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Happy Valentine’s Day

Discover how Valentine's Day is celebrated in different countries, from China's fairy tale celebration to Wales' tradition of giving love spoons. Learn about unique customs and traditions across the globe.

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Happy Valentine’s Day

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  1. Happy Valentine’s Day Around the World

  2. China TheChinese celebrate Valentine’sDayonFebruary 14th, buttheyalso celebrate a special Valentine’sDayonJuly 7th. Thiscelebrationcomesfrom a Chinesefairytalefrom a longtimeago. Itistheonlynightintheyearwhentwostarsmeetintheskyabove. Onestarrepresents a shepherdboyandtheotherishislove, a weaver.

  3. Japan InJapantherearetwoValentine’sDays as well. ThefirstisonFebruary 14th andtheotherisonMarch 14th. OnFebruary 14th womengivechocolatesto men. Themendon’thavetogiveanything. OnMarch 14th, whichiscalled‘WhiteDay’, themenmustbuychocolates (orothersweets) fortheirgirlfriendsorwives.

  4. Denmark In Denmark, Valentine’s Day is a day for young people. They express their love to each other with cards. Men sometimes send a special card called a “joking card” and they don’t sign their name. They only use dots to show how many letters in their name are. The woman has to guess who the card is from. Instead of roses men send snowdrops to their sweethearts.

  5. Italy In Italy, Valentine’s Day is only celebrated by lovers. Couples go out to dinner at a romantic restaurant and afterwards give gifts of perfume, chocolates, flowers, cards or jewelry.

  6. France In France, lovers send St Valentine’s Day cards to each other. They also visit a monument to St Valentine! It’s a wall where sweethearts write their confessions in all languages; it attracts thousands of tourists.

  7. Germany InGermany, St Valentine is considered to be a patron saint of mentally disabled people. On this day people decorate asylums with red ribbons and a special Mess is served in churches all around Germany.

  8. Wales In Wales, they cut “love spoons” of wood and give them to those they love. Those “love spoons” are decorated with hearts and keyholes. The keyholes mean : “You’ve got the keys to my heart”.

  9. England InEngland,ontheeveofSt.Valentine’sDay, womenusedtopinfourbayleavestothecorneroftheirpillowandtheneatboiledeggswithsalt. Theybelievedtheywoulddreamoftheirfuturehusbands.

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