A few fact about this Hallmark holiday, from Hallmark itself:
- After Christmas, Valentine's Day is the second largest card-sending occasion. Approximately, 40 million Valentine's Day cards will be exchanged this year.
- According to Hallmark research, 52% of Canadians give gifts at Valentine's Day, 45% give cards, 41% give candy, 38% have dinner at home and 27% have dinner at a restaurant.
- One-fifth of Valentine's Day cards are given to a spouse but friends, children and grandchildren are also common recipients.
- Seventy per cent of all Valentine's Day celebrations involve the exchange of at least one card.
- Hallmark first offered Valentine's Day cards in 1913 and began producing them on a large scale in 1918.
- When asked about the type of Valentine's Day card they'd like to receive 43% of respondents to a Hallmark survey said a "light and funny" card, 29% want a "loving and romantic" card, 21% favour "simple and cute" while only 5% desire "steamy and suggestive."
Source: Hallmark Canada
More than 1,300 different Valentine's Day cards are available at Hallmark Gold Crown stores across Canada. To find the nearest store, call 1-800-HALLMARK
- News Canada
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