Jack “The Agnostic” Garcia examines the evolution of the lover’s holiday celebrated around the world on February the 14th, that is marked by the exchange of romantic cards, flowers, candies and gifts. From the murky legends surrounding St. Valentine/Valentinus of Rome and the feast days link to pagan love festivals and fertility rites (Lupercalia). To the development of the Christianized holiday across the Middle Ages and into the Modern Era as a celebration of love and it’s rise into a major mass industry in the 19th Century. Jack also examines the darker side of the holiday and it’s association with Chicago gangsters and the infamous mass killing (The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre).
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