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How did Valentine’s Day start?

How did Valentine’s Day become what it is?

How did Valentine’s Day start?
[Photos: ST. VALENTINE (MONDADORI PORTFOLIO/GETTY); ST. VALENTINE (HERITAGE IMAGES/GETTY); ST. VALENTINE (HULTON ARCHIVE/GETTY); ST. VALENTINE AS BOY BISHOP (MARY EVANS PICTURE LIBRARY/EVERETT COLLECTION); DRUID SACRIFICE (MARY EVANS PICTURE LIBRARY/EVERETT COLLECTION); PAGAN SACRIFICE (HERITAGE IMAGES/GETTY); CUPID (HERITAGE IMAGES/GETTY); MESSER MARSILIO AND WIFE (DEA PICTURE LIBRARY/GETTY); CHOCOLATE GIRL (HERITAGE IMAGES/GETTY); CHOCOLATE HOUSE (HERITAGE IMAGES/GETTY); CADBURY COCOA AD (HERITAGE IMAGES/GETTY); CADBURY COCOA AD (PIERRE JAHAN/GETTY); VINEGAR VALENTINES (AMORET TANNER/ALAMY); KITTY BRIDE AND GROOM (BUYENLARGE/GETTY); VALENTINE (BUYENLARGE/GETTY); NECCO WAFERS (BOSTON GLOBE/GETTY); HALLMARK CARDS (ADVERTISING ARCHIVE/EVERETT COLLECTION); WOMAN’S OWN (ADVERTISING ARCHIVE/EVERETT COLLECTION); HOME ARTS, ARROW GIFTS (ADVERTISING ARCHIVE; EVERETT COLLECTION); DEBEERS ADS (ADVERTISING ARCHIVE, EVERETT COLLECTION]
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How did Valentine’s Day become the iconic holiday it is now? Watch the above video to see how it started with a saint and ended with a lot of entrepreneurs seeing an opportunity.

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