Safe ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day, out and at home Virtual and socially distant options for marking the occasion in Maine include artist-made love notes, romantic music, goat hikes, rom-coms and upscale takeout. Photo courtesy of Pickwick Independent Press Finally, we get a holiday that’s perfect for the pandemic. Christmas and Thanksgiving are all about getting together with a huge group of family and friends, and Halloween is about parties and going to the homes of strangers. But Valentine’s Day – which is Sunday – is focused on snuggling up with the one person you spend most of your time with anyway.