Valentine`s Day - Have German Will Travel

HAVE GERMAN WILL TRAVEL
FEIERTAG
"Bei uns ist immer was los!"
der 14. Februar-Valentinstag I Valentines Day
Valentine's Day: Germany Doesn't Celebrate Like
Americans Do
Germany doesn't celebrate Valentine's Day like Americans do.
A quick stroll down Frankfurt, Germany's main shopping mall, Die Zeil, reveals very few
Valentine's Day decorations, and conservative at that. A nation sharing a border with
some of the most romantic getaway destinations, Cupid's arrow hasn't struck wallets that
hard in Germany.
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Salesperson Maria Casciaro, a chocolate store employee, comments on the lack of
customers:
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"Years ago, Valentine's Day was more popular. But now, it's mostly only
young people who like to buy little_tl_un_
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According to the Wall Street Journal, Nicola Fink of the Association of German Florists
says fellow florists expect a boost much like Mother's Day:
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"If the weather is good, and the roads aren't icy, then we are expecting a
good Valentine's Day."
Michael Rotermund, PR manager at Douglas perfumeries, says of Valentine's Day:
''It's a bit Like Halloween-it' s not really our thing. Of course, we try to
use every holiday or season to offer special products to our customers, but
you can' t compare the meaning ofValentine's Day in Gem1any to the
United States."