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"True Love" by Unknown
Love - one of the strongest emotions known to mankind- a power that can ruin or redeem a life- that can bring joy or painful heartbreak.
Today as the world celebrates this emotion on Valentine's Day, we see hearts of all sizes and shapes all around, hearts of chocolate and satin. O Yes! It's Valentines! The day of hearts, red roses, poetry, candies and above all - Love!
Where did Valentine's Day come from?
There are many traditions about its origin, but the most authentic seems to be the one from Encyclopedia Britannica that says that this day has nothing to do with Saint Valentine, instead it is related to the Roman pagan festival of their god, Lupercalia.
It was celebrated on 15th February and in honour of the goddess Juno Februata, the names of girls were placed in an urn and the men would draw out the name of a girl at random who would then become their date for the remaining festival.