Every February 14, thousands of people around the world celebrate love and friendship in the Valentine’s Day. A date that, although today it is stimulated by consumption, was initially a religious celebration that paid tribute to Saint Valentine, a priest who was beheaded on February 14, 269. However, currently there is no absolute clarity about the origin of this celebration.
Today, countries such as Spain, Austria, Belgium, France, Finland, Estonia, Denmark, Norway, Germany, England, United States, Mexico, Chile, Cuba, Ecuador, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic join this celebration every 14 February.
7 curious facts that you probably didn’t know about Valentine’s Day
In addition to the display of flowers, chocolates, gifts and love, this special date brings with it some curious facts, ranging from its origin, which has not been clearly established, to the way it is celebrated in different countries. Find out below some curious facts about Valentine’s Day.
Its origin is not known with certainty. Three saints named Valentine are credited with the origin of the celebration of this date. The first and most widespread is a priest who, faced with the prohibition of marriage for young people, so that they would go to the army, performed marriages in secret. The second, cut hearts out of parchment and gave them to the soldiers to remember their loved ones and the third, despite the provisions of influential families, agreed to formalize the union of a young Christian and a young pagan.
Not all countries celebrate love and friendship on February 14. This celebration also exists in countries such as Uruguay, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, China, Japan, Egypt and Israel; however, the date is not February 14.
Verona is the Valentine’s capital of the world. The Italian city where Romeo and Juliet lived is the Valentine’s Day capital of the world. Every year 10,000 letters addressed to Julieta arrive in this city.
In Japan, only women give gifts. In Japan it is traditional for women to give chocolates to their boyfriends on February 14. They, a month later, must respond to this detail by giving flowers to their girlfriends.
In China, the number of roses has a meaning. One of the most frequent gifts on Valentine’s Day, in different latitudes, are flowers. In China, the number of roses has a particular meaning: one rose means “you are the only one”; eleven, “you are my favorite”; 99 is a promise of “forever love” and 108 is a “marriage request.”
On February 14, condom sales increase. Surveys have shown that in the days around this date, condom sales increase by 20%. Likewise, during the month of March, sales of pregnancy tests increase.
Births increase in the United States. February 14 is a date chosen by some parents to schedule cesarean sections. This day the number of births is 4% higher compared to other days of the year.
Although of European origin, the celebration of Valentine’s Day has been expanding throughout the world and more and more countries are coming together to celebrate love and friendship on February 14. From its origin until today, The historical data and curiosities that emerge from this festival are interesting.
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