Cultural Diversity

Saint valentine’s day is celebrating around the world and principally represent love between people, usually they spend the day with the person that they love in addition there a lot of symbols of Saint Valentine’s Day, like send cards or give red flowers to the person that you appreciate, but even in the same day different cultures have a different way to celebrate because they adapted this day to their own culture:

For example:

• In America is normal give to any person cards, can be to your teacher even you can send one for your pet
• In Japan, just the girls prepare special chocolates or presents to boys, but boys can be able to do it in March 14^th
• In Finland, they put more emphasis in friendship and give small gifts or cards.
•  In China, they called the “double seventh festival” or “young girls festival” on the seventh day of the seventh Chinese lunar month of Chinese calendar, before the tradition was carving fruits in different shape like some animals.
• In south Africa, is common to women carry the name of the male that they are interested.

Even those differences, February 14^th , represent a day to show humanity and how around the world, people are interested in give love to familiars, friends or they couple.

Love arround the world

Bibliography

CreepsMcpasta. (16 de February de 2016). 5 Interesting Valentines Traditions From Around The World! Obtenido de 5 Interesting Valentines Traditions From Around The World!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEqJlp34-6Y

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Rolling, J. (9 de February de 2016). Valentine's Day traditions around the world. Obtenido de https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWX3JkRg6D4