Valentines Day Fun Facts

• In the United States over 180 million red roses are purchased for Valentines Day.
• While California sells almost 60% of the roses purchased in the United States, most Valentine’s Day roses are imported from South America.
• Over the course of three days, over 110 million roses will be delivered as Valentine's Day presents.
• Almost all Valentine's Day flowers are purchased by men, 73% with 15% of women treating themselves to flowers.

Imagine the surprise when a bouquet of roses includes one of these Valentines Day fun facts.

Valentine's Day Gifts

The largest and most extravagant expression of love ever is the Taj Mahal. Shah Jahan built this amazing structure after the death of his favorite wife Mumtaz in the 1600’s.

Even pets are included during this holiday. About 3% of all pet owners will give presents to their pets. Valentines Day is a great time for businesses.

Over one billion dollars worth of Valentine's Day cards, flowers, roses and gifts will be exchanged.

Notable Historical Valentine's Day Facts

During the Middle Ages, it is said that Charles of Valois of France, the Duke of Orléans, sent poems and tokens of affection to his wife Bonne d'Armagnac after he was captured by the English.

Single people during the Middle ages would place their name on a heart shaped piece of parchment into a large bowl. Each person drew a name from the bowl and pinned it to their sleeve for a week. During that week that person was the other persons Valentine. It is also where the saying, “wearing your heart on your sleeve,” originated.

During the Middle ages many people signed their name with an X. The mark was kissed to express their sincerity. The X has become a symbol of a kiss on many Valentine's Day cards.

Chocolate

Our favorite Valentines Day fun facts are about chocolate!

• It is said that the world’s greatest lover, Casanova, ate chocolate to maintain his virility.
• Richard Cadbury realized how easy it would be to market special Valentine's Day chocolates since physicians were advising patients to eat it after losing a loved one. In 1868 Cadbury produced the first box of Valentine's Day chocolates. One of the many Valentine themed chocolates now available include these Cadbury Chocolate Roses.

• During this holiday over 35 million heart shaped boxes of chocolate will be sold, generating more than one billion dollars in US sales alone. Since Valentine's Day is celebrated in Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Italy, Mexico and the United Kingdom it is possible that tens of billions of heart shaped boxes of chocolate are purchased.

These Valentines day fun facts, and some chocolate, are well worth sharing!

Cards

Many Valentine's Day cards are signed with X‘s and O‘s, symbolizing kisses and hugs.

• In Verona over 1,000 letters are received every Valentine's Day addressed to Juliet, one of the two primary characters in Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet.
• During the Revolutionary War, soldiers wrote Valentine love letters to their loved ones starting a trend that continues to this day.
• Until 1913 when Hallmark started producing Valentine's Day cards all Valentine cards were handcrafted.
• While the total amount of Valentine's Day cards delivered can only be estimated since many are hand delivered, over 190 million are sent using the US Postal Service every year.

Amaze that special person in your life with these Valentines Day fun facts. You may want to include chocolate, flowers or a card just in case these facts are not amazing enough.

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