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

Today, we might celebrate it by making goo-goo eyes at our partners over a bottle of wine, a plate of spaghetti and a bouquet ...

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

Valentine’s Day traces its origins to ancient Rome, where it is believed to have started as Lupercalia, a mid-February ...

In sum, Elizabeth Nelson, a history professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, summarized historians' various theories for the origin of Valentine's Day via email: There are multiple origin ...

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

Father Michael said Saint Valentine was one, very real person– or at least the man that the church honored with a feast was no legend. He said he did not know of the secret marriage ceremonies, but ...

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 ...

Lovers have always batted their eyes on Valentine’s Day as cherubs circled overhead. Or have they? Historians aren’t sure ...

In the original festival, men would sacrifice a goat and a dog, then run around naked or nearly naked, hitting women with the animals' hides.

In 1936, a Press headline blared on Saturday, Feb. 15, 1936, that Machine Gun McGurn was gunned down by the Bugsy Moran gang ...

While Valentine’s Week is all about love, romance, and heartfelt gestures, Anti-Valentine’s Week is the complete opposite, ...