In the mood for Valentines yet?
Believe it or not, Valentines Day is on the way. If you’re planning on doing some shopping online for Valentines you’re going to have to start soon if you want it to arrive on time. Here are some Valentines Day facts to put you in the mood!
• On average women buy 23% of flowers on February 14th…I wonder who buys the other 73%?
• Even before St. Valentine, February 14th had strong ties with…erm, “fertility”. In the ancient world it was thought that it was the day birds chose their mates.
• On February 15th the ancient Romans celebrated the festival of Lupercalia where young men held a lottery for wives!
• It was believed in Middle Ages that if a girl ate certain foods on Valentine’s Day, she would dream of her future husband.
• In Medieval Europe people believed that the first single person of the opposite sex you met on Valentines Day would be doomed destined to be your spouse.
• The first recorded Valentines Day gift was sent in 1415 by Duke of Orleans to his wife—from prison!
There, in the mood yet? No? Check here for Valentines Day gifts and gift ideas that will give you a headstart.
