首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] The history of Valentine’s Day is obscure, and further cloude
[originaltext] The history of Valentine’s Day is obscure, and further cloude
游客
2023-08-03
71
管理
问题
The history of Valentine’s Day is obscure, and further clouded by various fanciful legends. The holiday’s roots are in the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalia, a fertility celebration commemorated annually on February 15. Pope Gelasius I recast this pagan festival as a Christian feast day circa 496, declaring February 14 to be St. Valentine’s Day.
Which St. Valentine this early pope intended to honor remains a mystery: according to the Catholic Encyclopedia, there were at least three early Christian saints by that name. One was a priest in Rome, another a bishop in Terni, and of a third St. Valentine almost nothing is known except that he met his end in Africa. Rather astonishingly, all three Valentines were said to have been martyred on Feb.14.
Most scholars believe that the St. Valentine of the holiday was a priest who attracted the disfavor of Roman emperor Claudius Ⅱ around 270. At this stage, the factual ends and the mythic begins. According to one legend, Claudius Ⅱ had prohibited marriage for young men, claiming that bachelors made better soldiers. Valentine continued to secretly perform marriage ceremonies but was eventually apprehended by the Romans and put to death. Another legend has it that Valentine, imprisoned by Claudius, fell in love with the daughter of his jailer. Before he was executed, he allegedly sent her a letter signed "from your Valentine".
选项
A、Celsius.
B、Claudius Day.
C、Lupercalia.
D、Lubricant Day.
答案
C
解析
What was Valentine’s Day originally called?
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/2894104.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]Smartphonesdistractattentionandreducelearningbecauseof
[originaltext]Smartphonesdistractattentionandreducelearningbecauseof
[originaltext]Goodafternoon.Intoday’slecture,we’llbetalkingaboutho
[originaltext]InAmerica,mostresearchersconcedethatboysandgirlsare
[originaltext]Everyoneissupposedtocheerforgoodguys,andweshouldon
[originaltext]Everyoneissupposedtocheerforgoodguys,andweshouldon
[originaltext]Everyoneissupposedtocheerforgoodguys,andweshouldon
[originaltext]Everyoneissupposedtocheerforgoodguys,andweshouldon
[originaltext]M:Hi,there!I’vecometoseetheflat.MynameisMarkAdams.W
[originaltext]M:Hi,there!I’vecometoseetheflat.MynameisMarkAdams.W
随机试题
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledOn
Abudgetoffivedollarsadayistotally______foratriproundEurope.A、inade
Thegirlshappilylookforwardto(meet)______themoviestarattheparty.mee
Ironically,intheUnitedStates,acountryofimmigrants,prejudiceanddiscr
某大型商场(·争高小于6.Om)设置机械排烟系统。以下()项的防烟分区的分隔
下面谱例中的旋律出自歌曲《山不转水转》,其旋律取材于哪首民歌? A.小白菜
一瓶碳酸饮料,一次喝掉饮料1/3后,连瓶共重600克;如果喝掉饮料1/2后,连瓶
证券投资分析师最起码的要求是()。A:独立诚信B:遵纪守法C:公正公平D:
关于《简明标准施工招标文件》适用项目,正确的是()。A.工期不超过24个月的
一般民用建筑的室内给水系统安装,DN≤150mm的冷水管,宜选用的管材有( )。
最新回复
(
0
)