Valentine's Day
About this event
Valentine's Day on February 14 is celebrated globally as a tribute to romantic love and deep friendship, marked by exchanges of greeting cards, red roses, chocolates, and candlelit dinners.
Interesting facts about Valentine's Day
The holiday commemorates Saint Valentine, a 3rd-century Roman priest who performed outlawed marriage ceremonies for young lovers.
Every February 14th, thousands of letters arrive in Verona, Italy, addressed to Shakespeare's Juliet, answered by the 'Juliet Club'.
Over 250 million roses are grown specifically for Valentine's Day deliveries each year.
Richard Cadbury produced the first commercial heart-shaped box of chocolates in 1868.
In Japan, women traditionally give chocolates on February 14, and men return the favor on March 14 (known as White Day).
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