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24 Day Countdown (Until Valentine's Day!)

Hey, Page Turner here! Valentine's day is so soon! I don't know about you, but Valentine's Day is kind of a big deal on the pageturner411 blog. Flowers, roses, sappy phrases, and even sappier Hallmark movies! I mean, I've heard that Valentine's Day is a scam, created by the greeting card company in cahoots with the candy stores. I've also heard its about St. Valentine--I'm still a little fuzzy on the story. There's a ton of variations. Even with all of the uncertainties surrounding Valentine's Day, it's a great day to share God's love to others. Valentine's Day is ultimately about God. God is love, and He is the one who gave the greatest gift of love: His son who offers redemption and forgiveness. Love to each other is showing our friends Christ. And I think the sweetest part of marriage is when you can follow the Lord together. So find someone, tell them you love them, and eat lots, and lots of chocolate. Here's a couple lovely pieces of Valentine's Day trivia...
        1. On February 14th in Japan, women give men gifts. On March 14th, known as White Day, the men return the favor with gifts like white chocolate and flowers.
       2. Friends and family to not usually get each other gifts for Valentine's Day in Italy.
        Just in the U.S....
      3. $448 million spent on candy the Valentine's Day week
      4. $8.6 million for sparkling wine for Valentine's Day
      5. 58 million pounds of chocolate each year
      6.  36 million heart-shaped boxes
      7. Men spend about 150 dollars, and women about 75 for gifts.
      8. 62% of adults say they celebrate Valentine's Day
      9. 23% say they buy flowers for Valentine's Day
     10. Europe embraces exchanging Valentine's in 1600s.
           I got most of these facts from www.history.org if you want to check out more! Have a lovely Valentine's Day and remember that God is always with you, and that He loves you. I gotta go...I have a bag of chocolate to get through and a lot of paper to cut before Feb. 14!
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