How is Valentine Celebrated in United States?
Valentine's Day is celebrated on 14th February; it isn’t a holiday but it is almost given the same importance. Just after a few days of Christmas and New Year, you see the shops filled with decoration items, flowers, greeting cards and Valentine gifts. Hearts flourish everywhere and it is all about preparing to celebrate the 14th February. In the United States, Valentine's Day is celebrated as a day of love as well as friendship.
The kids, in their schools, write and give out Valentine greeting cards and heart-shaped candies and they make crafts for their parents as well.
Restaurants offer special dinners deals for couples on Valentine's Day, and often romantic movies are released in cinemas.
Activities on Valentine Day
• In case of having young kids, you can celebrate Valentine's Day with handicrafts made of paper to exchange with kids.
• If you are teenager, you surely want to attend a party to mark this special day.
• With your partner, instead of visiting a restaurant, which will surely be crowded, you can get away for the night alone in hotel, taking pleasure in each other’s presence together.
Arguments about Valentine Day
Some people complain that Valentine is a purchasing party whose purpose is to serve the commercial establishments and fill their pockets with money. They say they don’t require a fixed day to show their affection and prefer doing it on every day via affectionate gestures.
The opposite trend is to prepare a big day in the eve of February 14, thinking and buying a gift that shows wealth and affection to the recipient, so it is common to give jewelry, especially of diamonds in US and some women even feel bad if their partners do not present them with expensive Valentine special gifts. Well, in case of a good relationship, any sort of gift will be well received.
Doing something different that day is also another way to say ‘I love you’ without spending a fortune or succumbing to consumer impulse. Instead of coming home from work and sit in front of the TV or doing business as usual with children, you can dine by candlelight while the kids watch a movie. You may listen to romantic music as the he point is to find ways to keep the flame of love and attraction alive.
If you are single!
Celebrate Valentine's Day with your friends and keep in mind that it isn’t only a day for love but friendship as well as deep relationships.
In case you are single mom, celebrate the love between your children and you and what greater love is there than that.
