Saint Valentine's Day, commonly shortened to Valentine's Day,is an annual commemoration held on February 14 celebrating love and affection between intimate companions. The day is named after one or more early Christian martyrs, Saint Valentine, and was established by Pope Gelasius I in 496 AD. It was deleted from the Roman calendar of saints in 1969 by Pope Paul VI. It is traditionally a day on which lovers express their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greeting cards (known as "valentines"). The day first became associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished.Modern Valentine's Day symbols include the heart-shaped outline, doves, and the figure of the winged Cupid. Since the 19th century, handwritten valentines have given way to mass-produced greeting cards.
情人節，（英語：Valentine's Day），中國大陸譯名聖瓦倫丁節，相傳節日命名源於19世紀末，古羅馬青年基督教傳教士Valentine冒險傳教時被捕入獄。他的英勇行為感動了老獄吏及他一名雙目失明的女兒，從而獲得他們悉心照顧。面對行刑前，Valentine寫信給失明女示愛。處死當天，失明女在他墓前種植一棵開紅花的杏樹寄託情思，這天就是2月14日。因此「情人節」定於每年的2月14日，是西方的傳統節日之一。在這一天，有些人會贈送禮物給情人或心儀的人，例如會送巧克力、賀卡和花等，用以表達愛意或友好。近年，情人節宗教意味漸消，亦有部分人認為情人節過於商業化，送禮行為逐漸便開始標準化和世俗化，但亦有人選擇在情人節這天註冊結婚。基於宗教理由，南亞和中東很多地區都企圖用法例規範及阻止情人節的發展
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