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On St. Valentine’s Day, and the history of love letters
While the ease of sending a message over WhatsApp or an email is far less cumbersome, a letter with a hand-pasted postage stamp exudes nostalgia and is perhaps a meaningful way to profess love this Va ...
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Why Do We Celebrate Valentine's Day?
Valentine’s Day is one of the world’s most commercialised religious holidays – second only perhaps to Christmas. Originally ...
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Valentine’s Day and how it became a $20 billion industry
The Origins of Valentine’s Day. So how did we get to where we are today? Well, here’s the history: Valentine’s Day traces its ...
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Happy Valentine’s Day! How St. Valentine Became Associated with Love and Romance
Every February 14, across the United States and in other places around the world, candy, flowers and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. But who is this ...
It Hasn't Always Been Chocolates and Roses—The History of Valentine's Day
Across the United States and in other places around the world, Valentine’s Day is a holiday celebrated on 14. Valentine’s Day ...
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Forbidden marriages, love letters and secret rituals – the history and traditions of Valentine’s Day
The story of the origin of Valentine’s Day is shrouded in many myths and legends. According to one version, this day is dedicated to the priest Valentine, who served in Rome in the third century AD, ...
US Park Service erases the word 'transgender' from website commemorating Stonewall riot
The changes were made Thursday in the wake of an executive order Trump signed calling for the federal government to define ...