Valentine's Day is an Earth holiday celebrated by Humans that was only seen in "Tak: The Hideous New Girl".
Description[]
Slabs of meat being given.
In the Invader Zim universe, as in all others, the purpose of Valentine's Day is for people to admit and/or show love to another. This was originally expressed by the distribution and gifting of candy and cards, plus other items.
A Valentine's Day balloon.
However, an unknown event (one that Ms. Bitters stated to have been unpleasant) has caused them to be replaced by heart-shaped slabs of meat instead, presumably beef, small heart-shaped meatloaf and sausages. Nevertheless, the holiday is celebrated with enthusiasm, and regular Valentine's Day decorations, such as balloons, are still present.
Facts of Doom[]
- The new custom of giving heart-shaped steaks, sausages and other meat products is likely based on the old Christmastime tradition of giving fruit as Christmas gifts.
- Tak was apparently aware of the holiday as she gave the entire class (except for Zim) sausages to fit in, suggesting she did her research on Earth customs before making her debut.
- Zim was not aware of the existence of the holiday despite being on the planet far longer, as he was confused by the joy his classmates were showing. This however isn’t surprising, given Zim’s (current) hatred for anything about Earth as well as his track record with getting facts wrong.