From its pagan origins to a billion-dollar holiday

Why Is Valentine’s Day Celebrated? The Dark Truth About This Holiday Might Surprise You
Every year on Valentine’s Day, couples express their affection toward each other by exchanging cards, boxes of chocolate, and other gifts. There’s a running joke that the holiday was created by greeting-card or candy companies,
Why do we celebrate Valentine's Day and who was Saint Valentine?
Each Valentine's Day, millions of Americans gift their partners or loved ones with flowers, cards or candy as a token of their affections on Feb. 14. But while some see it as a commercialized "Hallmark holiday,
The history of Valentine's Day: From its pagan origins to a billion-dollar holiday
Feb. 14th is all about romance and love! Whether you're celebrating it with a partner, friends, or family, here's what you should know about its history.
Do you celebrate Valentine's Day? The history of Valentine's Day
Some believe that Valentine’s Day is celebrated in the middle of February to commemorate the anniversary of Valentine’s death or burial, while others state that the Christian Church may have decided to place St. Valentine’s feast day in the middle of February in an effort to “Christianize” the pagan celebration of Lupercalia .
Valentine’s Day: The Greek Roots of the Saint of Love
Was Saint Valentine Greek? A Catholic community on Lesvos says there are strong clues that he was either Greek or of Greek origin.
Greeting card companies invented Valentine's Day? Here's the holiday's history
While historians have long debated the holiday's origin story, evidence shows it predates the existence of commercial greeting cards by centuries.
Good Day-themed Valentine's Day cards
We're getting into the Valentine's Day spirit a day early here at FOX 4. Here's a look at what our creative team has been working on ahead of the love-filled day.
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Here’s the dark and mysterious story behind Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day -- the holiday made for a Hallmark movie. At least that’s what it seems like now. But it wasn’t always so ...
Martyrs? Bacchanalia? Chaucer? Delving into the murky origins of Valentine's Day
According to one legend, Pope Gelasius wanted to put an end to the debauchery in the late fifth century. He declared Feb. 14 ...
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A Funeral Rose on Valentine’s Day
My freshman year of high school, my father died in early February. His wake was on Valentine’s Day. At its conclusion, a ...
How Valentine’s Day was transformed by the Industrial Revolution and ‘manufactured intimacy’
Valentine's Day evolved from handmade tokens to mass-produced cards during the Industrial Revolution, creating "manufactured ...
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Valentine's Day had gruesome start. See how it became the holiday we celebrate today
Valentine's Day will be here before you know it. The beginning of the holiday in the middle of February is shrouded in mystery, including who was Saint Valentine since Valentinus was a common ...
Sweet support from First Lutheran Church Valentine's Day bake sale raises funds for scholarships
First Lutheran Church in Mitchell has been celebrating Valentine's Day in a sweet way — by baking and selling a wide variety of homemade treats. These goodies, crafted with love by church members, not ...