With the arrival of the second month in the Gregorian calendar, love is always in the air. Valentine’s Day is celebrated with great fervor and passion. Exchange of Valentine cards, love gifts, flowers are the order of the day. Special theme parties and dinners round off a delightful day dedicated at the altar of love. But from where has this concept of celebrating love and lovers come? Why suddenly of all the days in the year, 14th February has been demarcated as the day of love? To find the answers to such questions, a little revelation from Saint Valentine history is needed.
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