{"id":1554,"date":"2015-02-10T10:16:42","date_gmt":"2015-02-10T10:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/?p=1554"},"modified":"2021-08-11T16:42:03","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T15:42:03","slug":"valentines-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/seasonal\/valentines-day\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Fun Facts About Valentine&#8217;s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3868\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/heart-700141_1280-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"hearts\" width=\"650\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/heart-700141_1280-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/heart-700141_1280-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/heart-700141_1280-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/heart-700141_1280-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/heart-700141_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Valentine\u2019s Day is now the second biggest card-giving celebration in the world, next to Christmas. In the UK we go crazy for all the red, floral and cuddly goodies available in shops in the run up to 14<sup>th<\/sup> February (and afterwards, probably in the sale section of the aisles!)<\/p>\n<p>As Valentine\u2019s Day is now just around the corner, we have gathered a few lesser-known facts together for you to feast your eyes on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nobody knows the exact origin of the \u2018love heart\u2019 symbol so commonly associated with Valentine\u2019s Day but theories involve shape links to the human heart, kissing swans, and cupid\u2019s arrowhead, which is often more rounded that a classic arrowhead<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A Valentine note exists from 1415; it was written by the Duke or Orleans to his wife whilst he was imprisoned in the Tower of London for involvement in the Battle of Agincourt. This is the oldest surviving Valentine\u2019s note<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>About 3% of pet owners in the UK will be pampering their furry friends on Valentine\u2019s Day. Will you be one of them?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Hallmark produced its very first Valentine\u2019s Day card in 1916. Nowadays the company produces over 1330 different card designs for 14<sup>th<\/sup> February!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Around 132 million individual Valentine\u2019s Day cards are exchanged each year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Valentine\u2019s Day is celebrated in many countries worldwide, however in some it is celebrated differently. In Japan, for example, the day is all about women giving chocolates to men; not just lovers, but friends and colleagues too. Then, on 14<sup>th<\/sup> March the Japanese celebrate White Day, where the role is reversed and men buy gifts for the women in their lives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Every year for Valentine\u2019s Day around 1,000 people write to Juliet Capulet (of Romeo &amp; Juliet) in Verona, Italy, despite the fact she was a fictional character (and she died at the end of the classic Shakespeare tale)! Volunteers in the town actually sort through these letters and reply to each.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 21px;\">Happy Valentine&#8217;s Day!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Valentine\u2019s Day is now the second biggest card-giving celebration in the world, next to Christmas. In the UK we go crazy for all the red, floral and cuddly goodies available in shops in the run up to 14th February (and afterwards, probably in the sale section of the aisles!) As Valentine\u2019s Day is now just&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":3868,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.7.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>7 Fun Facts About Valentine&#039;s Day - The Pen Company Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Valentine\u2019s Day is now the second biggest card-giving celebration in the world, next to Christmas. 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