Love is in the air

It has been a while since I have posted. This can be blamed on my new class schedule which is keeping me busy, but it is very interesting thus far. I am taking a lot of literature classes from medieval lit to Shakespeare and 20th Century British lit. I'm sure I'll have plenty to write about with these...
Without further ado, Happy Valentines Day to all! Some may hate this day and others can't wait for it to come. Their are many unique traditions and stories of Valentines Day and it's fun to hear about how people go about spending it. This day is a celebration of love and a time to spend with your 'sweethearts'. It is often tradition for a young man to present his beloved with flowers and chocolates (or jewelry) on February 14.
 Just to throw out a couple, one country I know I'd like to spend Valentines Day with is in Japan. Not only do they celebrate on the 14th of February, but the festivities of love continues until March 14, known as the "White Day". On the first date, women present chocolates or gifts to the men they love to express their feelings for them.But it's also common for women to give chocolates to any man close to them. Men who receive chocolates or gifts on Valentine's day are supposed to return the favour to the women on March 14, exactly a month after Valentine's Day. Also known as "White Day", this is the time when men are to give back a gift to the women who gave them gifts just a month before.
Taking a different approach, Denmark enjoys using an old fashioned tradition. A Danish Valentine's Day custom is to send pressed white flowers called Snowdrops to friends. The season of love is also a time for fun what with many Danish men sending to their ladylove a form of valentine known as a gaekkebrev (or "joking letter"). This gaekkebrev is a type of romantic letter that contains a rhyme penned by the sender himself. The fun part of this custom is that the letter doesn't have the name of the sender. Instead, the lover signs the message with dots...one dot for each letter in his name. If the lady whom he sends the gaekkebrev correctly guesses his name, he rewards her with an Easter egg during Eastertide.
As much as I like the traditional approaches, I always love to try new things and be creative with how my significant other and I spend this alluring holiday.  So it'd be cool to hear; How did you spend your Valentines day?...Cheers.