Valentine’s Day is another one of those holidays filled with traditions and interesting memories. It is a big day for many reasons, as well as for many people with many different stories. Although this particular day is filled with a variety of different aspects, overall a lot of the facts apply to a general audience. Below shows a number of interesting details dealing with Valentine’s Day!

73% of people who buy flowers for Valetine’s Day are men, while only 27 percent are women.

About 1 billion Valentine’s Day cards are exchanged each year. That’s the largest seasonal card-sending occasion of the year, next to Christmas.

The first Valentine gift was sent by Duke of Orleans to his wife, after he was captured in 1415.

In the Middle Ages, there was a belief that the first unmarried person of the opposite sex you met on the morning of St. Valentine’s Day would become your spouse.

Long before St. Valentine lived, February 14th had strong links with fertility. The date traditionally is known for when birds choose their mates.

California produces 60 percent of American roses, but the vast number sold on Valentine’s Day in the United States are imported, mostly from South America. Approximately 110 million roses, the majority red, will be sold and delivered within a three-day time period.

About 3% of pet owners will give Valentine’s Day gifts to their pets.

In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their valentines would be. They would wear these names on their sleeves for one week. To wear your heart on your sleeve now means that the man is claiming her as his valentine.

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