Will You Be My Valentine?

WILL YOU BE MY VALENTINE? 14 FACTS ABOUT FEB, 14 DATES AND FIGURES 1537 England's King Henry VII officially declared Feb. 14 the holiday of St. Valentine's Day. 3% 220K of pet owners will give Valentine's Day gifts to their pets. wedding proposals are made on Valentine's Day each year. 1000 Every Valentine's Day, the Italian city of Verona, where Shakespeare's lovers Romeo and Juliet lived, receive a huge amount of letters. CHOCOLATE Richard Cadbury produced the first box of chocolates for Valentine's Day in the late 1800s. More than 35 million heart-shaped boxes of chocolate will be sold for Valentine's Day Over $1 billion worth of chocolate is purchased for Valentine's Day in the U.S. FLOWERS 73% 15% of people who buy flowers for Valentine's Day of U.S. women send themselves flowers on are men Valentine's Day. 110 roses, mostly red, will be sold and delivered within the million three-day Valentine's Day time period. GREETING CARDS valentines are sent in the 145 million U.S. each year 123 million are purchased by women TEACHERS will receive the most Valentine's Day cards, followed by children, mothers, wives, sweethearts and pets. 50% of all Valentine's Day cards are purchased in the six days prior to the holiday Source: http://www.sheknows.com/holidays-and-seasons/articles/807655/fun- facts-about-valentine-s-day Reaftime Board Made with RealtimeBoard.com