I-National Retail Federation ilindele ukuthi ama-55% abantu baseMelika bagubhe ngalolu suku futhi basebenzise isilinganiso sama- $ 143,56 lilinye, ngesamba sezigidigidi ezingama-19,6 zamaRandi, kusukela ku-$18,2 billion ngonyaka odlule. Mhlawumbe izimbali namaswidi kuyindlela enhle yokubonisa uthando lwethu, kodwa kude noyedwa. Siqoqe amasiko othando ahlekisayo nangavamile avela emhlabeni wonke. Mhlawumbe uzothola ugqozi kuzo!
Wales
NgoFebhuwari 14, izakhamizi zaseWales azishintshisani ngamabhokisi kashokoledi nezimbali. Izakhamuzi zezwe zihlobanisa lolu suku lwezothando no-St. Dwinwen, umlindi wezithandani, futhi zigubhe iholide elifana noSuku Lwezithandani ngaphambi kwalokho, ngomhla ka-25 Januwari. Isiko, elamukelwa ezweni kusukela ekuqaleni kwekhulu le-17, lihlanganisa ukushintshaniswa kwezinkezo zothando zokhuni ezinezimpawu zendabuko ezinjengezinhliziyo, izicathulo zamahhashi ukuze uthole inhlanhla, namasondo abonisa ukwesekwa. I-Cutlery, manje eyisipho esithandwayo ngisho nasemishadweni nezinsuku zokuzalwa, iwukuhlobisa kuphela futhi ayisebenzi ekusetshenzisweni "okuhlosiwe".
Japan
E-Japan, uSuku Lwezithandani lugujwa ngabesifazane. Banikeza amadoda uhlobo olulodwa lwezinhlobo ezimbili zikashokoledi: “Giri-choco” noma “Honmei-choco”. Eyokuqala ihloselwe abangani, osebenza nabo kanye nabaphathi, kanti okwesibili kuyisiko ukunikeza abayeni bakho kanye nabantu abasha. Abesilisa abaphenduli abesifazane ngokushesha, kodwa kakade ngoMashi 14 - ngoSuku Olumhlophe. Babanika izimbali, uswidi, ubucwebe nezinye izipho, bebonga ngoshokoledi wabo woSuku Lwezithandani. NgoSuku Olumhlophe, izipho ngokwesiko zibiza ngokuphindwe kathathu kunalezo ezinikezwa amadoda. Ngakho-ke, akumangazi ukuthi amanye amazwe anjengeNingizimu Korea, iVietnam, iChina neHong Kong amukele lesi siko elijabulisayo nelingenisa imali.
Iningizimu Afrika
Kanye nesidlo sakusihlwa sothando, ukuthola izimbali kanye nezimpahla ze-Cupid, abesifazane baseNingizimu Afrika baqinisekile ukubeka izinhliziyo emikhonweni yabo - ngokoqobo. Babhala amagama abakhethiwe kubo, ukuze abanye besilisa bathole ukuthi yibaphi abesifazane abaqoke bona njengomlingani.
Denmark
AbakwaDan baqale ukugubha uSuku lweValentine sekudlule isikhathi, ngeminyaka yawo-1990s, bengeza amasiko abo kumcimbi. Esikhundleni sokushintshanisa ama-roses namaswidi, abangani nabathandi banikezana izimbali ezimhlophe kuphela - amaconsi eqhwa. Amadoda aphinde athumele abesifazane i-Gaekkebrev engaziwa, incwadi edlalwayo equkethe inkondlo ehlekisayo. Uma umamukeli eqagela igama lomthumeli, uzoklonyeliswa ngeqanda le-Easter ngonyaka ofanayo.
Holland
Ngokuqinisekile, abesifazane abaningi babukele ifilimu ethi "Indlela Yokushada Ngezinsuku Ezi-3", lapho umlingisi oyinhloko ehamba khona ukuze acele isoka lakhe, ngoba ngoFebhuwari 29 emazweni akhuluma isiNgisi indoda ayinalo ilungelo lokwenqaba. E-Holland, leli siko linikezelwe kuFebhuwari 14, lapho owesifazane ekwazi ukuya kowesilisa ngomoya ophansi futhi athi kuye: "Ngishade!" Futhi uma indoda ingakubongi ukungathi sína komngane wayo, izophoqeleka ukumthengela ingubo, futhi ikakhulukazi usilika.
Ingabe unawo amasiko okugubha uSuku Lwezithandani?