The origins of Valentine's Day

Each year on

Valentine's Day it is not uncommon to hear the sentiment that the holiday

was created by the greeting card companies in order to sell more cards

and make more money. Those people have a point, as Valentine's Day is

the second-largest card-sending holiday (Christmas is first) and over

one billion cards are sent or exchanged each year. But the origins of

Valentine's Day date

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