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In 2016, Mamnoon Hussain, President of Pakistan, said: "Valentine's Day has no connection with our culture and it should be avoided." [8] [33] The following year, Abdul Waheed filed a case in the Islamabad High Court alleging that the celebration of Valentine's Day was spreading "immorality, nudity and indecency" in Pakistan. [34] 5. Pakistan Pakistan, home to the world’s second-largest Muslim population, has conflicting sentiments about Valentine’s Day. As the popularity of Valentine’s Day among the younger Saudi Arabia: Due to religious and cultural reasons, public celebration of Valentine’s Day is prohibited. Pakistan: Although some individuals may privately celebrate, it’s not widely observed The banners were hoisted near Safari Park, a meeting spot for lovers in Pakistan's sprawling megacity of Karachi. In curling Urdu script, they chastised men for celebrating Valentine's Day. A court in Pakistan has banned public celebrations of Valentine's Day in the capital, Islamabad, on the grounds that it is not part of Muslim culture. Pakistan denounces Valentine's Day A couple takes a selfie as they stand next to a heart-shaped paper flower decoration at flower market on Valentine's Day in Islamabad, Pakistan, Feb. 14, 2016. many choose to not celebrate the People in Pakistan can no longer celebrate Valentine's Day, the Islamabad High Court ruled after a citizen filed a petition. The Islamabad High Court in Pakistan’s capital issued an order Monday that banned the celebration of Valentine’s Day across the country ‘with immediate effect.’ Since 2014, Pakistan has become increasingly opposed to Valentine’s Day and its celebrations. In 2016, president Mamnoon Hussain, who was infamous for his absence from the political scene, urged people to not celebrate Valentine’s Day. Hussain was so invested in A PAKISTANI court has issued a ruling against observing Valentine’s Day in public places across the country. The country where it’s illegal to celebrate the international day of love. Pakistan. The holiday is a bone of contention in Pakistan. In 2016, the nation’s then president Mamnoon Hussain urged Pakistanis to avoid Valentine’s Day, telling a gathering of mostly female Pakistan – Pakistan banned Valentine’s Day on February 7, 2018, and there’s no surprise to that – the discussion about whether this day should be celebrated and is in line with Islam has caused several riots, so the government had to take a strong stance, In 2016, Mamnoon Hussain, then Pakistan’s president, urged its citizens not to celebrate Valentine’s Day because it was part of Western culture, and not Islamic. He made these comments on the However, this ban has been lifted, and more people now celebrate valentine’s day in Saudi Arabia. Pakistan. The Islamabad High Court banned Valentine's Day celebrations in Pakistan in 2018 following a petition by a citizen who claimed that the celebration was a cultural import of the "West" and is against Islam. Iran celebrates love differently. Instead of Valentine’s Day, they observe Sepandarmazgan, an ancient Zoroastrian tradition celebrating love and Earth. This festival, held on February 29th in the Iranian calendar, honors love, friendship, and mother earth – proving that you don’t need Hallmark to celebrate matters of the heart. *Note: Brazil does not celebrate Valentine's Day on February 14; countries including India, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, France, Chile, Belgium, Romania, Colombia, the United Arab Emirates, Singapore On this day, various parks and recreation centers of the country are full of people, of love. [15] [16] Bangladesh, however, is quite liberal and open about the celebration of Valentine's Day in comparing with neighboring India and Pakistan, whereas institutional attitudes towards Valentine's Day in these countries are more conservative. GOOD READS: Love and Politics: Valentine's Day in Pakistan 'You Can't Ban Love': Pakistanis Defy a Valentine's Day Prohibition North Korea In North Korea, February 14 marks the date in 2012 that late leader Kim Jong-il was posthumously awarded the title of taewonsu (generalissimo) , the country’s highest possible military rank. Valentine’s Day began as Saint Valentine’s Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine. The feast was first established by Pope Gelasius I to honor one or two saints named Valentinus for being martyred on February 14. Pakistan: Forbidden/Discouraged: Discouraged by religious and political groups. Approximately 30 countries celebrate Valentine's Day, or some form of the holiday
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