According to History.com, exchanging Valentine's took off in the 1700s, a period coinciding with Romanticism in literature ...

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 a holiday for people worldwide to share their love and affection. But did you ever wonder how the holiday ...

While some believe that Valentine’s Day is celebrated in the middle of February to commemorate the anniversary of Valentine’s ...

Valentine’s Day, a celebration of love wrapped in candy hearts, roses and chocolates, traces back to St. Valentine. But the origins are far more complex — and darker than the chocolate we indulge in ...

The festival traces back to the 6th century B.C., and according to Roman mythology, it was to honor the Roman fertility god Lupercus and the she-wolf who nursed twin brothers Romulus and Remus ...

As every year on the same date, February 14, will be an occasion to celebrate Saint Valentine’s Day. The origins of this ...

One of the most common explanations is that Valentine's Day has its origins in the ancient Roman fertility festival of Lupercalia. The debaucherous festival, which celebrated the coming of spring ...