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Saudi Arabia bans the color red for Valentine’s, black flower markets emerge!

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James
on February 13, 2008
in Black Market, Interesting World and Saudi Arabia
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Because of the ban on red roses, a black market has flowered ahead of Valentine’s Day. Roses that normally go for five Saudi riyal ($1.30) fetch up to 30 riyal ($8) on February 14, the Saudi Gazette said.

“Sometimes we deliver the bouquets in the middle of the night or early morning, to avoid suspicion,” one florist told the paper.

link: Saudi Arabia bans the color red for Valentine’s Day