, it is also the time for young men and women to meet their lovers. Therefore, Lantern Festival is a folk festival symbolizing love.

In Taiwan Province Province, there is also a traditional custom that unmarried women who steal onions or vegetables at midnight will marry a good husband, commonly known as "stealing onions and marrying a good wife" and "stealing vegetables and marrying a good husband". I hope that a girl with a happy marriage will steal onions or vegetables in the garden at midnight snack, hoping to have a happy family in the future. There are hundreds of dances and performances in the Lantern Festival in the Tang Dynasty, and there are thousands of maids. Ouyang Xiu (health inspector) said: Last year's Lantern Festival, the flower market was full of lights. The moon rose to the willow tree, and he met me at dusk. Xin Qiji (jade case) wrote: Many people looked for it and suddenly looked back, and that person was in the dim light. Vividly shows the scene of ancient lovers dating on the Lantern Festival. However, the traditional opera Chen San and Wu Niang met at the Lantern Festival and fell in love at first sight. Lechang's official document was engaged to Xu Deyan around the second Lantern Festival, and to ying niang in Spring Lantern Enigma.

3. Good days

March 14. White day is very popular in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan Province Province and other regions. It is a continuation of the Western Valentine's Day as we know it, and it is also different in terms of gifts: specifically, in February of 14, a woman gave a man chocolate, and in March of 14, she asked a man to give him a gift in return. In fact, white day, or white day, originated from Japanese folklore: February 14 was originally a day for girls to plead with boys, and girls gave boys chocolates for Valentine's Day. In Japan, it is still a male chauvinist world. February 14 Most girls give gifts to show their love to their sweetheart. If the man is interested, he will return the gift on March 14 to show that the two sides are soul mates. But in Hongkong, Taiwan Province and other places, the distinction between men and women is not so obvious. /kloc-in March of 0/4, I gave the other party a gift from my lover, indicating that we were soul mates.

White day originated in Rome in the third century. /kloc-in February of 0/4, the Roman emperor saved a pair of lovers who were sentenced to death for violating the prohibition of love and marriage. The Roman emperor established Valentine's Day to commemorate this day. A month later, on March 14, the rescued lovers vowed that their relationship would never die. To commemorate this day, they changed their name to White Day.

In addition, it is also a Valentine's Day related to Japanese folk customs. February 14 was originally the day when girls courted boys. Girls give lovers gifts to boys, and gradually develop to the end, regardless of each other. It doesn't matter who gives gifts on Valentine's Day now. In Japan, if one party receives a lover's gift from the opposite sex on February 14 to express their love and has the same affection or affection for the other party, it will return the lover's gift to the other party on March 14, indicating that they have been soul mates for a year. So they named March 14 as "white day".

If you also received a gift from your expected lover, why not take the opportunity of "white day" to let the other person feel your love?

This is a white day, which originated in Korea. In Korea, a girl gave her favorite boy chocolate on February 14, and if the boy is interested in her, she will also give her chocolate on March 14.

065438+ 10 65438+ diary day (diary day), couples give each other love diaries.

February 14 Valentine's Day, traditional Valentine's Day.

March 14, white day, the day when boys return gifts.

April 14 Black Valentine's Day 1 (Black Day), Valentine's Day of a single aristocrat May 2 1 Black Valentine's Day 2

May 14 yellow and rose valentine's day (yellow &; Rose day), put on yellow clothes and eat yellow curry rice on this day to tell everyone that you are still single. In addition, sending red roses on this day means pouring out love, sending white roses means hesitation, and sending yellow roses means goodbye.

June 14 kiss valentine's day. Couples show their love for each other by kissing.

Silver Valentine's Day in July 14 is a good opportunity to bring your lover home and let your parents know him.

August 14, green day, hot summer, you might as well take a cool forest trip with your partner.

September 14 Music Valentine's Day and Photo Valentine's Day (Music &; Photo Day is a good day for holding large-scale social activities. Many couples will take photos with the clear blue sky on this day, so it is also called "Photo Valentine's Day".

65438+1October 14 Drink a little wine on Valentine's Day, of course.

165438+ 10/4 orange valentine's day and movie valentine's day (orange &; Movie day), on this day, couples can watch two movies in a row and have a glass of orange juice after watching them.

12 14 Hug Valentine's Day, hug in public and declare your love to the whole world.

Valentine's day on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month

65438+February 3 1 Online Valentine's Day, which means to commemorate online emotion.

Valentine's day introduction

Ten props for valentine's day raiders

Ross:

If I were a well-behaved person, I would definitely send her roses. She doesn't like flowers on weekdays, and of course she doesn't like roses. But on Valentine's Day last year, I clearly saw something called envy in her eyes. But I don't think I will send her a bunch of roses. If I want, I will give her one, or just a car or a boat, if you know what I mean.

