As Christianity became dominant in the Roman Empire, Pope Gelasius in 496 sanitized the Lupercalia by attaching it to the nearest feast day, St. Valentine’s, on the eve of the pagan holiday.

The late Ed Walczak, Andrew Carignan, Eric Campbell, and Dominic Leone and will be inducted into the Norwich Free Academy ...

Valentine’s Day—a day meant to celebrate and honor St. Valentine or a Hallmark Holiday created in order to coerce couples into spending money? You may receive a different answer depending on ...

Other than this, I never really celebrated or knew the history. We never learned about St. Valentine himself.” When celebrating this Valentine’s Day, we can find interest in its history, but instead ...

We sat down with Nelson to get a handle on the history behind the holiday and the ways advertising, consumerism, and social media have changed the way we celebrate. Popular lore says that in 5th ...

“My father died [after] a long illness, and my mother ended up having to go back to work in her 60s,” Walz said in an oral history ... Valentine. “My dad was pretty good at taking in high ...

The Richmond Region Tourism Visitor Center in the Valentine’s lobby at 1015 E. Clay St. provides museum guests and travelers ...

Rome, Italy—also known as the Eternal City—is home to ancient attractions, delicious gelato, and some of the most incredible ...

The colorful history of Lillie Mae’s Chocolates — a Marshalltown retail icon — was presented in a folksy and detailed manner by Aimee Deimerly-Snyder — owner and operator Tuesday evening during the ...

From the quirky to the quixotic, St. Petersburg has a colorful history dotted with eccentric ... toddlers in an ad campaign that boasted the kids “never have known a cloudy day” for the ...

An event looking to educate a younger generation about 9/11 is happening at the St. Jude School.We spoke to those at the ...

Looking for some inspiration for Valentine’s Day this year? Here are some great ideas for romantic Scottish walks and gifts. Depending on where you’re from, and how far back through history you look .