Celebrate Valentine’s Day with these bizarre love-celebration traditions from around the world.
Valentine’s Day is a festival of love that people all over the world celebrate together. And besides the tradition of giving gifts of flowers or chocolates to loved ones. In many countries around the world there are many strange traditions that are both cute and bring a smile to anyone who sees them. What are these traditions? Sanook will take you to see!
South Korea
In South Korea, Valentine’s Day is a day when women give chocolates to men. While men return gifts to women on White Day (March 14). Singles gather on Black Day (April 14) to eat jajangmyeon, or black bean noodles, to celebrate their singlehood.
Wales
In Wales, Valentine’s Day is marked by the tradition of giving a “Love Spoon”, a traditional Valentine’s Day gift. These spoons are engraved with symbols that express the giver’s feelings for the recipient.
France
The French have a tradition called “une loterie d’amour”, which means “love lottery”, where singles would call out to each other from windows until a match was made. If a man didn’t like his partner, he could leave them for someone else. However, the tradition has since been banned.
Denmark
Danish men will send anonymous love letters, or “lover’s cards,” to the people they like. If the สมัคร UFABET วันนี้ รับเครดิตฟรีสำหรับสมาชิกใหม่ woman can guess who sent the letter, she will be rewarded with an Easter egg later.
Finland
Instead of celebrating Valentine’s Day, Finns celebrate Ystävänpäivä, or simply “Friends’ Day,” where they show their love by giving small gifts to their friends and loved ones to show them how much they appreciate them.
Czech Republic
Although Valentine’s Day has become increasingly popular over the years, Czechs celebrate the day of love on May 1st when couples visit the statue of Czech poet Karel Hynek Macha, which is located near the cherry blossom park. Then, lovers kiss under the cherry blossom trees for good luck.
Germany
German couples exchange pig-shaped gifts instead of hearts, as pigs symbolize both love and lust, so it is not uncommon to give pig figurines or stuffed animals. Flowers and chocolates are also given, as well as gingerbread cookies with love messages on them.