Valentine's Day began in 270 AD when the Roman Emperor Claudius II didn't want men to marry during wartime because he believes single men made better soldiers.

When Bishop Valentine went against he wishes and performed secret wedding ceremonies, he was jailed and later executed on February 14th.

Behind Christmas Valentine's Day is the single largest seasonal card sending occasion.

Teachers receive the most Valentine's Day cards, followed by children, mothers, wives, and then, sweethearts.

Women purchase approximately eighty-five percent of all guests.

The red rose was the favorite flower of venus, the Roman goddess of love.

The color red stands for strong romantic feelings making the red rose the flower of love.

Seventy-three percent of flowers bond on 10 share purchase payment while women only contribute to the other 27 percent.

Worldwide, over 50 million roses are given for Valentine's Day each year.

Over one billion dollars worth of chocolate was purchased for the day in the US.

More than 35 million heart-shaped boxes of chocolate will be sold for Valentine's Day.

Each year the city of Verona, Italy receives more than thousand Valentine's address to Shakespeare's Juliet.

More than 9 million pet owners buy gifts for their pets.

It is estimated that fifteen percent of the women in the US to receive flowers for Valentine's Day send them to themselves.

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