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Valentine's Day: Why the cupids and anonymous messages?

Valentine's Day: Why the cupids and anonymous messages?

Update: 2023-02-12

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Was there ever a Saint Valentine or is Valentine's Day really based on a fertility festival? Who made the day so popular and why so we send anonymous messages, chocolates and flowers? Stuff Explained digs into the history and traditions of Valentine's Day with AUT's Professor Lorna Piatti-Farnell

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Valentine's Day: Why the cupids and anonymous messages?

Valentine's Day: Why the cupids and anonymous messages?

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