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Happy Valentine's Day!

Don’t you know that Valentine’s Day in the Shortened name of Saint’s Valentine’s Day? Yes, it is commemorated annually during the 14th day of February celebrating love and affection between inmates and companions. Valentine’s Day was established by Pope Gelasius I in 500 AD and was named after one or more Christian martyrs named Valentine.
In modern celebration, Valentine's Day symbols include the heart-shaped outline, doves, and the figure of a winged Cupid. Since the 19th century, handwritten valentines greeting cards have given way to produced massively.
In United Kingdom (UK), Valentine’s Day ha various regional customs, they sending cards flowers, chocolates and other gifts to their inmates and companions. French, a Catholic Country, celebrates Valentine’s Day in the same way as other westerners. simply knows Valentine’s Day as “Saint Valentin”. In Denmark and Norway, Valentinsdag is the name for February 14 (Valentines Day). In Finland, they Called Valentine's Day as Ystävänpäivä which translates into "Friend's day". In Slovenia, according to the proverb which says that "St. Valentine brings the keys of roots," so, plants and flowers start to grow on February 14. In some Latin American countries like Mexico, Costarica and Ecuador, Valentine's Day is known as "Día del Amor y la Amistad" (Day of Love and Friendship). In Guatemala it is known as the "Día del Cariño" (Day of the Affection). In Brazil, they celebrates Dia dos Namorados (lit. "Day of the Enamored", or "Boyfriends'/Girlfriends' Day") on June 12, in this event couples exchange their gifts, chocolates, cards and flower bouquets to each other. In South Korea and Japan, women give chocolate to men on February 14, and men give non-chocolate candy to women on March 14 (White Day). On April 14 (black day), is for those who did not receive anything on the 14th of February or March, will go to a Chinese restaurant to eat black noodles (jajangmyeon) and "mourn" their single life. In the Philippines, "Araw ng mga Puso" or "Hearts Day" in the name for Valentine's Day. Usually a steep increase in the prices of flowers will marked up in the beginning of the week. In India, an old tradition of adoring Kamadev, the lord of love; exemplificated by the erotic carvings in the Khajuraho Group of Monuments and by the writing of the Kamasutra treaty of lovemaking. In Egypt, the indigenous Eid el-Hob el-Masri (Egyptian Love Day) on November 4, to buy gifts, and flowers for their lovers. In Iran, during the 21st century, the celebration of Valentine's Day has been harshly criticized by conservatives who see the celebrations as opposed to Islamic culture.