Saudi Arabia bans the color red for Valentines
Saudi police enforcing religious edicts swooped down on florists and gift shops to ban the display of anything in the color red, until after St. Valentine's Day
By Spero News
Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Vigilant Saudi police are seeking any public signs of affection in the Kingdom of Petroleum.

Agents of the Saudi Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, also known as "muttawa", made visits on florists and gift shop owners throughout the capital city of Riyadh bearing instructions that the color red is banned until Friday, the day after St. Valentine's Day.

This would include red roses, red candy boxes, red teddy bears, red clothing, and other such articles given as tokens of romantic love.
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