Valentines day in other countries

Valentine's Day celebrations in other countries

  • In Spain it is traditional for couples to exchange gifts and for husbands to send their wives a bunch of roses.
  • In Italy Valentine's Day is celebrated as a Spring Festival and is held in the open air.
  • In Germany it has become customary for the young man of the courting couple to present his loved one with flowers on Valentine's Day.
  • British children sing special Valentine's Day songs and receive gifts of candy, fruit, or money. In some areas of England, people bake valentine buns with caraway seeds, plums, or raisins.

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