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Tamiku [17]
3 years ago
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What is the history behind the name for Valentine's Day?

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astraxan [27]3 years ago
4 0

Valentine's Day, also called St. Valentine's Day, holiday (February 14) when lovers express their affection with greetings and gifts. The holiday has origins in the Roman festival of Lupercalia, held in mid-February. ... At the end of the 5th century, Pope Gelasius I replaced Lupercalia with St. Valentine's Day.

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