Candy:

If I were a warm and sweet person, I would send candy. My girlfriend likes candy, which is why I think of candy. I really appreciate those creative candy merchants, because not only the candy is delicious, but also the packaging is exquisite. When I was in college, a boy would put candy and all kinds of strange erasers in a glass jar with a lucky star in advance in pursuit of a girl. I don't know why I gave the eraser, and I don't know why the girl was not moved.

Love poems:

If I am a person who has no money to buy flowers and is too lazy to calculate, I will … You know what I will do. The concept of "poetry" is a very mysterious thing. Don't think I'm wrong. Missing is mysterious, and this poem is even more mysterious. "Heaven and earth are one, but dare to leave you" seems too sad. I prefer "I would like to be a lamb and follow you." I want you to hit me gently with a thin whip every day. " Of course, if I could write better myself, I wouldn't need this one.

Dinner:

If I were a rich man, I would have Valentine's Day dinner with her, candlelight dinner, of course. Needless to say. Black dress, white tablecloth and silver tableware set off bright roses. Romantic violins release itchy notes. At dinner, I took out the necklace with her name engraved on it and put it on her. The name has been engraved. If we break up, it's irreversible. Of course, people don't care if they have money. I won't think about it. This gift is the most boring.

Ring:

If I were a calculating person, I would give her a ring. Gold is too tacky, diamonds are too expensive, so send platinum, small circles, and trap her first. Don't get me wrong, the ring is not a trap. Even so, what's wrong with this love trap? If platinum is not good, send ivory, which looks tasteful.

Perfume:

If I were a fashionable person, I would send her perfume. Because I heard that the smell of gas is something that can be kept in people's memory for the longest time. Unfortunately, my knowledge of perfume is limited. I can surprise her when I find out. From then on, I can revel in this familiar smell.

Card:

If I were a warm-blooded young man, I would make a card for her. I like this, sewing her dowry stitch by stitch like a girl who is in love for the first time. This card with no economic value will be appreciated by the people I love, which is enough.

Toys:

If I were a girl's mind reader, I would give her toys. It's better to be fluffy, like teddy bears and Garfield. Every time she sees these, she will exclaim for these lovely things in an exaggerated way. I don't mind, because I love her. Although it's a bit like a birthday present, what's the harm as long as it's not for pursuing her?

Record:

If I were a romantic and careful person, I would send her records. It would be great if we could indulge in the music that we both like. I hope she won't kiss me because she is too moved, because you know my concentration is not very good.

Yourself:

If I were a seemingly nonsense person, I would pack myself up and give it to her. She once said that I was the best gift from God. Do you know how touched I am? So, I can stop being sloppy, design myself according to her favorite image and spray some perfume she likes. Everything is ready. Before knocking on her door, tie a bow on your head with the prepared ribbon, because you must not forget that I am a gift for Valentine's Day now.

Twelve cheats of valentine's day raiders

Cheat 1: Never mention the evening meeting at this time. 9:00- 10:00, while the boss is not paying attention (maybe the boss is doing the same thing), call or order chocolates and roses online; Use all means of communication (E-MAIL, OICQ, BB, BBS) to carry out three-dimensional bombing of sweet words. The central idea is that you care about each other very much, and the more disgusting you say, the better.

Deception 2: It is best to buy flowers before 10: 00, and it is too late to buy them. If you want to save money, you can buy flowers at home all night on 13, and the price of flowers on 14 has increased by more than 10 times. /kloc-it's too expensive to go to 20 yuan on 0/5!

Trick 3: The three treasures of Valentine's Day-roses, chocolates and chewing gum-are essential weapons.

Deception 4: Many companies close at 17: 00 or 17: 30. It is not good to go too early or too late.

Deception 5: Be sure to wait under her office building to show sincerity.

Deception 6: You'd better find someone to send flowers. If you send them yourself, you will lose the mystery. If you are not handsome, MM will feel humiliated in front of colleagues.

Deception 7: It is best to give MM a dilemma when calling: "Do you say to eat western food or candlelight dinner at night? I am waiting for you downstairs in your company now. "

Deception 8: The place to eat must be able to create an atmosphere, such as background music with piano and candlelight. Remember one thing: eating is not an end, but a means.

Deception 9: Holding hands, hugging the waist, hugging and kissing are inevitable, but don't get it wrong, that's all.

The best plan is: in the bar, hold Yi's hand, look at each other affectionately and kiss across the table. This action can be repeated many times.

Deception10: when mm is not moved by you, you can drink the roses on the table raw. This is a killer, I recommend vomiting blood! One Valentine's Day, when I swallowed the fifth rose, her lips appeared in front of me across the table. ...

Deception 1 1: If lovers get married, the best date is the day before Valentine's Day (February 13), so no one will doubt it.

Deception 12: The three most unlucky things on Valentine's Day: seeing the boss with a secretary, finding a lover with bad breath, and having no money to send the lover home. We should prevent such a wet blanket.