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Today is Valentine's Day, or St Valentine's Day. It's celebrated every year on 14 February. You can find out all about the day of love here. BBC Teach. An assembly for primary schools celebrating St Valentine's Day, suitable for KS1 and KS2. It was 14 February and so the letter became the very first Valentine’s Day letter in history. Valentine's Day, or St Valentine's Day, is celebrated every year on 14 February. All the latest content about Valentine's Day from the BBC. Technological developments have also played their part in keeping Valentine's Day relevant in the 21st century. Valentine's e-cards have been all the rage in recent years. Each year 14 February is a special day all about L-O-V-E. It's Valentine's day! On this day many people celebrate by showing their affection for others by sending cards, flowers or chocolates with BBC Stoke and Staffordshire Cheapside Hanley Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire ST1 1JJ tel: (+44) 01782 221281 e-mail: stoke@bbc.co.uk And when did Valentine's Day as we know it today first take off? Joining Kate to find out all about this, is friend of the show and author, Emma Southon. Check out Emma's book A History of the It's true! Wales actually celebrates St. Dwynwen's Day, the country's own version of Valentine's Day, on 25th January. St. Dwynwen was a Welsh princess who was so unlucky in love that she became a Printed Valentine cards first appeared in the 18th century, simple sheets with a written verse. Soon afterwards the traditional symbols began to appear - Cupid, flowers and hearts. What is Valentine's Day and how did it start? Published. 14 February 2023. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Watch TV programmes from the Happy Valentines Day! collection on BBC iPlayer. The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre of 1929 was the climax of the gangster wars between Bugs Moran and Al Capone. The authorities could not find enough evidence to convict Al Capone. WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more 13 Feb 2006 TRANSATLANTIC LOVE 2 Andy Close 2.20 mins Back in 2005 Andy asked Naomi a very special question. WATCH THIS VIDEO Find out more 12 Feb 2005 TRANSATLANTIC By the early 1910s, an American company that would one day become Hallmark began distributing its more official "Valentine's Day cards." The rest, as they say, is history. Universal Images Group / Getty Images
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