Every year on February 14, people from all over the world celebrate Valentine’s Day. Traditionally, some couples buy roses, chocolates, enjoy a romantic candlelit meal. Others express love in unusual ways.
In Serbia, a competition for the longest kisses takes place every year to mark Valentine's Day. The "Kiss Me" competition is part of a festival in the city of Vrnjacka Banja, which is about romance, music and food. Locals claim that the Love Bridge in the city is the oldest love bridge in the world dating back to the First World War.
The winners of the 2020 kissing contest, Irena and Djordje Boric, set a new record of 112 minutes. They have won the competition five times in a row.
Since the beginning of 1996, Trang province in Thailand was known all over the world for the famous underwater weddings, which are organized on the most romantic day of the year. In 2000, the Trang Underwater Wedding was recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the largest underwater wedding in the world.
Only qualified divers are allowed to attend the wedding ceremony. After the ceremony, the couple is given a waterproof marriage certificate.
Në ishullin Llanddwyn pranë brigjeve të Uellsit, nëse doni të joshni dikë, nuk i jepni çokollata, lule apo bizhuteri; i jepni një “lugë dashurie”. Sipas folklorit të Uellsit, lugët e gdhendura me zbukurime janë bërë tradicionalisht nga të rinjtë si shenjë dashurie për partnerët e tyre, një traditë që daton që nga shekulli i 17-të.
Sot lugët e dashurisë jepen si dhuratë për dasma, fejesa, përvjetorë dhe zakonisht në ditën e Shën Valentinit.
Një nga mënyrat më të njohura për të festuar Ditën e Shën Valentinit në Danimarkë është shkëmbimi i letrave sekrete të të dashuruarve, të njohur ndryshe si "gaekkebrev" (letër-shaka). Ato përmbajnë poezi qesharake dashurie dhe shkruhen në një copë letre të prerë posaçërisht.
According to tradition, if the recipient of the letter guesses who sent it, he receives an egg on Easter Sunday. If not, it must send the egg to the sender.
Valentine’s Day is not only a special day for people but also for animals. On February 14, many zoos around the world treat animals with romantic themed foods.
In Japan, women are usually the ones buying the gifts. Men can not return gifts they do not like from February 14th day until exactly one month later, March 14th, which in Japan is known as "white day".
Sources: Euronews, Distractify
