Valentine’s Day has become a worldwide celebration; but how we say Happy Valentines Day is different from country to country.
Irrespective of whether you want to show your undying love to someone or make a gesture of goodwill, here is your complete guide.
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How do you say Happy Valentine’s Day in other languages?
This is how to greet people in 14 different languages when the annual celebration of love comes around.
- Arabic – Eid hob sa’eed, habibi (to a male), Eid hob sa’eed,habibti (to a female)
- Dutch – Fijne valentijnsdag
- French – Bonne Saint Valentin
- German – Happy Valentinstag
- Hawaiian – Hau’oli La Aloha
- Indonesian – Selamat Hari Kasih Sayang
- Italian – Felice San Valentino
- Japanese – Shiawasena Barentainde
- Portuguese – Feliz Dia dos Namorados
- Mandarin – Qingren jie kuaile
- Spanish – Feliz dia de San Valentin
- Swedish – Glad Alla hjartans dag
- Thailand – Sook San Wan Valentine
- Turkish – Sevgililer Günün Kutlu Olsun
Which countries don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day?
Despite its popularity, not everyone celebrates this annual celebration.
In fact, some countries have gone as far as banning Valentine’s Day; and will sanction anyone caught celebrating it.
These countries include:
- Pakistan
- Indonesia
- Saudi Arabia
- Malaysia
- India (certain provinces)
- Russia