Valentine’s Day

Dia dos Namorados in Portugal is Valentine’s Day with a Portuguese accent — and a date that confuses half the internet. Let us settle it first: Portugal celebrates the Day

Valentine’s Day in Ecuador has a secret the rest of the world should know: the roses in your Valentine’s bouquet were very likely grown here. Ecuador is one of the

Valentine’s Day in Chile arrives in the middle of summer — and that single fact shapes everything about it. While the Northern Hemisphere celebrates February 14 in the cold, Chileans

Valentine’s Day in Nepal is a tale of two countries. In Kathmandu’s cafés and Pokhara’s lakeside restaurants, February 14 arrives in full color — roses, gifts, dinner reservations, and a

Valentine’s Day in Peru has a different name and a bigger heart. Here it is the Día del Amor y la Amistad — the Day of Love and Friendship —

Valentine’s Day in Sri Lanka is the island’s best-kept romantic secret. While the world’s couples crowd into winter restaurants, Sri Lankan couples celebrate February 14 in tropical warmth — barefoot

Valentine’s Day in Bangladesh comes with a bonus that no other country can claim: it arrives hand-in-hand with Pohela Falgun, the Bengali festival of spring. Every year, February 13 brings

Valentine’s Day in Dubai is unlike anywhere else on earth. On February 14, this glittering city on the Arabian Gulf transforms into a stage for grand romantic gestures: florists report

Valentine’s Day in Pakistan is one of the most misunderstood celebrations in the world. Ask about it abroad and you will hear that it is banned, dangerous, or nonexistent. Ask

Valentine’s Day in Saudi Arabia has one of the most dramatic stories of any national celebration: from religious police raiding flower shops and a black market in red roses, to

Tu B’Av — the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Av — is often called the Jewish Valentine’s Day. But the comparison undersells it: this is a holiday with

Valentine’s Day in Indonesia is celebrated across the world’s largest archipelago — 17,000 islands, hundreds of cultures, and a fascinating tension between global romance and local tradition. In Bali, Hindu-majority