Valentine's Day in Canada

The rock star Bryan Adam's mother land, Canada is the world's second largest country by total area. Valentine's Day is celebrated on February 14th in Canada, as the most countries across the globe. The Date of Valentine's festival has its origin from the February Fertility festival of Feast of Lupercalia celebrated in pagan times during middle of February. Later, the feast of Lupercalia was turned into a Christian celebration and named Valentine's Day to honor the date of martyrdom of Saint Valentine. Canadian Valentine's Day celebrations are heavily influenced by American culture because of its proximity and the high influence of popular media. According to legends, Saint Valentine was a patron saint of lovers who was executed on February 14.

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