Happy Valentine's Day!
A few bits of trivia regarding Valentine's Day courtesy of wikipedia:
- The holiday is named after two Early Christian martyrs named Valentine.
- The day became associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished.
- The U.S. Greeting Card Association estimates that approximately one billion valentines are sent each year worldwide.
- Valentine's day is the second largest card-sending holiday of the year, behind Christmas.
- In the United States, men spend on average twice as much money as women for Valentine's Day.
- NECCO manufactures nearly 8 billion sweethearts a year. Other companies make similar products. Lots of heart-shaped candies!
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