Valentine Day 2023: On the occasion of Valentine’s Day, couples express their love for each other. Although, it is celebrated with great simplicity in India, but the tradition of celebrating it in many countries of the world is quite interesting. In Finland, men run by hanging their female partners on their shoulders to prove their love for them. At the same time, there are 12 opportunities in a year to celebrate Valentine’s Day in Korea. Let us know about some interesting traditions of celebrating Valentine in the countries of the world today.
Girls have to buy chocolate
Mostly you would have seen boys buying chocolates for girls on Valentine’s Day, but in Japan, girls buy chocolates for boys on Valentine’s Day. Here girls gift chocolates to boys and exactly one month after this, White Day is celebrated here. If that boy loves that girl, then he expresses his happiness and double the chocolate is expected from him.
Valentines Day is celebrated here 12 times a year
According to LonelyPlanet’s report, Valentine’s Day is celebrated on February 14 in most countries, but in Korea it is celebrated 12 times a year. That is, Valentine’s Day is celebrated there on the 14th of every month.
Express love with carved wooden spoons
The way of expressing love is a bit different in Wales. Here the couple gifts each other a specially designed wooden spoon. If someone loves you, he will keep your spoon and wear it around his neck for a few days and if he doesn’t, he will return it to you.
Running with partner on shoulder
To express love on the occasion of Valentine’s Day in Finland, couples take part in a special kind of event. In which the man runs by hanging the female partner upside down on his shoulder. Couples from all over the country participate in this event. The winning man gets a beer equal to his partner’s weight.
Financially weak get married on this day
Economically weak people in the Philippines eagerly wait for Valentine’s Day, because on this day there are large-scale weddings. People struggling with financial crunch get married in these events. On this day, the government also organizes mass marriages here.
Express love by writing messages on biscuits
The way of expressing love in Germany is quite interesting. Here, on the occasion of Valentine’s Day, to express their love, people decorate the gingerbread or ginger biscuit with a lovely message and decorate it with a ribbon and then gift it to the lucky partner.
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