One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided ...

Valentine's Day is celebrated on February 14th and is thought to be connected to the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalia.

Many legends claim to explain the origins of Valentine’s Day, but as is the case with legends, they leave many questions ...

The tradition of sending messages, gifts and expressions of love on Valentine’s Day goes back to at least the 15th century.

Saturnalia, an ancient Roman festival, was initially celebrated ... it eventually expanded into a week-long event filled with revelry, feasts, and ritualistic merriment. The parties sometimes ...

Bearing cards, flowers, chocolates and poetry, lovers have always swooned on Valentine’s Day as cherubs circled overhead. Right?

Some scholars trace Valentine's Day back to ancient Greece and the mythical green meadows of Arcadia in the Peloponnese.

The blessing of the candles during Candlemas, or Candelora, as we say in Italian (Image created with DALL-E 2) While firmly grounded in Christian tradition, the Candelora also bears connections to ...