Red roses, cute teddies, chocolates, trinkets – we all pretty much know how Valentine’s Day typically looks like, and how it is celebrated, right?

But do you know that the way you celebrate Valentine’s Day may be different from how it is celebrated in other parts of the world?

Send a card and burn your ex’s picture in France

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One Tradition that has been banned especially as it would get out of control is that men could leave their female partners for someone else, if they were not happy. All these women would later gather at a bonfire, burn images of these men and hurl abuses.

Sleep over bay leaves in England

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Unmarried women in England would place five Bay Leaves on their pillows on the eve of Valentine’s Day, one leaf at each corner and one in the middle. This was thought to bring them dreams of the man they would eventually marry.

Get married in a mass wedding in Philippines

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While they also celebrate the regular Westernized traditions, hundreds of young couples also gather at the various malls and public spaces to get married in a Mass Wedding celebration.

Spot your husband before dawn in Italy

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Romantic dinners are a huge way of celebrating Valentine’s Day in Italy. An old tradition was that young and unmarried girls would wake up before dawn and try to spot the man who would become their husband in future. According to tradition, the man they first saw in the pre-dawn hours would be the one they would get married to within the year.

Pin your love’s name on your sleeve in South Africa

A very interesting tradition in South Africa is that women write down the name of their love on a piece of paper and pin it on their sleeve, literally wearing their hearts on their sleeves! This is thought to be one of the best ways in which men can find out which woman admires them.

Interesting isn’t it? Maybe this can inspire you to start off a special Valentine’s Day tradition of yours, that you share with your love.

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