Valentine’s Day
By Maxine Aschenbrenner (3-1-24)
Editor’s Note: this article was supposed to be published on Valentine’s Day, but due to technical difficulties is being published now.
Hey stingers!
As we all know, Valentine’s Day is the 14th of February! But what is the history behind Valentine’s Day?
Valentine's Day originated in the 1400s in the U.K.. Valentine's day is a day of giving gifts, candy, and flowers. Valentine's day is celebrated all over the world, but most popular in the United States, Canada, the U.K, and Australia. However, Valentine's Day is also celebrated in other countries like Argentina, France, Mexico, South Korea, the Philippines, and many more places. So when and why did the tradition begin? According to some, we celebrate our loved ones on Valentine's day, because St. Valentine broke the rules and married couples in secret, to save husbands from having to serve in war.
Another key part of Valentine’s day is themed products such as candy, bears, decorations, cards, sold at popular stores such as Macy’s, Target, and Walgreens.
Fun Facts about Valentine’s Day
Hey stingers!
As we all know, Valentine’s Day is the 14th of February! But what is the history behind Valentine’s Day?
Valentine's Day originated in the 1400s in the U.K.. Valentine's day is a day of giving gifts, candy, and flowers. Valentine's day is celebrated all over the world, but most popular in the United States, Canada, the U.K, and Australia. However, Valentine's Day is also celebrated in other countries like Argentina, France, Mexico, South Korea, the Philippines, and many more places. So when and why did the tradition begin? According to some, we celebrate our loved ones on Valentine's day, because St. Valentine broke the rules and married couples in secret, to save husbands from having to serve in war.
Another key part of Valentine’s day is themed products such as candy, bears, decorations, cards, sold at popular stores such as Macy’s, Target, and Walgreens.
Fun Facts about Valentine’s Day
- 145 million greeting cards get exchanged every year for Valentine’s Day
- The first Valentine’s Day letter was written in 1415
- Valentines Day wasn’t originally associated with romantic love
- The most popular Valentine’s Day gift is flowers and chocolates
- Valentine's Day is celebrated differently around the world
- 250 million roses are given every Valentine’s Day
- Cupid was a Greek god
- The Victorians started the ‘trend’ of giving flowers for Valentine’s Day
