Un 8 您所在位置:Unit8 Love and Friendship/ Culture salon Culture salon Do you know The story of Valentine's day Lets learn The Origins of Valentine's Day OPASSAGE A HOME MENUPASSAGE B
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Un 8 您所在位置:Unt8 Love and Friendship/ Culture salon The Story of Valentine's Da eE Valentine's Day may come from the ancient Roman feast of Lupercalia. When fierce wolves roamed nearby, the old Romans called upon the god Lupercus to help them. A festival in his honor was held February 15th On the eve of the festival the names of girls were written on slips of paper and placed in jars Each young man drew a slip. The girl whose name was chosen was to be his sweetheart for the year. Legend has it that the holiday became valentines Day after a roman priest named valentine. OPASSAGE A HOME MENUPASSAGE B
The Story of Valentine's Day Valentine's Day may come from the ancient Roman feast of Lupercalia. When fierce wolves roamed nearby, the old Romans called upon the god Lupercus to help them. A festival in his honor was held February 15th. On the eve of the festival the names of girls were written on slips of paper and placed in jars. Each young man drew a slip. The girl whose name was chosen was to be his sweetheart for the year. Legend has it that the holiday became Valentine's Day after a Roman priest named Valentine. 您所在位置: Unit 8 Love and Friendship / Culture Salon
Un 8 您所在位置:Unt8 Love and Friendship/ Culture salon The Story of Valentine's Day e Emperor Claudius II ordered the Roman soldiers NOT to marry or become engaged. Claudius felt married soldiers would rather stay home than fight. When Valentine defied the Emperor and secretly married the young couples, he was put to death on February 14th, the eve of Lupercalia. After his death, Valentine became a saint. Christian priests moved the holiday from the 15th to the 14th -Valentine's Day. Now the holiday honors Valentine instead of Lupercus. OPASSAGE A HOME MENU PASSAGE B
Emperor Claudius II ordered the Roman soldiers NOT to marry or become engaged. Claudius felt married soldiers would rather stay home than fight. When Valentine defied the Emperor and secretly married the young couples, he was put to death on February 14th, the eve of Lupercalia. After his death, Valentine became a saint. Christian priests moved the holiday from the 15th to the 14th - Valentine's Day. Now the holiday honors Valentine instead of Lupercus. 您所在位置: Unit 8 Love and Friendship / Culture Salon The Story of Valentine's Day
Un 8 您所在位置:Unt8 Love and Friendship/ Culture salon The Story of Valentine's KE Day Valentine's Day has become obeys(ms, albray hype a major symbol of love and romance in the modern world. The ancient god Cupid and his arrow into a lovers heart may still be used to portray falling in love or being in love. But we also use cards and gifts, such as flowers or jewelry, to do this. Forgetting to give flowers to a wife or sweetheart on Valentine,s Day can sometimes be as damaging to a relationship as forgetting a birthday or a wedding anniversary. OPASSAGE A HOME MENUPASSAGE B
The Story of Valentine's Day Valentine’s Day has become a major symbol of love and romance in the modern world. The ancient god Cupid and his arrow into a lover’s heart may still be used to portray falling in love or being in love. But we also use cards and gifts, such as flowers or jewelry, to do this. Forgetting to give flowers to a wife or sweetheart on Valentine’s Day can sometimes be as damaging to a relationship as forgetting a birthday or a wedding anniversary. 您所在位置: Unit 8 Love and Friendship / Culture Salon
Un 8 您所在位置:Unt8 Love and Friendship/ Culture salon Chinese Valentine's Day(Q Qiao Jie) ea The seventh day of the seventh month in the Chinese lunar calendar is known as Qi Qiao Jie or Chinese valentine's Day. As in the us and elsewhere this is a day devoted to love. According to one legend about the origins of Chinese Valentine's Day, it is said that the seven daughters of the goddess of Heaven OPASSAGE A HOME MENUPASSAGE B
Chinese Valentine's Day (Qi Qiao Jie) The seventh day of the seventh month in the Chinese lunar calendar is known as Qi Qiao Jie, or Chinese Valentine’s Day. As in the US and elsewhere this is a day devoted to love. According to one legend about the origins of Chinese Valentine's Day, it is said that the seven daughters of the Goddess of Heaven, 您所在位置: Unit 8 Love and Friendship / Culture Salon
