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dot com forward slash bedtime history. In various parts of the world, February 14th means the arrival of a special holiday, Valentine's Day.

In the United States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, France and Australia,

Red hearts appear on cards, roses spring up in florist shops, and heart-shaped cookies and cakes

adorned baker's windows.

Walls are decorated with shiny hearts and chubby cherubs,

while greeting cards are filled with cute cupids and red roses.

And just like at Christmas time, human hearts beat

faster as people envision the surprise arrival of candies, cards, and flowers on

their doorstep are in the mailbox. It's a day of love and secret

Valentine's. But when did we start celebrating Valentine's Day and why? Do you

believe it actually involves a priest, a Greek god, and a duke, plus goats, dogs, and birds?

Well, it's true. So let's dive into the past and uncover the hidden story behind this love filled holiday.

First we must go back many, many centuries, as usual,

to the third century in fact,

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