今週の英語トピック - Valentine's Day
English topic of the week
Yes, we know that it is not quite Valentine's Day yet, but it is just around the corner. We wanted to show you this beautiful Valentine's Day image to inspire you for this coming Valentine's Day. Photographer Faith Goble created this with Adobe Illustrator.
If we go to Wikipedia, we can find the following facts and estimates among others:
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Approximately one billion Valentine's Day cards are sent around the world every year. (This is No. 2 after Christmas)
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In the US, men spend about twice as much money as women on Valentine's Day.
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Romance was not added to St. Valentine until the 14th century. Before, that there was no romance in the story.
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There were numerous early Christian martyrs who were named Valentine.
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Paper Valentines were very popular in England in the early 1800s and factories began to make Valentines.
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Valentine's Day has spread through a number of Asian countries due to marketing.
If you would like to learn more, take a look at Wikipedia and other pages on the Internet. Just Google Valentine's Day or Valentine's Day Wikipedia.
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