Was Valentine's Day Invented by Greeting Card Companies?

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There's no doubt that Valentine's Day is a good day for card companies, along with candy makers, jewelry retailers, and restaurants.

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"Valentine's Day is a holiday invented by greeting card companies to make people feel like crap," Carrey's character, Joel,It's a pithy line and sums up the cynicism some may feel about the holiday, on which those in romantic relationships often demonstrate their affection with things like flowers, cards, gifts, and candy. No doubt the holiday is good day for card companies, along with candy makers, jewelry retailers, and restaurants.

English audiences embraced the idea of February mating. Shakespeare's lovestruck Ophelia spoke of herself as Hamlet's Valentine.

 

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