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Who brought Valentine to Iran?". Imna News (in Persian). February 14, 2020. Archived from the original on August 9, 2022 . Retrieved August 9, 2022. Many women feel obliged to give chocolates to all male co-workers, except when the day falls on a Sunday, a holiday. This is known as giri-choko ( 義理チョコ), from ' giri' ("obligation") and 'choko', ("chocolate"), with unpopular co-workers receiving only "ultra-obligatory" (超義理チョコ 'chō-giri choko') cheap chocolate. This contrasts with honmei-choko ( 本命チョコ, lit. "true feeling chocolate"), chocolate given to a loved one. Friends, especially girls, may exchange chocolate referred to as tomo-choko ( 友チョコ, from 'tomo' meaning "friend"). [143]

a b George Monger (2004). Marriage customs of the world: from henna to honeymoons (illustrateded.). ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-57607-987-4. Archived from the original on October 21, 2015. Oxford Dictionary of Saints, s.v. "Valentine": "The Acts of both are unreliable, and the Bollandists assert that these two Valentines were in fact one and the same." Happy Valentine's Day History And Myths Behind It". Archived from the original on October 17, 2015. Andreano, Caterina; Shapiro, Emily (February 14, 2017). "Valentine's Day by the numbers". ABC News. Archived from the original on February 14, 2018 . Retrieved February 13, 2018.

BERTA – Eesti rahvakalendri tähtpäevade andmebaas". folklore.ee. Archived from the original on February 19, 2016. The rise of Internet popularity at the turn of the millennium is creating new traditions. Millions of people use, every year, digital means of creating and sending Valentine's Day greeting messages such as e-cards, love coupons or printable greeting cards. Valentine's Day is considered by some to be a Hallmark holiday due to its commercialization. [88] Coptic Orthodox Church – From Where Valentine's Day Comes From". Archived from the original on May 25, 2010. Banknote flowers a popular Valentine's gift in Sibu". The Borneo Post. February 14, 2016. Archived from the original on February 10, 2017 . Retrieved February 10, 2017.

However, in 2017 and 2018, after a fatwa was widely circulated, the religious police did not prevent Muslims from celebrating the day. [168] In 2018, Sheikh Ahmed Qasim Al-Ghamdi, a Saudi cleric and former president of the Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, said that Valentine's Day is not haram and is compatible with Islamic values. [169] [170] Singapore

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White Day Triggers Consumption Enthusiasm". china.org.cn. China Internet Information Center. Archived from the original on December 6, 2020 . Retrieved March 13, 2014. Take heart, Valentine's every other week". Independent Online. February 9, 2001. Archived from the original on February 5, 2009 . Retrieved February 14, 2012. Kelly gives the saint's day of the Genoese Valentine as May 3 and also claims that Richard's engagement was announced on this day. In France, a traditionally Catholic country, Valentine's Day is known simply as " Saint Valentin", and is celebrated in much the same way as other western countries. [173] The relics of Saint Valentin de Terni, the patron of the St Valentine's Day, are in the Catholic church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste and Saint-Jean-l’Evangéliste located in the southern France town of Roquemaure, Gard. The celebrations of "Fête des Amoureux" takes place every two years on the Sunday closest to February 14. The village gets dressed in its 19th-century costume and put on the program with over 800 people. Main article: Saint Valentine History Shrine of St. Valentine in Whitefriar Street Carmelite Church in Dublin, Ireland a b Katherine Rupp (2003). Gift-giving in Japan: cash, connections, cosmologies (illustrateded.). Stanford University Press. pp.149–151. ISBN 0-8047-4704-0. Archived from the original on March 24, 2023 . Retrieved November 4, 2020.

In Japan, the romantic "date night" associated with Valentine's Day is celebrated on Christmas Eve. [144] Lebanon Valentine's Day themed bouquet of cupcakes Malaysia Warns Muslims of Valentine's Day Trap". BBC News. February 13, 2011. Archived from the original on January 4, 2016. a b Vincent, David. Literacy and Popular Culture: England 1750–1914. Cambridge University Press. pp.44, 45. a b c Srivastava, Spriha (February 4, 2017). "These countries have banned Valentine's Day". CNBC. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021 . Retrieved February 25, 2021. a b "Valentine's Day spending is global". Mast Media. February 13, 2014. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.

In Denmark and Norway, February 14 is known as Valentinsdag, and is celebrated in much the same manner as in the United Kingdom. [183] In Sweden it is called Alla hjärtans dag ("All Hearts' Day") but is not widely celebrated. A 2016 survey revealed that less than 50% of men and women were planning to buy presents for their partners. [184] The holiday has only been observed since the 1960s. [183] Spain Islamic body urges youths not to celebrate V-Day in country's interest". Hindustan Times. February 12, 2017. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021 . Retrieved February 14, 2021.