Sick of all the sickly sweet schmaltz of Valentine's Day? Well here are 10 other February 14th celebrations which might be more to your taste:
1. Ferris wheel day, because it is the birthday of George WG Ferris, who invented it.
2. Various holidays invented as a backlash against Valentine's Day and all it stands for: National Call in Single Day; Quirky Alone Day, for example, which allow those without partners a chance to take time out to try and find one, or to celebrate the positive side of being single.
4. Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day/Have a Heart Day/Women's Heart Day - while it is probably no coincidence that these coincide with Valentine's day, they are about keeping your heart healthy rather than romance.
5. Day of National Mourning for Vincent Guerrero (Mexico).
6. Extra-terrestrial culture day (New Mexico).
7. National Random Acts of Kindness Day.
8. Race Relations Day - a church based observance to highlight the importance of good relationships between racial groups.
9. St Maron's Day - celebrates a Syrian hermit who lived in a hut covered in sheep skins.
10. The anniversary of the first telephone speaking clock, which began operation on this date in 1933, in Paris.
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