Good morning friends.

Happy Valentine’s Day. To all our friends back East or anywhere else dealing with these freezing temperatures, we hear you.

So I did a little homework on what exactly Valentines Day is all about.

Valentine’s Day is celebrated in Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, France and Australia. In Great Britain, Valentine’s Day began to be popularly celebrated around the 17th century. By the middle of the 18th, it was common for friends and lovers of all social classes to exchange small tokens of affection or handwritten notes, and by 1900 printed cards began to replace written letters due to improvements in printing technology.

Ready-made cards were an easy way for people to express their emotions in a time when direct expression of one’s feelings was discouraged. Cheaper postage rates also contributed to an increase in the popularity of sending Valentine’s Day greetings.

That’s actually the Contemporary story behind Valentines day. It actually goes back to the 1400’s.

Lets look at some fun facts about this holiday.

The greeting card industry says that about 1 billion cards are sent each year.  More than 62 percent of Americans celebrate it. Second only to Christmas.

1. More 35 million heart shape chocolates are sold.

2.  220 million roses are produced each year for Valentine’s day.

3. Altogether Americans spend 20 billion dollars annually.  

4. Six million couples are likely to get engaged on February 14th.

Source of info is from;  History.com