Take your loved one by surprise this Valentine’s Day with a gift they’ll never see coming! Chinese Wish Lanterns are the perfect gift to give your Valentine, the lanterns come in white as well as in pretty pink and racy red for the romantic within us all. You can set a lantern off together as the sun sets to celebrate your love or simply give the lanterns as a gift instead of the boring chocolates or flowers!
People expect to get given flowers or chocolates on Valentine’s Day and no one wants more chocolates especially if they’re on a diet! Flowers die very quickly and while they look great on the day you get them, they often wilt and you’re left with a manky vase filled with old or dead plants within a few days. Chinese Lanterns represent something that is not tangible, they symbolise love and hope and wishes for the future, what more could you want to share with your loved one than that?
Valentine’s Day greetings have been around as far back as the Middle Ages and is celebrated in many countries around the world including the United States Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, France, and Australia. The oldest known Valentine card is on display at the British Museum. However the first commercial Valentine’s Day greeting cards were produced in the United States in the 1840s by Esther A. Howland, known as the Mother of the Valentine due to the beautiful cards she made with luxurious ribbon and lace.
