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- 2. Forget chocolate, Germans prefer these heart-shaped cookies
- 5. Valentine’s Day is sometimes referred to as this
- 8. Pressed white flowers that are contained in the handmade cards of Denmark
- 9. Made handmade lace paper Valentine cards popular
- 10. Signed…
- 12. If you want to signify everlasting love, make sure to engrave this on your wooden spoon in Wales
- 14. Valentine’s Day is a favorite for this type of proposal
- 18. This Pope set aside the day to honor St. Valentine
- 19. The flower 51% of people buy for their loved ones
- 21. On this day, Japanese men return the favor
- 23. Candy conversation hearts
- 26. These remain the biggest Valentine’s Day gifts
- 27. The day Japanese singles gather to commiserate at neighborhood restaurants
- 28. Ruler of the Roman Empire that did not approve of young men getting married before heading into war
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- 1. “Saint Valentine” in Slovenia
- 2. The type of chocolate given to friends in Japan
- 3. Single men made better soldiers because they were less this
- 4. The Roman clergyman that helped many couple get secretly married
- 5. Chocolate reserved for boyfriends and husbands
- 6. The Welsh patron saint of lovers
- 7. “gaekkebrev”
- 11. One in five Americans also include these in their celebration
- 13. This much (in USD) is spent by Americans on chocolate
- 15. Valetine’s Day is strictly reserved for adults in this country
- 16. Valentine fell in love with this relation of his jailer
- 17. In Germany, this animal is considered lucky
- 20. South African women wear these on their sleeves
- 22. Slovenia believes their patron saint of spring brings the key to these
- 24. In addition to children, the majority of cards are purchased for these
- 25. Came up with the idea of bite-sized chocolates in heart-shaped boxes
