The Many Traditions of

Valentines Day
February 2015

Valentines Day Traditions

Across the World
Did you know Valentines Day is
celebrated across the world? In addition
to eating candy and sending your friends
and loved ones Valentines, there are also
many other traditions.
In India, Valentines Day is
celebrated for an entire week filled with
many festivities. Festivities are
celebrations, such as having parties and
dancing.
In Finland, Valentine's Day is called
Ystvnpiv, which means "Friend's
Day." Friends day is a day of
remembering friends instead of love.
During this holiday, people exchange
cards and small gifts with their friends.

Valentine
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Fun Facts:
Teachers receive the
most Valentine cards
each year.
More than 35 million
heart-shaped boxes of
chocolate will be sold
for Valentine's Day.

Valentines Day in Slovenia is for the

birds. Tradition says that birds propose to
each other and marry on this day. Its
suggested that those who are looking for
love walk barefoot through the frozen
fields, so they can watch the birds get
married.

Valentines Day Traditions

Around the World Just for Kids

Who is Cupid?

In England, a character called 'Jack'

Valentine knocks on the back door of
houses leaving sweets and presents for
children. Children in England also
celebrate Valentines Day by singing
special songs about the holiday.
In the United States, children
celebrate by exchanging cards with their
friends and teachers. Most children in the
United States also have Valentines Day
parties.

While Cupid is not a

tradition, he is a symbol of
Valentines Day. A symbol
is something that
represents a holiday.
Cupid is a symbol of
Valentines Day because
he was the son of Venus,
the Roman goddess of
love and beauty. The
arrows he holds were
believed to be magical in
which they made people
he shot fall in love.

Ways to Say Love in Different

Languages
Liefde (Dutch)
Gra (Irish)
Hubb (Arabic)
Ser (Armenian)
Mahalin (Fillipino)
Amour (French)
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