Valentine's Day is a festival of affection and lovers. The roots of Valentine's Day goes back to old times when individuals paid respect to the Roman God of Fertility. This was known as the Feast of Lupercalia and was praised and still, at the end of the day on February fourteenth.
The traditions of Valentine's Day are wide and many. It is an opportunity to trade cards or small gifts. Chocolates, flowers, adornments, and sentimental dinners are the enormous hits of this holiday.
It is a sentimental occasion for lovers and a fun occasion for kids and family. Numerous a couple wind up connected or marry on this day. For others, it is a day to begin to look all starry eyed at.
On Valentine's Day, 2009, 39,897 couples, friends and families got together in Mexico City and kissed for 10 seconds. It's the world record for the most simultaneous kisses. More Valentine's Day Trivia
Did you know? While 75% of chocolate purchases are made by ladies throughout the entire year, amid the days and minutes before Valentine's Day, 75% of the chocolate purchases are made by men. Over $1billion of chocolate is purchased for Valentine's Day. See more Chocolate Trivia
Saint Valentine's Day Massacre During the "Thundering twenties(1920's)", mobs, wrongdoing, and gangsters were at a stature in numerous parts of the U.S. Liquor was restricted, spawning the rise of Bootlegging and horde action. Chicago, Illinois experienced more than it's share of mobs and gangsters. On Valentine's Day, February 14, 1929, four gangsters dressed up as policemen, massacred seven members of an opponent pack.
Did you Know? February fourteenth was previously thought to be the first day of winged animal's mating for the season. This sparked the custom of sending valentines to one another.
The traditions of Valentine's Day are wide and many. It is an opportunity to trade cards or small gifts. Chocolates, flowers, adornments, and sentimental dinners are the enormous hits of this holiday.
It is a sentimental occasion for lovers and a fun occasion for kids and family. Numerous a couple wind up connected or marry on this day. For others, it is a day to begin to look all starry eyed at.
On Valentine's Day, 2009, 39,897 couples, friends and families got together in Mexico City and kissed for 10 seconds. It's the world record for the most simultaneous kisses. More Valentine's Day Trivia
Did you know? While 75% of chocolate purchases are made by ladies throughout the entire year, amid the days and minutes before Valentine's Day, 75% of the chocolate purchases are made by men. Over $1billion of chocolate is purchased for Valentine's Day. See more Chocolate Trivia
Saint Valentine's Day Massacre During the "Thundering twenties(1920's)", mobs, wrongdoing, and gangsters were at a stature in numerous parts of the U.S. Liquor was restricted, spawning the rise of Bootlegging and horde action. Chicago, Illinois experienced more than it's share of mobs and gangsters. On Valentine's Day, February 14, 1929, four gangsters dressed up as policemen, massacred seven members of an opponent pack.
Did you Know? February fourteenth was previously thought to be the first day of winged animal's mating for the season. This sparked the custom of sending valentines to one another.
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