Each year on February 14, millions of people celebrate the world’s largest festival of love with boxes of chocolates, candlelit meals, and notes of affection. But behind the rosy facade of Valentine’s ...

Bearing cards, flowers, chocolates and poetry, lovers have always swooned on Valentine’s Day as cherubs circled overhead. Right? Or is the history darker, marked by Roman bacchanalia, martyrs and lies ...

Did you know that Feb. 14 is also International Quirkyalone Day? Jordana Comiter is an Associate Editor on the Evergreen team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work has ...

The history of Valentine's Day is mushy. It's been linked to a 12th-century poem about birds mating, the Christian-martyr-turned-Saint Valentine and a deadly fertility ritual in ancient Rome, but ...

Each Valentine's Day, millions of Americans gift their partners or loved ones with flowers, cards or candy as a token of their affections on Feb. 14. But while some see it as a commercialized ...

Valentine's Day is celebrated on February 14th and is thought to be connected to the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalia. The holiday's modern traditions are largely attributed to Geoffrey Chaucer, ...

While Cupid’s arrow may sting a little, it pales in comparison to the darker, more brutal traditions of Valentine’s Day — where the holiday was once marked by animal sacrifices and grim rituals.

For years, a rumor has circulated that greeting card companies invented Valentine's Day, which falls yearly on Feb. 14. However, the claim that greeting card companies created Valentine's Day is false ...

Despite being embraced by the young, the country’s religious authorities have long viewed it as a potentially corrupting influence. As the world gets ready to celebrate its annual day of love, ...

Looking to eat breakfast for dinner on the most romantic day of the year? Waffle House has you covered. More than 200 locations across the country are taking reservations for Valentine's Day, when ...

Valentine's Day is almost here! Now is the time to think about what you're going to be doing for the holiday that's become a fan-favorite amongst couples. However, if you are single, then there are ...

Valentine's Day is upon us, and most romantics don't plan to let inflation ruin their holiday. About 72% of people expect to spend more this Valentine's Day on Friday than they did in 2024, according ...