Un 8 您所在位置:Unt8 Love and Friendship/ Culture salon Chinese Valentine's KE Day on one of their visits to earth, caught the eye of a Cowherd, Niu Lang. As the daughters were bathing in a river they were observed by the Cowherd who decided to have a bit of fun by running off with their clothing. To get their clothing back, the sisters decided that the prettiest and youngest daughter, Zhi Nu, would ask the Cowherd to return their clothes OPASSAGE A HOME MENUPASSAGE B
on one of their visits to earth, caught the eye of a Cowherd, Niu Lang. As the daughters were bathing in a river they were observed by the Cowherd who decided to have a bit of fun by running off with their clothing. To get their clothing back, the sisters decided that the prettiest and youngest daughter, Zhi Nu, would ask the Cowherd to return their clothes. Chinese Valentine's Day 您所在位置: Unit 8 Love and Friendship / Culture Salon
Un 8 您所在位置:Unt8 Love and Friendship/ Culture salon Chinese Valentine's Day <tE Since Niu Lang had seen Zhi Nu naked, they had to be married. The couple lived happily for several years. And depending on which legend is followed, either Niu Lang died or the Goddess of Heaven simply became fed up with her daughter's absence and ordered Zhi Nu to return to heaven Either way, the Goddess of Heaven took pity on the couple and let them be- reunited once a year, when magpies form a bridge with their wings for Zhi Nu to cross to meet her lover OPASSAGE A HOME MENUPASSAGE B
Since Niu Lang had seen Zhi Nu naked, they had to be married. The couple lived happily for several years. And depending on which legend is followed, either Niu Lang died or the Goddess of Heaven simply became fed up with her daughter's absence and ordered Zhi Nu to return to heaven. Either way, the Goddess of Heaven took pity on the couple and let them be reunited once a year, when magpies form a bridge with their wings for Zhi Nu to cross to meet her lover Chinese Valentine's Day 您所在位置: Unit 8 Love and Friendship / Culture Salon
Un 8 您所在位置:Unt8 Love and Friendship/ Culture salon 1. Lupercalia n.(古罗马)二月十五牧神节(纪念 畜牧神 Lupercus的节日 2. Legend has it that据传说 3. portray v. to make a description of描绘 4. lunar calendar阴历 5. fed up(with) adj. unhappy, tired, and not satisfied about厌烦 6. magpie n.喜鹊 OPASSAGE A HOME MENUPASSAGE B
1. Lupercalia n. (古罗马) 二月十五牧神节（纪念 畜牧神Lupercus的节日 2. Legend has it that 据传说 3. portray v. to make a description of 描绘 4. lunar calendar 阴历 5. fed up (with) adj. unhappy, tired, and not satisfied about 厌烦 6. magpie n. 喜鹊 您所在位置: Unit 8 Love and Friendship / Culture Salon
Un 8 您所在位置:Unt8 Love and Friendship/ Culture salon Goal Checking On a scale of a to e, where A stands for“ very well”,Bfor“wel,Cfor “ moderately well”,Dfor“ not very well”, and E for“ not at al”, rate how well you have achieved the goals set at the beginning of this unit. ABCDE talk about love and friendship A BCDE understand the two reading passages on love and friendship ABCDE learn and use the new words and expressions A BCDE write about personal relationships ABCDE practice reading skills: minor supporting details ABCDE punctuate sentences and paragraphs ABCDE write your own invitations If you have given yourself a C or lower rating on any of these goals, please do one or more of the following : visit CFLO/English XP website for additional help review the section that you found dificult ask your teacher for extra help work with a peer or form a study group to reinforce your progress OPASSAGE A HOME MENUPASSAGE B
您所在位置: Unit 8 Love and Friendship / Culture Salon Goal Checking On a scale of A to E, where A stands for “very well”, B for “well”, C for “moderately well”, D for “not very well”, and E for “not at all”, rate how well you have achieved the goals set at the beginning of this unit. ■ A B C D E talk about love and friendship ■ A B C D E understand the two reading passages on love and friendship ■ A B C D E learn and use the new words and expressions ■ A B C D E write about personal relationships ■ A B C D E practice reading skills: minor supporting details ■ A B C D E punctuate sentences and paragraphs ■ A B C D E write your own invitations If you have given yourself a C or lower rating on any of these goals, please do one or more of the following : ■ visit CFLO/English XP website for additional help ■ review the section that you found difficult ■ ask your teacher for extra help ■ work with a peer or form a study group to reinforce your progress