6,393,609
St Valentine
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Inna Ivchenko
Encino, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
3,164,294
well it's named after the saint. And there are wildly differing stories of it origin from the french believing it's the beginning of bird mating season to the pagan version becoming the Christian version in the 5th century. In the end it's a boost for florist and Hallmark.
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Inna Ivchenko
Encino, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
3,071,489
Hallmark!
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
5,230,159
Bob Crane & Tammy Lankford, have your answer!
Let me be the first to wish you a Happy Valentine's Day!
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Tammy Lankford,
Eatonton, GA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
54,940
There is actually a really good article about this here. It has many roots in history, but the article explains who actually sent the first "valentine." Great info if you are ever playing Trivia, and the question pops up - read up and amaze your friends and clients with your deep knowledge.
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Jordan Ayan
Scottsdale, AZ
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
4,883,260
Looks like Bob Crane gave you a great answer.
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
3,988,007
St. Valentine of course. Like most holidays have evolved, it became very secular.
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
1,622,432
Happy Valentine to you too:)
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
5,104,931
Saint Valentine, officially Saint Valentine of Rome, is a widely recognized 3rd-century Roman saint commemorated on February 14 and since the High Middle Ages is associated with a tradition of courtly love.
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
2,161,148
St. Valentine. Bob Crane answered it well!
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
2,178,703
St. Valentine must have loved chocolate, jewelry and flowers because that's what we're all encouraged to give on the day.
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
3,345,247
It is not something that I have anything positive to say about.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
577,750
I believe it is a feast celebrating St. Valenetine
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
758,185
Since you have the answer to where the name came from, here's some info on a historical event named after Valentine's Day... The Valentines Day Massacre
The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre is the name given to the 1929 murder in Chicago of seven men of the North Side gang during the Prohibition Era. It happened on February 14, and resulted from the struggle between the Irish American gang and the South Side Italian gang led by Al Capone to take control of organized crime in the city. (credit- Wikipedia)
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
989,652
Bob Crane seems to have the scoop on this one
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
1,503,048
It's a Hallmark holiday that exists soley to boost the greeting card, candy and restaurant industries. Don't follow "the rules" and it's couch surfing for you.
Personally, I prefer to call it "singles awareness day" and like to reference the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. It's a good day to watch movies about lovers who go to Camp Crystal Lake or a cabin in the woods and stumble across the Necronomicon Ex Mortis
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
1,239,901
5,217,433
How do you top Bob Crane on this one? You don't!
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
2,182,552
5,772,575
Praful,
It looks like Bob Crane and Tammy Lankford, have your answer. A
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
2,062,308
Since it's an event designed around the interactions between men and women I'm sure it's named after the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. Seems appropriate, dontcha think? Lots of blood.
Very romantic.
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
7,836,623
5,583,278
it looks like Tammy Lankford, and Bob Crane have this one....
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
1,466,207
Praful Thakkar Bob Crane answered this question nicely.
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
4,800,082
3,416,038
A day made up by candy makers, florists and jewelry stores to up their prices for a week.
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
1,712,676
I think the National Overpriced Rose Association started it.
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
4,434,127
5,868,699
1,435,300
That one I know, its St. Valentine. I wrote a report about it when I was a little girl!
1,544,068
1,311,772
Too many easy answers to this question.
I know the answer but if I did not...there is Google or some other search engine waiting patiently for me to ask.
4,936,727
2,781,313
2,684,109
Commercialized, like every other holiday.
The original meaning (St. Valentine) is buried under a pile of advertisements.
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