Holiday Facts

Identity crisis? About 10% of Jewish households have Christmas Trees.

Approximately 250 million roses are sold in the United States for Valentine's Day each year, with red roses accounting for the vast majority of purchases.

In 1659, it was illegal to celebrate Christmas in Massachusetts.

Roughly 80-90% of pumpkins sold in the United States are bought purely for decoration, not eating.

Approximately 1 billion Valentine's cards are exchanged each year when including school classroom exchanges, making Valentine's Day the second-largest card-sending occasion after Christmas.

Americans buying a Volvo can get a free holiday to Sweden to test drive their new car. All costs, including airfare and shipment of the car, are covered by the Volvo Overseas Delivery program.