Valentines Day

St Valentines was a Roman priest who was secretly organising weddings for soldiers. He was jailed then sentenced to death by the King on February 14th AD 270. We exchange cards, candy, gifts or flowers, with our special valentines. A special valentine is someone that you love.



American spend up to 3.6 billion dollars on Valentines gift each year. 50 million roses are sold each year on Valentines Day. 73% of people who buy flowers for Valentines day are men and 27% are women.15% of the US women send themselves flowers on Valentines day. Eros is the greek god of love and his roman form is Cupid.

Waitangi Day

   Why are these people carrying this Banner?

The Treaty of Waitangi was signed in 1840 from William Hobson, James Busby and nearly 530 - 540 Maoris/ Maori Chiefs. Hone Heke was the first to sign the treaty. The Treaty of Waitangi was an treaty signed for peace between the Britians and the Maoris. James Busby was a Britain Man staying in New Zealand. The treaty was signed in the North Island. It has been a national holiday since 1974 but only in New Zealand not in any other countries. The people above in the photo are walking the streets, honouring the Treaty of Waitangi.