In Pictures: Valentine's Day celebrations around the world

From unusual weddings to heart-shaped displays, love was in the air and expressed in different ways as people around the world celebrated Valentine's Day on Sunday (Feb 14).

Updated
Feb 14, 2016, 07:14 PM
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Feb 14, 2016, 06:01 PM
Kittinant Suwansiri holds his bride Jintara Promachat on a zip-line during their aerial wedding ceremony as part of the Thailand Adventure Wedding 2016 to celebrate Valentine's Day in Thailand on Feb 13, 2016. PHOTO: EPA
Thai married couples run as they are followed by a flock of sheep during the Thailand Adventure Wedding 2016 event to celebrate Valentine's Day in Ratchaburi, Thailand. PHOTO: EPA
A man selects roses for sale ahead of Valentine's Day at a flower market in Vienna, Austria, on Feb 12, 2016. PHOTO: EPA
A couple kiss at the Heart Of Hearts installation in Times Square, New York, on Feb 10, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
A marriage registry office facilitator conducts a symbolic ceremony to hand over marriage licences to a Chinese couple on Valentine's Day in Beijing, China. PHOTO: EPA
People throw balloons ahead of Valentine's Day near the Ostankino television tower in Moscow, Russia, on Feb 13, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
A woman takes a selfie in front of illuminated white rose shaped LED lights at the Central district in Hong Kong on Feb 13, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
All aglow are 25,000 illuminated white rose shaped LED lights at Admiralty in front of the financial Central district in Hong Kong on Feb 13, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
Filipino couples attend a mass wedding ahead of Valentine's Day in Manila, Philippines, on Feb 12, 2016. PHOTO: EPA
Swedish groom Niclass Zerne (left) kissing his Thai bride Pichaya Ploychaereon during an underwater wedding ceremony in the Andaman Sea, Thailand, on Feb 13, 2016. PHOTO: EPA
A heart-shaped hot air balloon flies in the sky during the Love Cup 2016 event, ahead of Valentine's Day, in Jekabpils, Latvia, on Feb 13, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
A diver feeds red heart-shaped squid meat to a ray at a feeding session ahead of Valentine's Day at the Sunshine Aquarium in Tokyo, Japan, on Feb 13, 2016. PHOTO: AFP
A man shops for Valentine's Day in Beirut, Lebanon, on Feb 12, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

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