hi everyone I'm Gina 14th of February is Valentine's Day and it is an opportunity
to show your loved ones how much you care for them in this lesson you're
going to learn about Valentine's Day in the UK roughly how much to the British
public spend on Valentine's Day each year we'll show you the answer at the
end of this video Valentine's Day used to be a day to
admit to your love for someone with an anonymous card instead of signing the
card with your name people would sign with either a question mark or the words
from your secret admirer although this still happens it is now more common to
be upfront with your feelings Valentine's Day comes from st. Valentine
who is widely thought to be a third century Saint that died on the 14th of
February however it is possible that there are two st. Valentine's that are
linked to this day the second st. Valentine died in the second century and
is also said to have died on the 14th of February as well as Valentine's Day
cards people also buy gifts for their loved ones popular gifts include
chocolates flowers or stuffed toys holding Valentine's Day hearts or
flowers anyone can give presents but there is a higher expectation placed on
men to buy good gifts for their girlfriends and vice versa on
Valentine's Day
although Valentine's Day is traditionally a day for lovers it is
also a day to express your feelings to anyone that you love parents may send
cards to their children and you can even buy Valentine's Day cards to your pets
and now I'll give you the answer to the earlier quiz roughly how much the the
British public spent on Valentine's Day each year in 2011 it was calculated that
the British public's spend around five hundred and three million pounds on
Valentine's Day cards and gifts each year that can buy a lot of chocolates
and flowers how was this lesson did you learn something interesting do you have
a special day for lovers in your country leave us a comment at English class
101.com and we'll see you in the next lesson
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