Valentine's Day around the world - in pictures

  • Couples visit to sign their marriage licences on the elephants on Valentine’s Day at Nong Nooch Tropical Garden, Thailand. Reuters
    Couples visit to sign their marriage licences on the elephants on Valentine’s Day at Nong Nooch Tropical Garden, Thailand. Reuters
  • A couple at a gifts stall a day before Valentine's Day celebrations in Mexico City. Reuters
    A couple at a gifts stall a day before Valentine's Day celebrations in Mexico City. Reuters
  • Winter Olympics volunteer Stella hands out red roses to people leaving a 'closed loop' hotel, in the Thaiwoo ski resort, China. Reuters
    Winter Olympics volunteer Stella hands out red roses to people leaving a 'closed loop' hotel, in the Thaiwoo ski resort, China. Reuters
  • Couples take part in a mass wedding ceremony a day before Valentines Day in Quezon city, Philippines. Getty Images
    Couples take part in a mass wedding ceremony a day before Valentines Day in Quezon city, Philippines. Getty Images
  • A man buys heart-shaped balloons from a street vendor in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP
    A man buys heart-shaped balloons from a street vendor in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP
  • A flower shop decorated for Valentine's Day, in Kabul. AP
    A flower shop decorated for Valentine's Day, in Kabul. AP
  • A woman sells items in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. EPA
    A woman sells items in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. EPA
  • Gifts on sale at a stall in Iraq's capital, Baghdad. EPA
    Gifts on sale at a stall in Iraq's capital, Baghdad. EPA
  • People attend a yoga for couples session on the eve of Valentine's Day in Bengaluru, India. EPA
    People attend a yoga for couples session on the eve of Valentine's Day in Bengaluru, India. EPA
  • A vendor holds flowers in Harare, Zimbabwe. EPA
    A vendor holds flowers in Harare, Zimbabwe. EPA
  • A heart-shaped clearing can be seen in woodland where widower Winston Howes planted 6,000 oak trees in a 2.4-hectare field on his farm, leaving the clearing in the middle as a tribute to his wife Janet, to whom he was married for 33 years, in Wickwar, Gloucestershire, Britain. Reuters
    A heart-shaped clearing can be seen in woodland where widower Winston Howes planted 6,000 oak trees in a 2.4-hectare field on his farm, leaving the clearing in the middle as a tribute to his wife Janet, to whom he was married for 33 years, in Wickwar, Gloucestershire, Britain. Reuters
  • Michael Bagala of Bagala Bros flower company trims roses for sale in Sydney, Australia. Getty Images
    Michael Bagala of Bagala Bros flower company trims roses for sale in Sydney, Australia. Getty Images
  • Advertisements in the Panorama Mall, in Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh. AFP
    Advertisements in the Panorama Mall, in Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh. AFP
  • Trendeline Mucolli uses a tray to make heart-shaped chocolates at the Amel factory near Pristina, Kosovo. AFP
    Trendeline Mucolli uses a tray to make heart-shaped chocolates at the Amel factory near Pristina, Kosovo. AFP
  • A florist prepares flower bouquets in Bengaluru. AFP
    A florist prepares flower bouquets in Bengaluru. AFP
  • Visitors take a selfie at a mall in Bengaluru. AFP
    Visitors take a selfie at a mall in Bengaluru. AFP