10 Facts You Did Not Know About Valentine’s Day

Did you do something special on Valentine’s Day this year? I am sure most of you did. The world has been celebrating this day for a long time now, but what’s really weird to note is that most people do not know what is this day is really about. These fun facts will help you a lot in knowing the unknown about this lover’s day. There is a lot of gooey talk that goes around all over the web. While the Islamic countries in the world try to ban this day every year around, there are many among them who have started giving an acceptance to it. The things I will be sharing with you on this post will surely surprise you to some extent. Here are the 10 awesome facts about Valentine’s Day.

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10. Hallmark

They were the first ones to manufacture or make the 1st Valentine’s Day card. Since then, they have expanded this card line up to more than 1330 different cards. You can a variety of these cards as a gift to the special one on this day.

9. Expenditure

According to an estimate, Americans spend millions of dollars on a yearly basis to celebrate this day. The money spent is in the form of gifts and get-togethers that are arranged on this day. So it can be said that the world spends billions of dollars yearly just to celebrate this day.

8. Middle Ages

In the middle ages, according to one story, men and women used to draw names out of a bowl on this day. The name they selected was bound to remain on their sleeves for one week. Imagine if you would have to do the same.

7. Oldest Valentine Poem

Poems have always been written in relevance to this day. One of the oldest poem in this regard was written on a tablet in 3500 BC. It is believed that the inventors of this style of poem writing were the Sumerians.

6. Richard Cadbury

This person is the one to be credited for making the first candy box for this special day. Moreover, he sold it in his first shop that was opened in 1824. Now you know who is the one to credited for setting this custom.

5. Marriage Proposal

There are some countries in which men give clothes to women on this occasion. Some of you might think that what is new or different in doing this? Well, in these countries, if a woman accepts the gift, it is a sign that she has accepted to marry the man.

4. Venus

Venus is remembered as the Roman Goddess is Love. She was in deep love with the red rose which is one of the reasons for which giving this rose is considered to be a sign of love all over the world.

3. The Bell day

Valentin’s day, in my view, should also be remembered as Bell’s day. It was on this day that Graham Bell had applied for the patent in 1876.

2. 1800’s Prescriptions

In the 1800s, a number of physicians and health experts prescribed chocolates for all those who craved for a loved one.

1. Chocolate America

It is a fact that more than 100,000 Americans work in chocolate factories. So it can be said that most of the chocolate in the world is made by Americans.

There are an endless number of other facts which make this day to special. Do feel free to search the web for more fun facts about Valentin’s Day.

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