Who gives gifts to whom on Valentine's Day 2/14?

February 14 - Valentine (or Red Valentine) is known as a special occasion for couples in love. On this day, lovers will spend time choosing a suitable gift, sending their thoughts into each card to send to their lover.

However, the appearance of White Valentine's Day 14/3 and Black Valentine's Day makes many people "confused", and raises questions about who gives gifts to whom on Valentine's Day 14/2, men give gifts to women or women give gifts to men.

Who gives gifts to whom on Valentine's Day 2/14?

Previously, when talking about Valentine, people only knew about February 14, then other versions appeared. Therefore, originally, February 14 was Valentine's Day in general, not specifically for any gender, so there was no convention about who gave gifts to whom on February 14.

As long as you are in love and want to express your feelings to that person with a gift, you can buy it. However, in some countries, giving Valentine's gifts has its own characteristics. For example, in North America and Europe, on Valentine's Day, February 14, boys will take the initiative to give gifts and send greeting cards to their lovers.

In Japan, Valentine’s Day on February 14 is also an occasion for girls to give gifts to their “crush”. They can also give gifts to close friends or colleagues of the opposite sex to show their affection.

In Vietnam, it is reasonable for boys to give gifts to girls or girls to give gifts to boys on this day. You don't need to worry about who will give gifts to whom on Valentine's Day, February 14, once your heart is fluttering.

White Valentine's Day, March 14, is considered a day to repay the person who gave you a Red Valentine's gift. If you receive a Valentine's gift from someone on February 14, you can reciprocate that love and care by giving them a gift on White Valentine's Day to emphasize the meaning of connection.

Black Valentine 14/4 is for single people. On this day, you can give gifts to your single friends.

When was Valentine's Day?

There are many legends surrounding Valentine’s Day. Among them, the most told story involves a priest named Valentine. Around the third century, Emperor Claudius II issued a decree banning all marriages so that people could focus on war. He believed that family affection would keep men from joining the army and fighting.

However, the priest Valentine continued to secretly help couples become husband and wife. When the incident was discovered, the priest was arrested and sentenced to death. He was dragged and stoned to death, then beheaded on February 14, 270. Later, in Western religion, the priest Valentine became the patron saint of love and February 14 became the holiday of love.

In the past, Valentine's Day was only celebrated in North America and Europe. However, today, it is popular in most countries. Gradually, February 14th of every year became the day for exchanging love messages and Saint Valentine became the patron saint of lovers.

Why are there 3 different Valentine's Day occasions?

There are 3 Valentine's days a year, including: Red Valentine (February 14), White Valentine (March 14) and Black Valentine (April 14).

White Valentine, also known as White Day, takes place exactly one month after Red Valentine, on March 14. White Valentine originated in Japan, where people seem to fall in love more after sweet dreams, so one Valentine's Day seems not to be enough. This is an occasion for boyfriends to reciprocate the feelings of their girlfriends.

Singles also have Valentine's Day, which is Black Valentine's Day - April 14th every year. Black Valentine's Day originated in Korea, and is a day for single people to gather together in a house. They dress in black, eat traditional Jachang noodles (noodles with black bean sauce) and share their bad luck in love.