Love Holidays from Around the World
| February 13, 2019
9. Dia dos Namorados – Brazil
Dia dos Namorados is the Brazilian equivalent of Valentine’s Day, and even comes from a similar religious tradition. The holiday is celebrated on June 12th every year, which is the evening before the feast day of St. Anthony. St. Anthony is the patron saint of prosperous and happy marriages, so couples spend the evening exchanging romantic gifts and eating and drinking together. Brazilians who aren’t already coupled up will often use this evening to perform little rituals that are traditionally thought to invite a romantic partner into your life.
Brazilians generally don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day because it falls so close to Carnival, so Dia dos Namorados is their closest equivalent holiday.
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