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List of historical anniversaries - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

List of historical anniversaries - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Condensed list of historical anniversaries."

Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "This set of pages serve as a queue of selected anniversaries in history taken from each day of the year's events and holidays/ observances section and from current Jewish, Islamic, and other lunar-based calendars. The selected anniversaries queue is used to help facilitate and coordinate updates to the 'Selected anniversaries' section on the Main Page. Be bold while improving this queue but please make sure you follow the guidelines. Also please note, although anniversary listings on individual date articles are written in the present tense, please write each 'selected anniversary listing' in the past tense. The tense change is due to the fact that the Main Page has current events and past ones on the same page."

Valentine's Day - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Valentine's Day - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Saint Valentine's Day or Valentine's Day is on February 14. It is the traditional day on which lovers express their love for each other; sending Valentine's cards or candy. It is very common to present flowers on Valentine's Day. The holiday is named after two men, both Christian martyrs named Valentine. The day became associated with romantic love in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished.

The day is most closely associated with the mutual exchange of love notes in the form of 'valentines.' Modern Valentine symbols include the heart-shaped outline and the figure of the winged Cupid. Since the 19th century, handwritten notes have largely given way to mass-produced greeting cards. The U.S. Greeting Card Association estimates that approximately one billion valentines are sent each year worldwide, making the day the second largest card-sending holiday of the year behind Christmas. The association estimates that women purchase approximately 85 percent of all valentines"