It turns out that some do not perceive it at all, others forbid it, someone completely adopted the American style of celebration, and many are used to celebrating it in their own, original, but no less romantic and interesting way.

💌 In Germany, on February 14, all psychiatric hospitals are decorated with red ribbons, because there St. Valentine is primarily the patron saint of the mentally ill.

💌 The Japanese, as always and everywhere, during the celebration of significant dates are distinguished by their original traditions. On Valentine's Day in Japan, it is men who receive more valentines and related gifts from beautiful ladies, and not vice versa - like ours.

💌Taiwanese celebrate Valentine's Day in a similar way to the Japanese, only at first men give gifts to women, and a month later, on March 14, they are preparing to accept gifts in return.

💌 The Greeks have long had their own Valentine's Day, which fell on July 3rd. His patron - Hyacinth of Caesarea, respectively, also differed from the famous Valentine. True, under the influence of popular Western culture, February 14 as Valentine's Day has recently begun to be celebrated in Greece.

💌Singaporeans in the process of preparing for Valentine's Day are distinguished by significant extravagance. According to surveys, about 60% of Singaporeans on the eve of the holiday are ready to spend from 100 to 500 dollars on gifts.

💌Romanians celebrate Valentine's Day on February 24 and call it Dragobete after the character of local folklore, who in many ways resembles Cupid and is considered the patron saint of love.

💌Estonia and Finland are countries with their own, somewhat original approach to celebrating February 14th. For them, this date is the Day of Friends, and it is clear who actively congratulates whom.

💌 In India, Valentine's Day, the holiday of love, is gradually taking root and gaining incredible popularity in the land that once became the birthplace of the world-famous adviser on intimate relationships between men and women - the Kama Sutra.

💌The Chinese have their own festival of lovers associated with an extremely romantic legend. It is celebrated annually on the seventh day of the seventh month of the Chinese calendar.

💌 In many countries of Latin America, Valentine's Day is known as the Day of Love and Friendship, when it is customary to show gratitude and love to all close people, including friends. It is popular to hold a gift exchange ceremony called "Secret Friend", which strongly resembles the famous "Secret Santa". Each participant is randomly selected a person who needs to prepare a gift and give it anonymously on the Day of Love and Friendship.

💌 In countries such as Malaysia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Iran, Valentine's Day is constantly subjected to huge criticism, and in some places it is generally prohibited as a foreign, immoral and completely uncharacteristic holiday for Muslims. Quite often, these bans are accompanied by activist demonstrations, trials and arrests.

💌In Brazil, on February 14, Valentine's Day is not celebrated at all, since around this period a carnival is traditionally held, which attracts the maximum attention of local residents and people from all over the world.

💌 The celebration of Valentine's Day in the USA is necessarily accompanied by high-profile advertising campaigns with calls to buy gifts for loved ones, a huge number of valentine greeting cards and other gizmos, on which simply enormous sums are spent annually. Stubborn Americans take care of presents not only for loved ones, but also for relatives and friends.


This is how Valentine's Day is celebrated all over the world. Feel free to adopt romantic ideas and traditions of different peoples and use them to constantly pleasantly surprise your loved one, and not just on a specially appointed day.💕