February 14: St. Valentine's Day 2009


	February 14: St. Valentine's Day 2009

egsnyder

2-14-2009 4:58 AM

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egsnyder says:

What do you know about SAINT Valentine's Day? Red, roses, love, chocolate....

That's about it! It's another one of those events that passes sort of subliminally in and out of our consciousness? Here today... gone tomorrow.

But there is, of course, a basis for the day. It didn't just start up by itself. Check it out here!

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