Valentine’s Day in the

world
 BRITAIN

• Uniform custom is the singing

of special songs by children.
• Unmarried girls used to wake
up before sunrise. They
believed that the first man
they see would marry them.
• Unmarried ladies used to write
their lover's names on paper
and put them on clay balls
that they would drop into the
water and whichever paper
came up first, that man would
be their future husband!
 Japan
• Valentine's Day is celebrated on two dates.
• The color of the chocolate is generally white
because of the name of the day, men also gift
flowers, candies and other gifts along with the
chocolates.
• There is two types of chocolates for Valentine's
Day. One type of chocolate called giri-choco is
bought for friends, bosses, colleagues and
close male friends. Chocolate for boyfriends,
lovers or husbands are called hon-mei.
 GREECE
•  The celebration of
Valentine’s day started in
ancient Greece for
commemorating the
marriage of Hera and Zeus.
• Greek men believe that the
aroma of perfumes will help
sing the hymns of love and
romance to their darling.
• In Greece, women gift to
their partners bracelets,
glasses, watches, books,
electronic gadgets and
perfumes…