Seasonal & Holidays
Watch: The History Of St. Valentine's Day In Under 2 Minutes
Whips, wine and executions? Sorry, but the history of St. Valentine's Day is less romantic than you may have hoped.
Sure, Valentine's Day is all about hearts and flowers nowadays. But once upon a February in ancient Rome, drunk (often naked) young men were known to parade through town whipping women with dead animal skins. Romantic, right?
Here's a quick history of St. Valentine's Day:
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