Some Valentine's Day Facts...
According to the American Greeting Card Association, an estimated one billion valentine cards are sent each year, making Valentine's Day the second largest card-sending holiday of the year. (Christmas is the #1 greeting card holiday; an estimated 2.6 billion cards are sent for Christmas.)
The majority of Valentine’s cards go to (believe it or not) teachers! Kids come next, then moms, wives and girlfriends.
110 million roses are sold every year in America during the three days leading up to Valentine’s Day. 73% of those flowers are bought by men for the women in their lives.
In addition to the United States, Valentine's Day is celebrated in Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, France, and Australia.
Americans spend over a billion dollars on chocolates for Valentine's Day.
Casanova, the notorious mack daddy of 17th century Europe, used to eat chocolate to get himself in the mood for doing the do. Montezuma, emperor of the ancient Aztecs, ate chocolate to increase his sexual prowess and stamina.
The first heart-shaped box of candy hit the market in 1861. It was created by Richard Cadbury, son of the Englishman who created the Cadbury Brothers’ candy company (the folks who make those chocolate, cream-filled eggs for Easter nowadays. You’ve seen their commercials, the ones with the bunnies clucking like chickens.)
Songs written by Brian McKnight, Stevie Wonder and Lionel Richie are among the most-performed love songs of the 20th and 21st Centuries. That’s according to a new report by the songwriter’s association ASCAP. (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. ASCAP keeps track of how many times a song is played, either live or recorded, so that the songwriters get their performance royalties.) ASCAP put this list together in honor of Valentine’s Day.
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