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Valentine's Day '” Where Did THAT Come From? by: LeAnn R. Ralph Just as soon as the stores put away their Christmas merchandise, out comes the Valentine's Day items '” even though Valentine's is still more than six weeks away. I don't know why, but it always takes me by surprise to see Valentine's Day merchandise so soon after Christmas. I've always wondered where Valentine's Day came from, and under those circumstances, a person could be forgiven for thinking it was invented to create more business when Christmas is over. But no, after a little research, I discovered that Valentine's is not a holiday that was 'invented'¯ by greeting card companies to sell more greeting cards or by candy companies to sell more candy or by florists to sell more roses. Valentine's Day actually started more than '1
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