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History of Valentine’s Day

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Each February 14th, people express their love for each other with cards, flowers, and candy. How did this tradition start? This HISTORY feature has the answers.

This entry was posted in Sweet Sorrow and tagged Culture & Society, History on February 1, 2015 by admin.

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