So, Valentine Day is tomorrow and it’s definitely not good news for single men. Valentine Day falls on February 14 and celebrated all over the world. You love it or hate it but the day hits your calendar every year. For few it’s just a normal day and for many a reason to celebrate their love. The day is remembered as a death of St. Bishop Valentine who was a Christian saint. The festival is presumed as a secular temporal taste but many says it do have a religious significance as well.
Beside this here are some surprising facts about Valentine Day
1. The secret weddings
Emperor Claudius II did not wanted any Roman soldiers to get married. The emperor believed that soldier’s family will distract them. But Bishop Valentine went against this and started with the secret weddings. Valentine was jailed for this act.
2. Valentine skull in Rome
You can find the skull of St. Valentine as a display in the Basilica of Santa Maria in Cosmedin, Rome. The bits and pieces of St. Valentine body is scattered everywhere around the world. The other pieces are on a display in France, England, Ireland, Scotland and Czech Republic.
3. A Record-Breaking Kissing Event
Mexico City has set a new record of around 40,000 people kissing on the Valentine Day. The record was verified as the world’s large group kiss by Guinness World Record. This event took place in the city centre of Zocalo. The previous kissing record was set in 2007.
4. 1 billion cards are exchanged
Every year around 1 billion Valentine Day cards are exchanged in US. After Christmas, that’s the largest card exchanging of the year. Also on this day, over 40 million roses are given each year.
5. Wearing your heart on your sleeve
Go back to the Middle Ages and you’ll find how young men and women use to keep a secret crush. At that time young people pick chits from a bowl to see their Valentine name. This would make them pin the name of their Valentine onto their sleeves for a week so that everyone can see. This was the reason where “wearing your heart on your sleeve” phrase came into picture.
6. National Condom Awareness Day
AIDS support group in America originated this day to educate people about the safe sex and it also falls on February 14. Oh this cannot be a coincidence! Though it’s a perfect day to evoke people about healthy relationships and sex. It’s also a reminder to use condoms during sexual activity.
7. Singles Awareness Day (SAD)
Most the singles consider Valentine as Singles Awareness Day (SAD). The goal to celebrate this day is to allow singles have their own get together and celebrations. The awareness was established for the left out and single people on Valentine’s Day. If you are single then you also have a lot of reason to have fun.
8. Juliet still receives 1000 of love letters
The Italian city Verona (where Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet lived) receives about 1000 letters every year. The most famous romance play has captured so many hearts that about 1000 letters are sent addressing Juliet. A character who’s dead decades ago, still receiving love. Not bad!
9. The first box of chocolates
Quaker John Cadbury is the founder of Cadbury’s Cocoa and chocolate company. His second son, Richard Cadbury produced the first box of chocolate for Valentine’s Day. After roses, chocolate is the second thing people prefer as a Valentine gifts. The chocolate was manufactured in the late 1800s.
10. About 250,000 proposals
Valentine Day may be just a holiday for few but for many it’s a best proposal day. The latest report says that six million American couples get engaged on Valentine every year. And about 250,000 people approach their lovers for marriage on every Valentine’s Day.
11. Roses hype on Valentine’s Day
Do you consider roses to be cheap and light on pocket? Then think again because they are not on Valentine Day. A dozen of roses in Bangkok are at the rate of $487 and single for $45. In Singapore it is $148 and Hong Kong it is for $205. In UK it is $96, in US $75 and in Africa $90. The rose’s rates are way too high on this particular day.
12. Banned in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia officials have put strict ban on Valentine Day. Selling all kind of Valentine Day products like roses and cards are banned in advance. On this day, Women and Men sit separately in restaurants and public places.
Get in the mood of Valentine with these interesting facts. You can also be a part of the gender violence campaign, especially on February 14th. Since year 2012, major campaigns had been organized on Valentine Day all over the world.
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