Pictures of the true origin of Valentine's Day

Pictures of the true origin of Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day is a romantic day. With the evolution of the times, lovers spend Valentine's Day in more and more diverse ways, abusing dogs. Many people are no strangers to Valentine's Day. Here are some pictures of the real origin of Valentine's Day.

The true origin of Valentine's Day 1 The origin of Valentine's Day in western festivals.

February 14 every year is the traditional Valentine's Day in western countries. February 14 is the 45th day of the Gregorian calendar year.

AD 270-The Roman saint Valentine died, and this day was designated as "Valentine's Day" by later generations. Valentine's Day, also known as Valentine's Day, is a national holiday in some countries in Europe, America and Oceania. There are many sources of this festival, but it is generally believed that the Roman saint Valentine died and was later designated as "Valentine's Day".

In the 3rd century AD, the Roman Empire experienced a comprehensive crisis, including economic depression, corruption of the ruling class, social unrest and people's rebellion. In order to maintain their rule, the aristocratic class brutally suppressed the people and Christ (Tu). At that time, a Christian Valentine was arrested and imprisoned. In prison, his honesty impressed the warden's daughter deeply. They love each other and are taken care of by the warden's daughter. The ruling class ordered his death. Before the execution, he wrote a long suicide note to the warden's daughter, expressing his innocence. It shows that he is aboveboard and has deep feelings for the warden's daughter.

On February 14, AD 270, he was executed. Later, in order to commemorate Valentine's sacrifice for justice and pure love, the execution day was designated as "Saint Valentine's Day" and later generations changed it to "Valentine's Day".

The Origin of Valentine's Day in China

Tanabata originated from people's worship of natural phenomena. As early as in ancient times, people have known about the astronomical phenomena, and the sky star area corresponds to the geographical area. There are written records about the division of astronomical starry sky regions corresponding to the above-ground regions of Cowherd and Weaver Girl, which can be found in the documents of Han Dynasty. Hanshu Geography: "Guangdong (Yue), Petunia (Cowherd) and Wu Nu (Weaver Girl) are also divided into Cangwu, Yulin, Hepu, Jiaotoe, Jiuzhen, Nanhai and Rinan." The literature records the geographical division of Lingnan corresponding to Cowherd and Weaver Girl.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a personalized description of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl: "The Weaver Girl crossed the river on Tanabata, and the Queqiao Club." Because of the beautiful legend of Cowherd and Weaver Girl, Tanabata became a symbol of love, so it was considered as a romantic traditional festival in China, which produced the cultural meaning of contemporary "China Valentine's Day".

The real origin of Valentine's Day Picture 2 The origin of Valentine's Day is as follows:

In the third century A.D., the Roman Empire fell into a total crisis. In order to maintain their rule, the aristocratic class brutally suppressed the people and Christians. At this time, Christian Valentine was arrested and imprisoned. In prison, he cured the blind eye of the warden's daughter. When the tyrant heard this miracle, he was so frightened that he beheaded Valentane.

On the morning of the execution, Valentine wrote an affectionate farewell letter to the warden's daughter, signed: Your Valentine. This day is February of 14. Since then, Christianity has designated this day as Valentine's Day.

Valentine's Day is also called Saint Valentine's Day or Saint Valentine's Day, that is, February 14 every year, which is one of the traditional festivals in the West. This is a festival about love, romance, flowers, chocolates and greeting cards. On this day, men and women exchange gifts to show their love or friendship. Valentine's Day dinner date usually represents the key to the development of the relationship.

It has become a favorite festival for young people in Europe and America, and it has also become popular in other countries. In China, China Valentine's Day, one of the traditional festivals, is also a day that girls attach importance to, so it is called Valentine's Day in China. Because they can express the same human feelings, all countries and regions have explored their own "Valentine's Day".

The true origin of Valentine's Day Picture 3 The origin of Valentine's Day in China:

1. The ancient astrology culture in China has a long history and is profound. The ancients began to explore the mysteries of the universe from a very early age, and thus deduced a complete and profound star-watching culture. Cowherd and Weaver Girl is a typical example. The legend of Cowherd and Weaver Girl on Tanabata originates from people's worship of natural phenomena. As early as ancient times, the ancients who pursued order not only planned the sky in an orderly way.

2. This correspondence is called "dividing stars" in astronomy and "dividing fields" on the ground. Simply put, the ancients corresponded each constellation in the sky with the physical geographical area on the ground. The purpose of ancient star division and demarcation is mainly to cooperate with astrology theory for astronomical observation. In ancient galaxies.

3. Taurus consists of six stars, located on the east bank of the Milky Way, like two inverted triangles, with distinctive upper and lower parts, but the triangle above is bigger and brighter. The "small triangle" below is located on the ecliptic. These stars make up a cow with two horns on its head but only three feet, so the ancients called it Petunia.

4. There are nine little stars in the south of this cow, which constitutes the Tian Tian, where it cultivates. Looking south, near the southern horizon, "Jiukan" has nine stars, which is a lowland for storing water and irrigating farmland. The east of Niusu is next to the "Luo Yan" No.3 star, which is a water conservancy facility similar to a reservoir.

5. The three stars of "Weaver Girl" are located in the north of Niusu, among which "Weaver Girl 1" is the fifth brightest star in the whole day, second only to "arcturus", so it is often called "Vega" directly. People refer to "Altair" and "Vega" as "Cowherd and Weaver Girl".

Valentine's Day in China-the custom of Valentine's Day in China;

1, Xiangqiao Club: In Yixing, Jiangsu, there is the custom of Xiangqiao Club on Qixi. Every year on Tanabata, someone will participate and build a fragrant bridge. The so-called incense bridge is a bridge with a length of four or five meters and a width of about half a meter, which is made of all kinds of thick and long incense-wrapped paper. It is equipped with railings and decorated with flowers made of five-color lines. At night, people worship the double stars and pray for good luck.

2. Receiving dew: In rural Zhejiang, the custom of receiving dew with washbasin is popular. Legend has it that the dew on Tanabata is the tears when cowherd and weaver girl meet. If you put it in your eyes and hands, it can make people agile.

3. Worship Seven Sisters: The Seven Sisters Festival on July 7th is often called "Worship Seven Sisters" in Guangdong, and "Worship Seven Mothers" in Fujian and Taiwan Province. Before the founding of New China, Tanabata was a grand festival for beautiful girls. In the old society, beautiful girls begged Qi Jie to teach her clever skills, but in fact, the so-called "begging for cleverness" was just "fighting cleverness". In the old days, it was very lively to celebrate the Seven Qiao Festival in Guangdong.