Valentine's Day is almost here, but it wasn't always the heart-filled, card-giving, chocolate-gifting holiday we know today. Here's everything you should know about the history of the beloved holiday ...

Happy Valentine's Day 2025: After a weeklong celebration of Valentine’s Week, Valentine’s Day—celebrated and renowned as a day dedicated to expressing love and affection—is here. Valentine's Day is ...

Everyone loves a good love story, but the history of Valentine's Day is a bit different from the romanticized version of the ...

Valentine’s Day is a holiday that many people don’t enjoy or don’t care to celebrate. Some people think Valentine’s Day is overly commercialized, putting pressure on couples to spend a lot of money on ...

Although the origins of the holiday are slightly unclear, it may date back to the Roman festival known as Lupercalia, according to Britannica.com, which was a festival celebrating spring that took ...

Valentine's Day will be here before you know it. The beginning of the holiday in the middle of February is shrouded in mystery, including who was Saint Valentine since Valentinus was a common name at ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- How do you show someone you love them? For many, they'll say it with flowers on Valentine's Day. And while we all may be vaguely familiar with common rose colors -- red for love, pink ...

When most people think of Valentine's Day, they envision a bouquet of red roses, a heart-shaped box full of chocolates and perhaps even someone they love. And while that is what Valentine's Day has ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The practice of gifting flowers—especially roses—on Valentine's Day started in the Victorian era, when ...