Valentine's Day

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