FACTS & FIGURES:
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Cupid became associated with V-Day because he was the son of Venus, the
Roman god of love and beauty. Cupid often appears on holding a bow and
arrows to inspire feelings of love.
* Approximately 110 million roses, the majority red, will be sold and delivered within a three-day time period.
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Hallmark has over 1330 different cards specifically for Valentine’s
Day. About 1 billion Valentine’s Day cards are exchanged each year.
That’s the largest seasonal card-sending occasion of the year, next to
Christmas.
* Only the U.S., Canada, Mexico, France, Australia and the U.K. celebrate Valentine’s Day.
* Chocolate is a traditional Valentine’s Day gift. It’s believed that chocolate brought smiles to the broken-hearted and prompted amorous feelings. In the 1800’s physicians commonly advised their patients to eat chocolate to calm their pining for lost love.
