This is how
you would celebrate Valentine’s Day if you lived in….
Thailand- Single on Valentine’s Day? Getting
that feeling of “forever alone?” Bring incense, roses, and candles to the
shrine of Trimurti in Bangkok (the nation’s capital) and pray to find that
special someone. Also referred to as the lover’s shrine, it’s a hot place for
locals to venture to in order to fine true love.
Guatemala-You’d call it El Día del Cariño.
Known as the day of love and friendship, the day is seen not only as a special day
to celebrate your love for your honey boo-boo, but also for your friends and
family. But you know, not in that way. You
know what I mean, people.
Germany-How would you feel if your sugar-plum
called you “Schatz” on “Valentinstag?” I know what you’re thinking, and no, it
doesn’t mean that. It actually has a much sweeter meaning: that you are a
treasure. Turns out that 70% of German couples have pet names for one another,
even if they don’t exactly sound endearing to American ears. The Germans have a
soft spot for the day of Valentines, complete with large heart-shaped
gingerbread treats (and you thought gingerbread was just for Christmas…)
China-You’d be about six months behind the
American Valentine’s day. Chinese Valentine’s Day, or the Qixi Festival,
usually occurs in August (which to us, in Kansas, makes less favorable cuddle
weather. Who wants to cuddle in Kansas summer humidity and heat?) Anyways,
Chinese tradition of this day involves a cosmic love story between two
star-crossed sweethearts who can only meet early in August every year.
Italy-What better place to celebrate the
day of love than in the country where Shakepeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” takes
place? To capitalize on this, Verona organizes tours of locations from the
play.
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