https://padlet.com/363928/825244vjl9gu en-us 2019-02-14 20:59:59 UTC 2026-02-19 15:44:00 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Hearts.png 363928 https://padlet.com/363928/825244vjl9gu/wish/351852896 A popular holiday for young couples in South Korea. They gift giving starts on February 14th, when it's up to women to woo their men with chocolates, candies and flowers. March 14th is know as White day when men shower their lover chocolates and flowers, and with a gift.]]> 2019-04-16 02:01:31 UTC https://padlet.com/363928/825244vjl9gu/wish/351852896 363928 https://padlet.com/363928/825244vjl9gu/wish/351853163 The first Valentines card was made in France in 1415. Banned the bonfire tradition. ]]> 2019-04-16 02:03:27 UTC https://padlet.com/363928/825244vjl9gu/wish/351853163 363928 https://padlet.com/363928/825244vjl9gu/wish/351853190 Celebrated in the early 1990s. Its also on February  14 just like in America.]]> 2019-04-16 02:03:39 UTC https://padlet.com/363928/825244vjl9gu/wish/351853190 363928 https://padlet.com/363928/825244vjl9gu/wish/351853941 Don´t celebrate Saint Valentine. They celebrate  Saint Dwynwen on January 25th.]]> 2019-04-16 02:09:07 UTC https://padlet.com/363928/825244vjl9gu/wish/351853941 363928 https://padlet.com/363928/825244vjl9gu/wish/351854313 Valentine's Day in China is Qixi, or the Seventh Night Festival. This event falls in the on the seventh lunar month of each year.]]> 2019-04-16 02:11:37 UTC https://padlet.com/363928/825244vjl9gu/wish/351854313 363928 https://padlet.com/363928/825244vjl9gu/wish/351854569 On the eve on Valentine's Day, women in England used to place five bay leaves on their pillows one at each corner and one in the center to bring dreams of their future husbands.]]> 2019-04-16 02:13:21 UTC https://padlet.com/363928/825244vjl9gu/wish/351854569 363928 https://padlet.com/363928/825244vjl9gu/wish/351854845 One tradition has swept the country and led to thousands of couples sharing a wedding day on February 14th. Mass wedding ceremonies have gained popularity in the Philippines in recent years.]]> 2019-04-16 02:15:03 UTC https://padlet.com/363928/825244vjl9gu/wish/351854845 363928 https://padlet.com/363928/825244vjl9gu/wish/351855090 Originally, Italians celebrated Valentine's Day as the Spring Festival. Another Italian Valentine's Day tradition was for young, unmarried girls to wake up before dawn to spot their future husbands.]]> 2019-04-16 02:16:11 UTC https://padlet.com/363928/825244vjl9gu/wish/351855090 363928 https://padlet.com/363928/825244vjl9gu/wish/351855460 Brazilians skip the February 14th celebration and instead celebrate Dia dos Namorados, or "Lovers' Day," on June 12th. They usual exchanges of chocolates, flowers and cards, music festivals and performances are held throughout the country. ]]> 2019-04-16 02:17:57 UTC https://padlet.com/363928/825244vjl9gu/wish/351855460 363928 https://padlet.com/363928/825244vjl9gu/wish/351855908 South Africa celebrates Valentine's Day with festivals, flowers and other tokens of love. It's also customary for women in South Africa to wear their hearts on their sleeves on February 14th.]]> 2019-04-16 02:20:52 UTC https://padlet.com/363928/825244vjl9gu/wish/351855908 363928 https://padlet.com/363928/825244vjl9gu/wish/351856239 The United Kingdom also started the tradition of giving roses on Valentine’s Day. The flower is traditionally seen as the favorite of Venus, the Roman goddess of love.]]> 2019-04-16 02:23:04 UTC https://padlet.com/363928/825244vjl9gu/wish/351856239 363928 https://padlet.com/363928/825244vjl9gu/wish/351856557 In Japan, women make the first move on Valentine’s Day. They give men gifts instead of the other way around. Popular gift being honmei-choco, a homemade chocolate.]]> 2019-04-16 02:25:12 UTC https://padlet.com/363928/825244vjl9gu/wish/351856557 363928 https://padlet.com/363928/825244vjl9gu/wish/351857520 Slovenia, February 14 is considered a prime day for working in the fields as St. Valentine is one of the patron saints of spring. ]]> 2019-04-16 02:31:38 UTC https://padlet.com/363928/825244vjl9gu/wish/351857520 363928 https://padlet.com/363928/825244vjl9gu/wish/351858091 Finland and Estonia celebrate Friend’s Day on February 14, a day for honoring both friends and significant others.  Cards and gifts are still given out, and can be for anyone from a best friend to a neighbor. February 14 is also a popular day to get engaged in both countries.]]> 2019-04-16 02:35:41 UTC https://padlet.com/363928/825244vjl9gu/wish/351858091