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ancient Roman festival

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Why the History of Valentine's Day Is So Complicated
What St. Valentine, an ancient Roman festival, and Geoffrey Chaucer all have in common.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

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“Les Festes Lupercales” (The Lupercal Feast)
Drawing by Edme Bouchardon and engraving by Etienne Fessard and Anne Claude Philippe...
Courtesy of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (RP-P-OB-63.100)