Tag: Valentine’s Day
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Straight from the Heart
BY JASMINE ANTHONY AND BRITTANY PREOCANIN If 100 people were asked to define love, there would likely be 100 different answers. From how we are brought up and the love that we’ve observed, to the relationships that we’ve had ourselves, every moment molds our idea of what love really is, or what it’s supposed to…
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Valentine’s date night changing for the new generation
BY CAIT CARTER You’re sitting down in a booth, having just hung up your coat. The mood is set with half-dimmed lights and candles, the walls adorned with red and pink decorations. As you look around the table you notice that your server has laid down the Valentine’s Day menu for the night – a combination…
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Love for sale: Buying into Valentine’s Day
Little is known is about St. Valentinus (aka Valentine), beyond his name and where he was buried. The legend claims Valentine performed secret marriages for persecuted Christians around 270, until Roman Emperor Claudius II caught on and arrested him. While in custody, he fell in love with Claudius’s daughter. Before his execution, the saint wrote…
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What’s your favourite holiday?
INFOGRAPHIC BY DONTEI WYNTER These days, there’s a significant day for everything. Don’t believe it? Just check Google. They update their logo almost daily with different themes using their name. Here are some random holidays most people didn’t know existed.