Valentine’s Day, took hold in Germany after WWII . Since then, Germans have put their own spin on the day. One way is by incorporating pigs, which are a symbol of luck in German, into Valentin’s Day gifts.

Flowers, chocolates, sentimental cards, even pig-themed gifts—these things may all be wonderful. But sometimes a relationship doesn’t work out, which can make Valentine’s Day difficult. However, if the ex -responsible for the others’  broken heart is still on the other’s there is a Valentine’s solution: cockroaches.

Several zoos now allow people to pay a small fee to give a roach the name of their choosing. The Bronx Zoo has Name a Roach for your Valentine, Chicago’s Brookfield Zoo offers Name a Cockroach After Your Ex and the San Antonio Zoo organizes a Cry Me a Cockroach Fundraiser. All offer some type of certificate to commemorate the naming—and to send along to the roach’s honoree

To help couples who can’t afford their own weddings, local governments in the Philippines organize mass weddings on or around Valentine’s Day. On February 14, 2010, 1,500 couples tied the knot at a mass ceremony in a Manila suburb.