Valentine Trivia

Valentine's Day is a long-standing holiday with origins that are not entirely known. The celebration of the holiday today contains remnants of both Roman and Christian traditions. Over time, there have been some strange practices associated with Valentine's Day, some of which are still practiced, and some interesting facts across the continents.
Numerous early Christian martyrs were named Valentine.
In the middle ages, girls believed that the first boy they saw on the morning of Valentine's Day would become their spouse later in life.
February 14th is thought to be the day when birds mate for the spring. It is sometimes believed that if a robin flies over the head of an unmarried woman, then she will marry a sailor.

Teachers receive the most Valentine's Day cards, followed by children, mothers, wives, and then, sweethearts. Children between ages 6 to 10 exchange more than 650 million Valentine's cards with teachers, classmates, and family members.

In Wales, an intricately carved "love spoon" is a traditional Valentine's Day gift.

In the Middle Ages young men and women drew the names from a bowl to see who would be their Valentine. They would wear this name pinned on their sleeves for one week. This was done so that it becomes easy for other people to know your true feelings. This was known as "to wear your heart on your sleeve"

Verona, the Italian city where Shakespeare's play lovers Romeo and Juliet lived, receives about 1,000 letters every year sent to Juliet on Valentine's Day.

In Finland Valentine's Day is called Ystävänpäivä which translates into "Friend's day".

In Slovenia, a proverb says that "St Valentine brings the keys of roots", so on February 14, plants and flowers start to grow.

In some Latin American countries Valentine's Day is known as "Día del Amor y la Amistad" (Day of Love and Friendship).

In Korea, if you do not receive any gift on Valentine's daythen all the singles go to Korean restaurants and eat black noodles to mourn their single status.