How big is Valentines day to Americans?!?
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For women it is the super bowl of love.  If a guy fails to provide flowers, chocolate, a card, and some other present, he is toast.  \nFor guys, it's a day that we are expected to buy all these things that we really don't want to buy.  However, we do it without complaints because it make the woman happy and keeps us out of trouble.  \nIf you do nothing for him, then he may feel he is off the hook and can relax.  That is the nicest present you can give him.
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Not everything that happens in the freaking world has to be significant to America!!  This holiday is not significant to Americans at all.  Thanks for asking.
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Master's and Johnson's said that 5 to 7 inches was normal.\n\nDr. Drew has quoted 5 3/8 inches as average on Love Line on more than on occasion.
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We are actually having Valentine's week! (actually everyday with my hubby is Valentine's Day) We thought we would spread it out, howver. We aren't having a lovely dinner until Friday night for example. I am going to do something special for my hubby every day. He does so much for me all of the time. If it is nice, we would love to play golf this next weekend...but who knows about the weather. In any case, we will have a great week together!
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Ofcourse its overated,  If you love someone there shouldn't be just one day that you have to tell him or her that you love them.   Its just an way to spend money on products and the American way!!
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Get married with an American:-)
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Girl please, American Girls are so better and so prettier!!!
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Valentines Day is Not a National holiday.  Banks, governement offices, etc do not close.  \n\nThe holiday is for the purpose of selling things.\n\nCheck these two sites for more info.
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20th february, 1986\njust 6 days after VALENTINE`s day
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Valentine's Day occurs annually on Februay 14. Modern day customs include sending greeting cards known as valentines to loved ones. School rooms are often decorated with lace and paper hearts. Gifts of candy and flowers are also common at this time.\n\nThe origins of Valentine's Day are uncertain. Many experts believe that it originated with Lupercalia, a Roman celebration honoring the wolves Romulus and Remus. During this festival, young men struck women with a goatskin hide called a februa. Receiving the blows was thought to make women more fertile and to ease childbirth. At Lupercalia, the names of all the young women in the city were placed in a box. Young men drew a name from the box and the couple would be paired until the next Lupercalia. Lupercalia was replaced with Valentine's Day by Christians.\n\nOthers trace Valentine's Day back to the rule of the Roman emperor Claudius II. In the 200's C. E., Claudius become frustrated when he had trouble recruiting soldiers into his army. Believing that the young men did not want to leave their wives and children, Claudius banned all marriages of single young men. However, a priest named Valentine disobeyed Claudius and performed secret marriages. Claudius found out about the marriages and sentenced Valentine to prison until his death on February 14, 270 C. E.\n\nMany historians believe the custom of sending poetic verse on this day originated with the capture of Charles, Duke of Orleans, during the Battle of Agincourt. From his prison cell in the Tower of London, Charles sent his wife a rhyming love letter.\n\nValentine cards became popular in Great Britain in the nineteenth century. Noted artist Kate Greenaway created cards which featured joyful children and beautiful gardens. Esther Howland was one of the first Valentine card manufacturers in the United States. Inspired by a British card, she began production in 1847. Her cards featured lace and paper flowers and leaves. Other card manufacturers emphasized Cupid, the pudgy, winged son of Venus, the goddess of love. In Roman lore, Cupid is known as Eros, the son of Aphrodite.
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Valentine's Day falls on February 14, and is the traditional day on which lovers in certain cultures let each other know about their love, commonly by sending Valentine's cards, which are often anonymous. The history of Valentine's day can be traced back to an obscure Catholic Church feast day, said to be in honor of Saint Valentine, are discussed below. The day's associations with romantic love arrived after the High Middle Ages, during which the concept of romantic love was formulated.\n\nThe day is now most closely associated with the mutual exchange of love notes in the form of "valentines." Modern Valentine symbols include the heart-shaped outline and the figure of the winged Cupid. Starting in the 19th century, the practice of hand writing notes has largely given way to the exchange of mass-produced greeting cards. The Greeting Card Association estimates that, world-wide, approximately one billion valentine cards are sent each year, making the day the second largest card-sending holiday of the year behind Christmas. The association also estimates that women purchase approximately 85 percent of all valentines
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Hello! I found this link very insteresting, hope you like it too.\n\nhttp://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/valentine/
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Here is a website that tells about how different wedding traditions of various cultures:\n\nhttp://www.vfwpost1503.org/different_cultures.htm\n\nHere are Valentine's Day traditions from different countries:\n\nhttp://www.stvalentines.net/traditions.htm\nhttp://www.romanceclass.com/miscr/vday/traditions.asp\nhttp://www.internet-at-work.com/hos_mcgrane/holidays/2_melissa.html\nhttp://www.romanceeverafter.com/valentine's_day_around_the_world.htm\nhttp://www.everythingvalentinesday.com/valentine-day-traditions/valentine-in-others.html\n\nSince most countries observe Valentine's Day~this was the best place to look for celebrations of love in other cultures.  I hope this was helpful in your research!
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Im american,and ill big me self up
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine%27s_Day#History_of_Valentine.27s_Day
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My husband fell in love with an American...  Something he swore he'd never do as he grew up watching the annoying American tourists come through his town.  We're celebrating our 1st anniversary in 2 weeks.  :)  Go for it, just be prepared to work with a little culture clash on occasion.
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I probably will not do much valentines day. Maybe exchange gifts with my friend. I will probably help with the children during our valentines banquet at church, so the adults can enjoy each other's company freely and I can enjoy playing games with them and letting them know how much God loves them.