Dua Lipa and Callum Turner celebrated Valentine's Day on the red carpet at the Berlin Film Festival, while White Castle restaurants across the U.S. hosted their annual Valentine's Day dinners, and kites filled the skies of Lahore, Pakistan, after a two-decade ban. These diverse events marked a Valentine's Day filled with romance, tradition, and cultural celebrations.
Dua Lipa surprised the Berlin Film Festival on Saturday night, accompanying her fiancé, Callum Turner, to the world premiere of his new film, "Rosebush Pruning," according to Variety. The couple's red-carpet appearance was a highlight of their Valentine's Day celebration. Meanwhile, in the U.S., White Castle restaurants continued a 35-year tradition of offering intimate Valentine's Day meals. This year, all 325 White Castle locations with dining rooms participated in the promotion, according to Jamie Richardson, chief. Krystal Gray, a long-time participant in the White Castle Valentine's Day tradition, planned to bring a photo of her late mother to her reserved table in Ferndale, Michigan, as a way to honor her memory. "I wanted something to make me feel better about her not physically being able to come," Gray said, according to Fortune.
In Lahore, Pakistan, the springtime festival of Basant saw kites fill the skies for the first time in 19 years, NPR Politics reported. Ahead of the festival, people crowded the narrow streets near Mochi Gate, searching for kites and supplies. Vendors offered kites for sale, and the streets buzzed with activity.
Valentine's Day, as a cultural phenomenon, also saw a reflection on its history. Fortune highlighted the existence of "vinegar valentines" from the Victorian era, which were mocking cards meant to offend and upset recipients. These cards, considered ephemera by historians, offered a stark contrast to the traditional expressions of love associated with the holiday.
In other news, scientists discovered how parasitic wasps castrate moth larvae by injecting them with a domesticated virus, according to Nature News. The virus causes the larvae's testes cells to die.
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