Valentine’s Day is approaching!

Valentine’s Day is approaching!

Valentine’s Day is approaching and it’s one of the biggest gift-giving holidays of the year. In medieval times some people couldn’t write their names, so they would sign their cards with an ‘X’ and kiss it. This is where the ‘X’ symbol has come to mean a kiss in today’s society. Each year, Britain spends around £503m on cards, flowers, chocolates and other gifts to show their love and affection with restaurants and hotels reaping the rewards on the evening of Valentine’s Day and the surrounding weekends.

Here at Obvious, we want to support you in opening up your hearts (and wallets) with some facts and figures about the most romantic day of the year.