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When we think of love and romance, we automatically think of St Valentine’s Day, but not every country celebrates romance in the same way as the West does with St Valentine’s Day.
In China, they celebrate the Qixi Festival which dates back two millennia on the 7th day of the 7th month of the Chinese lunar calendar (this year falling on August 28th). Celebrations include needlework competitions, mass weddings, and wearing clothes from the Han Dynasty. Young single women may also pray for a husband.
In Hong Kong, they celebrate the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the lunar calendar (this year it was February 22nd). This festival probably had matchmaking at its centre when it started; single people often carried lanterns through the streets. In modern times, it is traditional for couples to visit a temple and pray to You Lao, the god of marriage and love.
In Romania, they celebrate Dragobete on February 24th. In Pagan times, Dragobete was the god of love, and on his festival day boys and girls would spend the day in the woods gathering flowers, and at sunset the girls would run home. The boys would then chase after the girl they liked, and by catching and kissing her, it would announce their engagement to the village. Although this custom has long ceased to be practiced, Dragobete is still considered by many to be the original Romanian Valentine’s day.
In Slovenia, on March 12th, they celebrate St Gregory’s Day. This date signifies the start of spring and everything related to love. Slovenians have a saying that the birds get married on this date. A longstanding celebration on this day is to give heart-shaped honey cookies to loved ones, often prominently decorated with birds.
These are just four of the other romantic holidays around the world, but you could go and find out what Spain does on St Jordi's Day (April 23rd), what the Welsh do on St Dwynwen's Day (January 25th), or what the Brazilians get up to on Dia dos Namorados (June 12th).
And the next time you forget to do something romantic for your loved one on Valentine's Day, imagine being in Korea where the 14th of every month is celebrated. That's a lot of remembering guys!
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Romance/Love: May 31, 2017 Issue [#8317]
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