France

Starting off with one of the most well-known romantic places in the world, France, Valentine’s Day has a history in this country of love. As Valentine’s Day cards originated from here, their most remembered tradition is called “Une Loterie d’amour” which translates to “drawing for love.” This involved single men and women of all ages entering houses that faced opposite of each other and take turns calling out to one another until they were paired up. If the man didn’t like his match, then he would leave the woman for another man to call. But, the women that ended up not getting picked at all would meet up after that and have a bonfire to make fun of all the men who didn’t pick them. This tradition soon got banned by the French government from this just getting too out of control and rowdy.