Valentines Day Facts
Courtesy of mydearvalentine.com, here are some Valentines Day FACTS:
-Every year around 1 billion Valentine cards are sent across. After Christmas it's a single largest seasonal card-sending occasion.
-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.
-Of the 73% of people who buy Valentine's Day flowers are men, while only 27 percent are women.
-Cupid is a symbol of Valentine's Day. Cupid was associated with Valentine's Day because he was the son of Venus, the Roman god of love and beauty. Cupid often appears on Valentine cards and gift tokens holding a bow and arrows as he is believed to use magical arrows to arouse feelings of love.
-Amongst the earliest Valentine's Day gifts were candies. The most common were chocolates in heart shaped boxes.
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