Valentine’s Day traditions: Unique practices& celebrations from countries around the world

valentine’s day is season of blooming flowers, hard-to-snag dinner reservations, cards carved in unuttered expressions, affectionate memorandums and an assortment of obligatory gifts to celebrate festival of romance uniquely in a variety of cultures.

While countries like Bulgaria mark occasion with a toast of red wine, Wales exchanges exclusively intricated handcrafted wooden spoons. Romanian couples, however, prefer to hang out in forests picking fragrant flowers and later wash faces in sw as y believe it’s a significant harbinger of Goodluck.

Cultures across world have acquired interesting and exclusive practices to express love on February 14t, day Saint Valentinus espoused a couple in a secret matrimony. In his hour, countries worldwide commemorate February 14 as a “Day of Love”.

1. Bulgaria

Bulgarians call day St.Trifon Zarezan Day or Winemaker’s Day and couples purchase wine from local winery aisles in nation and raise a toast to ir relationship.

2. Romania

y use term Dragobete that implies day birds are betrod and celebrate day as a harbinger of spring. men and women wander in dense forests with a basket plucking flowers occasionally spotting a partner picking from bunch of similar flowers. Some wash ir faces with sw to bring health and happiness for rest of year.

3. South Africa

lies in South Africa venture out pinning name of ir partner or a secret mirer on sleeves of ir Valentine’s Day attire. men anxiously wait for lies carrying ir heart on sleeves, literally. It’s synymous with game of Witchhunt inspired by Lupercalia, an ancient Roman festival.

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4. El Salvor

In an interesting twist to game of Secret Santa, EL Salvor nationals scribble names on a piece of paper and draw slips. men and women volunteer to pick a slip, name on slip is person y buy Valentine’s day gift for. re’s more, giver must propose or say kind things, and accepter must give a mologue about what y mire about person y’re taking gift from highlighting ir potential dating traits.

5. China

Chinese celebrate Valentine's day as Qixi Festival, meaning  Night of Seven to commemorate an old ancestral story passed on to generations for centuries. A love trdy tells tale of two stars in Milky Way galaxy, a fairy named Zhinu who married a mortal young man named Niulang. y fell in love at first sight and married, infuriating Goddess of Heaven who created Milky Way just to separate m.

On East side of Milky Way lies star Vega, which represents girl, and on west side,  young man searching for his lover. lovers get chance to see each or just once a year - during Qixi celebration. Chinese girls during this time pray to find good husbands, and offer fruits and carve melons for Zhinu, ancient goddess of love and relationships.

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