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TheDoubleSeventhFestivalandValentine’sDayHistory第一章Customs第二章Holidaygift第三章Influence第四章目录ContentsTheDoubleSeventhFestivalValentine’sDayPart01HISTORYTheDoubleSeventhFestivalInsomecountries,therearepubliccelebrationsinthedaysbeforeandafterthefestival.Oneofthehighlightsisadanceperformedbyfourpairsofdancers.IntheUK,theWelshregionhasaspecialValentine'sDaytradition.Loverswillgiveeachotherawoodenspoonandhangaheart-shapedornamentorkeyonthespoon,sayingYouhavelockedmyheart.Valentine’sDayOnFebruary14,270,Valentinwassentencedtodeath.Later,ChristianssacrificedthemselvestocommemorateValentineforjusticeandpurelove.ThedayofthepunishmentwasdesignatedastheSt.Valentine'sDay.ThepersonchangedtoValentine'sDay.Part02CUSTOMSTheDoubleSeventhFestivalcustoms-Ingenuitytestbyfloatingneedleisoneofthecommoncustomsonthefestival,Putsomewaterinavesselandleaveitintheopenairuntilitiscoverdbyafilmofdust,Thencastaneedleorthinstrawonittoseethepatternoftheshadowatthebottom,soastotesttheiringenuityValentine’sDayOnFebruary14,270,Valentinwassentencedtodeath.Later,ChristianssacrificedthemselvestocommemorateValentineforjusticeandpurelove.ThedayofthepunishmentwasdesignatedastheSt.Valentine'sDay.ThepersonchangedtoValentine'sDay.Part03HolidaygiftTheDoubleSeventhFestivalQixi'swell-behavedfood,suchasfruitsandpastries.Inthepast,the“qiqiaoguozi”wasthetraditionalsacrificeandbeautyoftheQixiFestival.Butnow,ontheeveningoftheseventhlunarmonth,peopleputfruitsandpastriesinthecourtyard,andthewholefamilysataroundandtastedValentine’sDayOnValentine'sDay,coupleswillholdrosesintheirhands,girlswillbringchocolatesfromlovers,theybuythings,goshopping.Mostofthetime,theywillgotothecinematowatchamovieandenjoyatimeoftwo.Part04InfluenceTheDoubleSeventhFestivalJapan’s“ChineseValentine’sDay”originatedinChinaandwasreportedlyintroducedintheNaraera.BeginninginthemiddleoftheNaraera,theJapanesecourtandtheupperclassimitatedtheTangPalaceTanabatawasoriginallyaChinesecustom,anditwaslatertransmittedtoSouthKorea.InVietnam,onthisday,ChineselivinginVietnamwillmakeawishtothetemple.Valentine’sDayValentine'sDaymakespeoplemoredaringtoexpresslove,andhasbecomeoneoftheimportantfestivalsforcouples,especiallyyoungcouples.Withglobalization,Valentine'sDayhasspreadtoallpartsoftheworld,includingChina,andmanyorientalcountries.Thisfestivalcelebratesitslovethanks