15 Things You Didn’t Know About Valentine’s Day

1. Valentine’s Day was originally declared in honor of St. Valentine, however, out of three different guys named St. Valentine in history it is still uncertain which one the holiday was named after.

(http://www.history.com)

2. An average of 180 million Valentine’s Day cards are purchased every year.

(http://www.statisticbrain.com)

3. In Finland, February 14th is Ystävänpäivä, which translates to “Friends Day.” According to senior Sophia Thomas, who is half Finnish, “it’s more of a day of celebrating friends than a boyfriend or girlfriend. Usually you just buy a little gift for your close friends.” (http://www.history.com/)

4. More than 35 million heart-shaped boxes will be sold in the US for Valentine’s Day.

(http://www.stvalentinesday.org)

5.In Medieval Times single women would traditionally eat strange foods on Valentine’s Day, believing that they would dream of their future spouse as a result. (http://www.history.com/)

Some CAHS students decided whether or not it would be worth it to drink a sardine smoothie if they could have a dream of their future spouse. Most admitted that they would do it.

Senior Kira Abirgas said “heck ya I would! I would just plug my nose and chug it!!” Sophomore Kalina George also agreed saying that “sardines don’t seem too bad.” Even senior John Hubbard decided that he would be willing to make the sacrifice. When asked why he said “that’s my other half out there!” Some however, like Daniel Good, would decline. “I’d want it to be a surprise,” said Good.

6. 73% of flower buyers are men and 27% are women on Valentine’s Day.

(http://www.statisticbrain.com)

7. February 14th has been thought to be the beginning of mating season for birds.

(http://www.history.com)

8. An average of $13.19 billion is spent on Valentines Day every year.

(http://www.statisticbrain.com)

9. Teachers receive more valentines than anyone else.

(http://newsfeed.time.com)

10. Every year in Verona, Italy, the scene of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, around 1,000 letters are addressed to Juliet.

(http://newsfeed.com)

11. Over $1 billion is spent on chocolate for Valentine’s Day in the US.

(http://newsfeed.time.com)

12. Women purchase around 85% of Valentine’s Day gifts, while men purchase the other 15%.

(http://newsfeed.time.com)

13. 196 million roses are grown for Valentine’s Day each year.

(http://www.statisticbrain.com)

14. There are about 220,000 wedding proposals every Valentine’s Day in the US

(http://newsfeed.time.com)

15. 14% of women send themselves flowers for Valentine’s Day.

(http://www.statisticbrain.com)

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