February 14th is the second-largest card-giving day of the year, just after Christmas. This year, it’s expected that 1 billion cards will be exchanged around the world.
Did you know that teachers receive the most Valentine’s Day cards, followed by kids, mothers, wives and girlfriends? This is one of the facts about this day!
Hallmark, a US-based company, was one of the first to mass-produce a Valentine’s Day card, all the way back in 1913.
More than one-third of men are comfortable not receiving anything from a lover on Valentine’s Day.
People consider pink and red the colours of love. Red especially is the colour used in most packaging of Valentine’s gifts.
The heart shape wasn’t always a romantic symbol. According to Time, the heart was once widely believed to be humans’ centre of memory, where feelings of love were recorded. However, we have French and Italian artists from the 14th century to thank for the symbol that we know and love today, as they were the first ones to start using this motif in their work.
Finally, Cupid’s bow and arrow aren’t just for show. In Roman mythology, Cupid is the son of Venus, the goddess of love and beauty, Medium reports. According to CNN, he’s often depicted with a bow and arrows to pierce hearts and cast a spell of love.