Romantic Traditions around the World
世界各地的浪漫傳統
February 14 is Saint Valentine’s Day. In the United States, it’s a day to honor your beloved with gifts of chocolate, flowers, or Valentine’s cards. However, other countries have more complicated traditions. In Japan, for instance, women give men chocolate on Saint Valentine’s Day, but the men only return the gesture on March 14 by gifting women white chocolate or other white items.
Moreover, not every country celebrates romance on the same day. In Wales, the patron saint of love is Saint Dwynwen, a fifth-century princess, and her date of celebration is January 25. On this day, a man gifts his beloved a hand-carved wooden spoon. This is a lovely tradition. It dates back to when Welsh sailors would carve wooden spoons at sea to give to their sweethearts back home. In Slovenia, romantic love is celebrated on March 12, or Saint Gregory’s Day. February 14, on the other hand, represents the start of the farming season. Slovenians enjoy working in the fields on this day.
Love is celebrated on different days and in different ways around the world. However, always remember to celebrate your loved ones throughout the year, not just when it’s traditional to do so.
二月十四日是西洋情人節。在美國，這一天是用巧克力、鮮花或情人節卡片等禮物來向心愛之人致意的日子。然而，其他國家有更為複雜的傳統。例如，在日本，女性會在西洋情人節送給男性巧克力，但男性只在三月十四日贈送女性白巧克力或其他白色的物品來回禮。
此外，並不是每個國家都在同一天歌頌愛情。在威爾斯，愛情的守護聖者是五世紀的公主聖德溫，歌頌她的日期是一月二十五日。在這一天，男子會送心愛的人一把手工雕刻的木勺。這是一個美好的傳統。這可以追溯至威爾斯水手在海上雕刻木勺送給家鄉愛人之時。在斯洛維尼亞，人們會在三月十二日（即「聖格雷戈里節」）歌頌浪漫的愛情。另一方面，二月十四日代表農耕季節的開始。斯洛維尼亞人喜歡在這一天在田裡工作。
世界各地在不同的日子以不同的方式歌頌愛情。然而，永遠記得，整年都要讚揚你所愛之人，而不僅是在傳統節日才這樣做。
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