Sunday, February 5, 2012

10 Weird Facts About Valentines Day

As dates are closing to February 14, the whole town is painted red. Literally! Well Valentines day is one day that is loved by every happy couple. Heck even single people enjoy it with friends if there is no one special in their life. But like any other hallmark holiday this day too comes with its weird superstitions  and stories.
Here we have ten weird fact about Valentines day. So read on for the things that you did not know about the day of love. And please be careful about the color of flower you give when it comes to roses, the consequences might not be so pretty!


10. Dumping
53% of women in America would dump their boyfriends if they did not get them a present for Valentines day! and then we complain when people are materialistic!

9. History
In medieval times young men and women would write their names and place them in a bowl on February 14. Each would then draw names from the paper of the opposite sex and wear them on their sleeve. Hence the term” to wear your heart on your sleeve”.

8. Myths
It was once believed that if a woman saw a flying robin on Valentine’s day she would end up getting married to a sailor. If a sparrow was the bird she saw she would end up marrying a man that was poor and live a happy life, if she saw a goldfinch then she was to marry a man that was a millionaire. One can only wonder who she would marry if she saw a crow.

7. The Greatest Valentine
Teachers receive the most valentines followed by children, mothers, wives and sweethearts.

6. Spending
The average US Consumer is expected to spend $117 on gifts,meals and entertainment on valentines day.Men spend double as compared to women who spend approximately $76  and men spend $158

5. Profits
Chocolates and candy reaches a sale of $1011 billion on Valentines day  and nearly $1.7 billion worth of flowers are bought each year on valentines day.

4. Single People
For every 120 single men in their twenties there are a 100 single women. So the good ones are out there after all!

3. Kissing
Kissing helps reduce tooth decay because the extra saliva helps clean out your mouth. Also you burn 26 calories in a one minute kiss. Who says it isn’t healthy to smooch!

2. Flowers
15% of the women in America send flowers to themselves on valentines day.198 million red roses were produced for valentines day in 2010.However be careful when giving roses to a feminist they are also known as a symbolic woman zone! And if you want to stay just friends only in that case giving yellow roses is appropriate. In some countries white and yellow roses are used in funerals so be careful!

Richard Cadbury introduced the first box of chocolates on Valentines Day in the late 1800′s Physicians of the 1800′s commonly advised their patients to eat chocolate to calm their pining for lost love.

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