10 Fascinating Love Facts

10 Fascinating Love Facts

1. The first diamond ring was given by Archduke Maximilian of Austria to Mary of Burgundy in 1477.

2. Wedding rings are typically worn on the left hand because the ring finger on the left hand contains the vena amoris, or the vein of love.

3. The seed of the silphium plant has been suggested as the source of the heart symbol.

4. In mathematics, the implicit curve (x2+y2-1)3-x2y3=0 yields an approximation of the heart shape.

5. In Scotland, if a white rose bloomed in autumn it was a token of an early marriage.

6. Brazil celebrates Lover’s Day, called Dia dos Namorados, on June 12. It happens to come right after the feast of St. Anthony, known as the saint of matrimony.

7. In Finland, citizens celebrate “Friends Day” on February 14. It’s not just a day for romance--it’s also a day when friends send cards and gifts to each other.

8. In Norfolk, Jack Valentine, also known as Old Father Valentine, knocks on people’s doors on the night before Valentine’s Day and leaves treats and presents and then vanishes in the blink of an eye.

9. On February 14th, people in Bulgaria celebrate Trifon Zarazan (Viticulturist’s Day), a centuries-old observance of the cult of Dionysius, the god of wine and merriment.

10. For every 100 single women in their 20s, there are 120 single men.