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  • Name two countries that celebrate love on different days (not just February 14)
    1. Wales (Jan 25th) 2. Japan (February 14 & March 14)
  • This country shows solidarity towards people who can't afford a proper wedding
    Philippines
  • Give a synonym for the word: SINGLE
    BACHELOR / BACHELORETTE
  • In this country, many people’s wedding birthday is the same day!
    The Philippines
  • Which country forces some people to give presents?
    Japan
  • Which country is inspired by an old celebration?
    South Africa
  • In this country you may get a chocolate treat as a prize!
    Denmark (the sender owes them an Easter egg)
  • This country’s tradition got started by sailors.
    Wales
  • In this country, men and women have different days to get presents.
    Japan
  • Can you find instances of inequality in some of these countries that celebrate Valentine’s Day? If so, which countries and why?
    Possible answer: Japan, Philippines, etc.
  • In this country, people celebrate another important type of love. What is it?
    Estonia: Friendship
  • What is a “gaekkebrev”? Explain it in your own words.
    They are funny poems signed anonymously with a line of dots at the bottom, one for each letter in the sender’s name.
  • Cutlery is a symbol of love in this country.
    Wales
  • In which country you have to guess your Valentine's?
    Denmark
  • In this country, people not only gives a present but also say something nice.
    El Salvador
  • Which country shows a twist on Western traditions?
    Japan (in the 1950s, a chocolate company introduced Valentine’s Day to Japan to follow the Western tradition)
  • In this country, people of all ages can take part of this celebration.
    El Salvador (kids)
  • In this country, if you don't have a partner, you can go on a ride to try to find one.
    Estonia: love bus
  • In which country there is a twist to a classic Christmas celebration
    Salvador
  • Name 2 countries in which people exchange objects for Valentine’s Day.
    Wales, El Salvador
  • In which country do people WEAR their Valentine’s name?
    South Africa
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