But the origins are far more complex — and darker than the chocolate we indulge in on the day of love. Valentine’s Day is ...

Valentine's Day is almost here, but it wasn't always the heart-filled, card-giving, chocolate-gifting holiday we know today.

Each Valentine's Day, millions of Americans gift their partners or loved ones with flowers, cards or candy as a token of ...

Valentine’s Day is a holiday for people worldwide to share their love and affection. But did you ever wonder how the holiday ...

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

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

Pope Gelasius I is said to have replaced the Roman fertility festival of Lupercalia with St. Valentine's Day in the fifth ...

Through its long and diverse history, Valentine’s Day has evolved from an ancient fertility rite into a global celebration of ...

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

Lupercalia was an ancient Roman fertility festival in mid-February where young men drew women’s names from a box, often ...