Valentine's
Day is a special day observed on February 14. On this
day, people send greeting cards called valentines
to their sweethearts, friends and members of their
families.
In
the United States
and Canada,
children exchange valentines with their friends.
In some schools, the children hold a classroom party
and put all the valentines into a box they have
decorated. At the end of the day, the teacher or
one child distributes the cards. Some children make
their own valentines from paper doilies, red paper,
wallpaper samples, and pictures cut from magazines.
Older
students hold Valentine's Day dances and parties.
They make candy baskets, gifts, and place cards
trimmed with hearts and fat, winged children called
cupids. Many people send flowers, a box of candy,
or some other gift to their wives, husbands, or
sweethearts. Most valentine candy boxes are heart-shaped.
Valentine's
Day is also celebrated in Mexico,
United Kingdom,
France
and Australia.
