So how is this holiday celebrated? First of all, school was optional. In school there were no classes just fun activities such as basketball, soccer and theatre. I did attend school. However, many of my friends from Segundo Bachillerato did not. It was a lot of fun, I played basketball and was also the referee of basketball for the youngins. But none of that stuff has to deal with a dragon, rose or Shakespeare. This fiesta is celebrated in that males give roses to females (wives, girlfriends, etc.) and females give books to males (husbands, boyfriends, etc.)