Flowers
These flowers represent symbolize love, romance, and devotion
What are red roses?
The holiday Valentines Day is named after this person.
Who is Valentinus, known today as St. Valentine? A priest who was executed in the 3rd century
Richard Cadbury started selling chocolate in these in order to increase sales around Valentines day back in 1861.
What are heart shaped boxes?
This is the original ending to the widely known and parodied rhyme
"Roses are red
Violets are blue"
"Sugar is Sweet
And so are you"
While these handmade or store bought cards were initially given to those you take romantic interest in, they are now regularly swapped by students and coworkers alike to show non-romantic care for the other person.
What is a Valentine?
The Rose is associated with this goddess when her tears mixed with her dying loves blood to create the red blooms.
Who is Aphrodite (or Venus in Roman mythology) the goddess of love?
This term became popular as Valentines day became more romance focused, referencing the beginning of mating season for many bird species at this time.
What is 'Love Birds'?
Chocolate has been known as this since the time of the Aztecs and is often associated with love and romance.
What is an aphrodisiac?
This poem by Edgar Allan Poe was written for another poet with whom he reportedly had an affair. In this poem Poe used the letters corresponding to the line's number to spell out the name of the poem's recipient, Frances Sargent Osgood.
A Valentine
This non chocolate sweet is the best selling candy on Valentines Day.
What are Conversation Hearts?
A single red rose surrounded by baby's breath is called what by florists
A signature rose
Valentines became associated with young love during this century.
This obscene amount of chocolate is sold every year for Valentines Day.
What is 58 million pounds?
This poem by William Shakespeare has been considered by many to be one of the most romantic poems ever written.
Sonnet 18
With more then half of all Americans being single it has become more and more popular to celebrate this holiday with the platonic and familial loves in your life.
What is Palentines Day? This is a global holiday celebrating friendships and every other form of platonic love.
This gods blood was turned to roses when his love cried over his mortal wound.
Who is Adonis the male God of Beauty?
This was written in 1415 and is the oldest known Valentine still in existence.
What is a poem? Written by Charles, Duke of Orleans, to his wife while he was imprisoned in London
Each year Americans spend around this much on chocolate for their loved ones.
What is 2.4 billion dollars?
This writer and his fellows in the 14th century helped to shape the way we view and celebrate Valentines Day today.
Geoffrey Chaucer, and his friends John Gower, Sir John Clanvowe, and Oton de Grandson
The average consumer spends this much on Valentines day. (within 10 dollars of the amount over or under)
How much is $192.80?
Around this many roses are produced for Valentines day each year.
What are 250 million roses?
This pagan holiday was later replaced by Valentines day.
What is Lupercalia? A 3 day holiday celebrating fertility and prosperity that was outlawed as Christianity became more widespread.
This is the best day for the average shopper to buy their Valentines Day chocolate.
When is February 15th?
This poem by Geoffrey Chaucer, the writer of the Canterbury Tales, was the first Poem to be written specifically for Valentines Day.
What is “Parliament of Fowls”? A 699-line poem about birds choosing their mates
This group receives the highest quantity of Valentines cards on average.
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