first of all i'd like to wish all of u guys a very happy valentines day
and hope u lovely couples stay together forever ..and ever!
and for all the broken hearts .. may loneliness be unheard of
hope things turn out better soon, stay strong!
and a big highfive to the forever alone folks ..
These are some less-known facts abt valentines day..
enjoy!!
and hope u lovely couples stay together forever ..and ever!
and for all the broken hearts .. may loneliness be unheard of
hope things turn out better soon, stay strong!
and a big highfive to the forever alone folks ..
These are some less-known facts abt valentines day..
enjoy!!
About 1 billion Valentine's Day cards are exchanged in US each year. That's the largest seasonal card-sending occasion of the year, next to Christmas.
According to the condom manufacturing company Durex, sales of condoms are highest around Valentine's Day each year.
In order of popularity, Valentine's Day cards are given to teachers, children, mothers, wives, sweethearts and pets.
Parents receive 1 out of every 5 valentines.
About 3% of pet owners will give Valentine's Day gifts to their pets.
(lol i never knew that)
Valentine's Day and Mother's Day are the biggest holidays for giving flowers.
Worldwide, over 50 million roses are given for Valentine's Day each year.
Approximately 110 million roses, the majority red, will be sold and delivered within a three-day time period.
73% of people who buy flowers for Valentine's Day are males, while only 27 percent are women.
Men buy most of the millions of boxes of candy and bouquets of flowers given on Valentine's Day.
The Italian city of Verona, where Shakespeare's lovers Romeo and Juliet lived, receives about 1,000 letters addressed to Juliet every Valentine's Day.
(wonder who reads all those letters)
Richard Cadbury invented the first Valentines Day candy box in the late 1800s.
Alexander Graham Bell applied for his patent on the telephone, an "Improvement in Telegraphy", on Valentine's Day, 1876.
The oldest surviving love poem till date is written in a clay tablet from the times of the Sumerians, inventors of writing, around 3500 B.C
Amongst the earliest Valentine's Day gifts were candies. The most common were chocolates in heart shaped boxes.
In some countries, a young woman may receive a gift of clothing from a prospective suitor. If the gift is kept, then it means she has accepted his proposal of marriage
If an individual thinks of five or six names considered to be suitable marriage partners and twists the stem of an apple while the names are being recited, then it is believed the eventual spouse will be the one whose name was recited at the moment the stem broke.
(lol, this ones absurd)
In Medieval times, girls ate unusual foods on St Valentine's Day to make them dream of their future husband.
(wonder what kinda "unusual" that is..)
The first Valentine gift was sent by Duke of Orleans to his wife, after he was captured in 1415.
According to the condom manufacturing company Durex, sales of condoms are highest around Valentine's Day each year.
In order of popularity, Valentine's Day cards are given to teachers, children, mothers, wives, sweethearts and pets.
Parents receive 1 out of every 5 valentines.
About 3% of pet owners will give Valentine's Day gifts to their pets.
(lol i never knew that)
Valentine's Day and Mother's Day are the biggest holidays for giving flowers.
Worldwide, over 50 million roses are given for Valentine's Day each year.
Approximately 110 million roses, the majority red, will be sold and delivered within a three-day time period.
73% of people who buy flowers for Valentine's Day are males, while only 27 percent are women.
Men buy most of the millions of boxes of candy and bouquets of flowers given on Valentine's Day.
The Italian city of Verona, where Shakespeare's lovers Romeo and Juliet lived, receives about 1,000 letters addressed to Juliet every Valentine's Day.
(wonder who reads all those letters)
Richard Cadbury invented the first Valentines Day candy box in the late 1800s.
Alexander Graham Bell applied for his patent on the telephone, an "Improvement in Telegraphy", on Valentine's Day, 1876.
The oldest surviving love poem till date is written in a clay tablet from the times of the Sumerians, inventors of writing, around 3500 B.C
Amongst the earliest Valentine's Day gifts were candies. The most common were chocolates in heart shaped boxes.
In some countries, a young woman may receive a gift of clothing from a prospective suitor. If the gift is kept, then it means she has accepted his proposal of marriage
If an individual thinks of five or six names considered to be suitable marriage partners and twists the stem of an apple while the names are being recited, then it is believed the eventual spouse will be the one whose name was recited at the moment the stem broke.
(lol, this ones absurd)
In Medieval times, girls ate unusual foods on St Valentine's Day to make them dream of their future husband.
(wonder what kinda "unusual" that is..)
The first Valentine gift was sent by Duke of Orleans to his wife, after he was captured in 1415.
.. hope u guys like the thread..
& hope valentines day is treating u well..
ps- i spent valentines popping bubbles all morning
hav a gr8 day folks !!
& hope valentines day is treating u well..
ps- i spent valentines popping bubbles all morning
hav a gr8 day folks !!
