Bizarre Valentine's Day Traditions

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I know it's a day late, but still funny to read:

France: On Valentine's Day the single French men and women would go into houses that faced each other and begin calling out the window the names of their desired Valentines. If the pair wasn't in agreement of affection for one another, the man would leave the woman. Afterwards the woman would attend a bonfire where pictures of the denied suitor would be burnt as she yelled out her aggression.

Germany: The Germans find it important to express their love on a daily basis with love notes but the expressions of love don't stop there. Love is taken to new heights when the lovers exchange baptismal and marriage certificates.

Australia: The folks from the Land Down Under keep it classy on Valentine's Day. In Australia it's typical to receive glamorous Valentines decked out with flowers, shells and birds. The box it comes in is usually almost as beautiful as the Valentine itsel and is typically adorned with intri-cate details. These Valentines are true treasures.

England: In Elizabethan England the custom was the first person you saw on leaving your house that morning would automatically become your valentine. If they reached an agreement as Valentines then they would exchange names on paper strips. Men carried strips in their hatbands while women wore them in their bodices.

Italy: In Italy the lover's holiday is celebrated as a
Spring Festival. The festival is held outdoors where the
young lovers would gather and take in nature as they listen-ed to music and read and listened to poetry and took long walks through the gardens. The traditions have since ceased but when they were celebrated they had a large following from the young Italian lovers.

Japan: In Japan it's all about the men on Valentine's Day. Since it isn't a national holiday, the women are the only ones who give presents, typically chocolate, to the men in their lives. Men eventually return the gesture one month later on White Day, the Japanese holiday. White Day is when the men pamper the women with the typical flowers, candies, and of course, in the tradition of its name, marshmallows.

Scotland: Along with the Italians, the Scottish also
celebrate the day of love with a festival. An equal number of single men and women attend the festival and write their names down to be chosen as Valentines. The names are tossed into two hats; one for the men and one for the women. Every-one chooses a name and some may end up with two Valentines. The man is always supposed to stick with the lady who chose
him.

if fun were easy it wouldn't be worth having, right?