{"id":1104,"date":"2014-02-14T09:45:20","date_gmt":"2014-02-14T16:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/publicreligion.org\/?p=17728"},"modified":"2014-02-14T09:45:20","modified_gmt":"2014-02-14T16:45:20","slug":"valentines-day-past-and-present","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/publicreligion\/2014\/02\/valentines-day-past-and-present\/","title":{"rendered":"Valentine\u2019s Day: Past and Present"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>Today is Valentine\u2019s Day, the holiday that celebrates romance and love and is named for a martyred priest who officiated marriages. The holiday dates back to the 5th century and has origins in the Roman holiday Lupercalia. Although crime, imprisonment and execution lie at the genesis of Valentine\u2019s Day, current tradition calls for people to exchange flowers, candy and gifts with their special someone. 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