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Valentine's Day In United Kingdom
The emotional being that we are we keep falling in love again and again. Sometimes with the same person sometimes with various people we come across in our daily life. In the present day world Valentine's Day is celebrated at large in every country. It has become a common culture to celebrate the day of love. Like United States of America, Valentine's Day in UK is also very popular. A valentine's day is just not complete without quixotic verses and sonnets by starry eyed love struck pairs in the Bard's own land. Celebrated on the 14th of February every year, the day of love is predominantly dominated by cards, flowers and chocolates. UK being the land of romantic poets also opts for lyrics and verses to impress their loved ones on this special day.
In UK there had been some deep rooted traditions of Valentine's Day that has been followed for long. One can easily say that the origin of Valentine's Day in UK dates back to the romantic era in English literature. They had written romantic verses in the celebration of this special day.
There is also a very popular story in UK about the Valentine's Day that says the birds also chose their partners on 14th February. This fascinating story was first brought into limelight by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century. Thus in UK the Valentine's Day is regarded to be a very lucky day for lovers.
In United Kingdom Valentine's Day is welcomed warm heartedly as the day is marked as the end of winter and beginning of spring. There are some parts of the country where this special day of love is also known as ‘Birds' Wedding Day'. Buns baked with caraway seeds, raisins and plums toppings are the main food of Valentine's Day in some parts of UK.
On an average every British spend from 500 to 800 pounds on the Valentine's Day gifts that may include cards, chocolates, flowers and small gift items. This is not surprising for the people of Britain coming from the land of romantic and Victorian poets.
'The supreme happiness in life is the conviction that we are loved', stated the celebrated writer Victor Hugo. The statement is true in every respect. Nothing could be better than the feeling of being in love. As a part of the traditions Of Valentine's Day in UK, it is customary among the young couples to write romantic poetries to their loved ones. The whole of the day is observed through exchanging cozy moments, cute gifts and romantic quotes and lyrics. At some places singing competitions are also organized where the couples can take part and win attractive prizes.
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