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2. The history of Valentine's Day: From its pagan origins to a ...

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   Valentine's Day is always on February 14th. In 2025, the holiday just so happens to fall on the Friday ahead of a long weekend for most. Monday Feb. 17 is President's Day. Why is Valentine's Day ...

3. 10 Charming Valentine's Day Traditions Throughout History - AOL

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   Chocolate Gifting. Chocolate gifting became a Valentine’s Day staple thanks to Richard Cadbury’s invention of the heart-shaped chocolate box in the 1800s.

4. Inside the origins of modern Valentine's Day celebrations - AOL

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   The history of Valentine's Day is mushy. It's been linked to a 12th-century poem about birds mating, the Christian-martyr-turned-Saint Valentine and a deadly fertility ritual in ancient Rome, but ...

5. Valentine's Day - Wikipedia

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   Valentine's Day, also called Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, [1] is celebrated annually on February 14. [2] It originated as a Christian feast day honoring a martyr named Valentine , and through later folk traditions it has also become a significant cultural, religious and commercial celebration of romance and love in ...

6. Valentine Diner - Wikipedia

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   Valentine diner on old Route 66 in Valentine, Arizona. A Valentine Diner was a prefabricated mail order small diner produced in Wichita, Kansas after the Great Depression. [1] The concept was created by Arthur Valentine in the 1930s, who had experience operating lunch rooms. [2] Originally the diners were manufactured by the Ablah Hotel Supply ...

7. Lovespoon - Wikipedia

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   Welsh lovespoon with hearts, lock and wheel. A lovespoon is a wooden spoon decoratively carved that was traditionally presented as a gift of romantic intent. The spoon is normally decorated with symbols of love, and was intended to reflect the skill of the carver.

8. The True Origin of Valentine’s Day Isn't All Flowers and ...

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   The explosion of love continued in the 19th century with the creation of the first heart-shaped box of chocolates—a quintessential symbol of Valentine's Day—at the hands of Richard Cadbury.

9. Saint Valentine - Wikipedia

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   The Feast of Saint Valentine, also known as Saint Valentine's Day, was established by Pope Gelasius I in AD 496 to be celebrated on February 14 in honour of the Christian martyr. [40] A shrine of Saint Valentine in Whitefriar Street Carmelite Church in Dublin, Ireland. February 14 is Saint Valentine's Day in the Lutheran calendar of saints. [12]