Who was St. Valentine & what does he have to do with candy?

This Valentine’s Day, people will give their sweethearts countless sweet gifts, including milk and dark chocolate. Montgomery County is filled with people searching for just the right gift.

And maybe during their search, they stop and ask themselves “Why do we celebrate this day? And who was Valentine, anyway?”

Some people have come to deride Valentine’s Day as a “Hallmark holiday,” but it’s actually a tradition that goes back more than 1,500 years.

This is the story of Valentine’s Day.

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