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Valentine’s Day

Explore the observance’s date, meaning and origins.

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Valentine’s Day

Every year on February 14 ↗

A day for expressing affection with chocolate and gifts.

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How did it begin?

The link between Saint Valentine’s feast and romantic love developed in medieval Europe. Chaucer’s 14th-century poetry provides early evidence, but the tradition’s original creator is unclear.

Source · 펜실베이니아주립대학교 — How did Valentine's Day start? ↗ (new window)

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