Valentines Day

You either love it or you hate it but you can't deny it!

Selection of facts we dug up about the day for your amusement!!

• Long before St Valentines Day became the celebration it is today, it was associated as the time of year when birdies chose their mates!
• 3% of pet owners will give a Valentines gift to their pets!
• 1st Valentines gift was sent by the Duke of Orleans to his wife after he was captured in 1415.
• In the middle Ages, there was a belief that the 1st unmarried person of the opposite gender that you met on St Valentines morning, would become your spouse!
• In medieval times, on St Valentines Day – stories have been told of girls eating unusual food items in order that they would dream of their future spouse