With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, here are some interesting facts about the day of romance to share with your sweetheart.
- Over 50 million roses are given for Valentine’s Day worldwide each year.
- Richard Cadbury produced the first box of chocolates for Valentine’s Day in the late 1800s.
- The average number of wedding proposals on Valentine’s Day each year is 220,000.
- The red rose was the favourite flower of Venus, the Roman goddess of love.
- More than 35 million heart-shaped boxes of chocolate will be sold for Valentine’s Day.
- 73 percent of people who buy flowers for Valentine’s Day are men, while only 27 percent are women.
- The oldest known Valentine’s Day card is on display at the British Museum in London and dates back to the 1400’s.
- In Medieval times, girls ate unusual foods on St Valentine’s Day to make them dream of their future husband.
- Valentine’s Day is observed as the second-most popular greeting-card-giving occasion, according to Hallmark.
- About 3% of pet owners will give Valentine’s Day gifts to their pets.
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