There are many ways to celebrate love. Buying a precious diamond that symbolizes your eternal love is one of them. Different cultures celebrate this day in different ways. Here are some unique traditions associated with V-day!

France:

In romantic France, the day for love is marked by a love lottery as known as loterie d'amour in which men and women stay in houses facing each other and call from the windows until pairs are created.

Denmark:

While red roses came to be associated with valentine's day in Denmark couples prefer pressed white flowers called snowdrops.

China:

Chinese v-day is called Qixi or the seventh Night Festival and during this time women make offerings of fruits in a prayer of finding husbands.

England:

As part of Valentine's day tradition in England, women used to leave bay leaves on their pillow in hope of finding a suitable mate.

South Africa

In South Africa, women would wear their hearts on their sleeves during V-day. They would pin the names of their loved ones on their sleeves, a custom reminisce of the ancient fertility festival Lupercalia.