Not in Russia, Iran, North Korea, Malaysia or Saudi
Arabia...it smacks of western culture and is banned.
However, SINGAPORE loves Valentine's Day. Per capita, they outspend the rest of the
world when trying to show their affection.
In DENMARK, Valentine's Day is taken quite seriously, in
fact, many people take the day off work!
Men in the PHILLIPINES send more roses than any other
nationality on 'araw ng mya puso'-- Hearts Day.
In JAPAN, women give men chocolates, and men have a
'reply day' where they send white chocolates to those women if the affections
are returned. Oddly enough, in TAIWAN
they do the opposite, with women sending white chocolate and receiving dark or
milk chocolate in return.
MEXICO (and many other Latin American countries) include
their friends in Valentine's Celebrations.
"Dia del amor y la amistad" translates to 'day of love and
friendship.
Celebrations in ITALY go the opposite direction. Married people do not celebrate...the day is
for lovers only. Married folks, insert
your own joke here.
SOUTH KOREA celebrates on February 14th, but the 14th of
every month are considered 'days of love'!
ISRAEL's Tu B'Av, or 'festival of love' is on August 15th as a day to either proclaim one's affections, or to propose marriage.
No matter how you say it. . .je t'aime. . .ti amo. . . yo
te quiero. . . s 'ayapo. . . it all means the same thing. I LOVE YOU!!
Make sure you show your love and affection on Saturday, February
14th. Cactus Flowers can help www.cactusflower.com
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