WHEN LOVE IS NOT MADNESS, IT IS NOT LOVE

Valentine's Day has been celebrated on such a grand scale, and expressed through the craziest, silliest and corniest acts of love.

Celine Dion paying a tribute to Elvis Presley on 18 September 2007 at the Colosseum At Ceasars Palace, Las Vegas.



Romance isn't dead and is a daily affair rather only on Valentine Day. Popular gifts include flowers, chocolates, jewellery and clothing, particularly, lingerie.

Americans spend billions on Valentine's Day, while Filipinos's top gift is flowers. The Singaporeans, Chinese and the Koreans are also big spenders.

Japanese girls are giving males honmei choko, a type of chocolate, she gives to the guy she serious about. To better woo the ladies, romantic Australian males make sure that the gifts are extravagant while Koreans, like the Japanese, celebrate both on Valentine's Day and White Day.

In other countries like, Bosnia, Hungary and Philippines, thousands of couples locked their lips together on Valentine Day. The French custom called une loterie d'amour or "drawing for love" is enough to melt your Valentino while the British would pick the girl in a drawing lot from a hat.

A priest was sentenced to death by Emperor Claudius II when he defied the order, and secretly perform marriages for lovers. When love is not madness, it is not love and this is more so if love is at first sight.

The world is filled with many love stories, some so great that even tomorrow, you are pining for more. Romeo and Juliet is common household name. Think about Anthony and Cleopatra. How about Taj Mahal in India ? Taj Mahal is for the memory of Queen Mumtaz Mahal. The lovers of the Garajonay Park, La Gomera. The lovers of the Puteri Gunung Ledang, Malaysia.

Love represent human kindness, compassion and affection.

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