揭秘：情人节为什么要送红玫瑰？

为什么情人节要送红玫瑰？红玫瑰是从什么时候起成为爱情的象征的？这要从古希腊的神话传说讲起。

一到情人节，恋爱中的女孩们就会开始期待收到男朋友送的红玫瑰花。为什么情人节要送红玫瑰？红玫瑰是从什么时候起成为爱情的象征的？这要从古希腊的神话传说讲起。

For people in satisfying and committed relationships—or at least pretending to be—there’s Valentine’s Day, a holiday in which romance comes with a price tag attached and warm feelings are represented by a fresh bouquet of red roses.

情人节是那些恋情甜蜜又稳定（或表面看来是如此）的情侣的节日。在情人节，浪漫被贴上了价格标签，新鲜的红玫瑰花束成了爱情的代言者。

But why roses? And why red? How did they come to be synonymous with Valentine’s Day?

但为什么是玫瑰花而且一定要红玫瑰？红玫瑰是怎么成为情人节的代名词的？

According to Reader’s Digest, red roses became entangled with love in Greek lore. “Some stories say that the first red rose was created when the Greek goddess Aphrodite was scratched by a white rose’s thorn, causing that rose to turn red,” folklorist Sara Cleto, PhD, told the outlet. “Others say that the first red rose grew on the ground where Adonis, Aphrodite’s lover, died and the goddess’s tears fell.”

据《读者文摘》介绍，红玫瑰和爱情的关联源于希腊传说。民俗学者萨拉·克莱托博士说道：“一些传说中讲到，希腊女神阿芙洛狄特被一株白玫瑰的刺划伤了，从而诞生出第一朵红玫瑰。还有一些版本的说法是，第一朵红玫瑰是在阿芙洛狄特的眼泪掉落在她的情人阿多尼斯死去的地方时长出来的。”