There's a reason why we celebrate Valentine's Day.

Valentine’s Day is a holiday that can often cause a lot of controversy. There are several camps of thought behind it: some hate it, some love it, some are on the fence.

It’s become popularised by card companies and brands, but there’s actually quite a dark history around the day.

Why do we celebrate Valentine’s Day?

We’re led to believe that we celebrate it for the sake of celebrating love, but actually it’s widely believed to have originated from ancient Rome.

Originally named ‘the feast of Lupercalia’, the celebrations would run from 13-15 February and it’s claimed the festival attracted a lot of “drunk, naked........

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