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Medieval Europeans believed that birds begin to mate on this day |
St. Valentine's Day
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$1,000 |
DJ |
HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES |
1992-03-06 |
#1740 |
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In his "Assembly of Fowls", Chaucer wrote, "It's when every fowl comes to choose his mate" |
St. Valentine's Day
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$500 |
J |
HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES |
1990-09-24 |
#1391 |
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Day honoring a martyr beheaded at Rome under the Emperor Claudius; a lovely history it wasn't |
St. Valentine's Day
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$200 |
J |
HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES |
1990-01-09 |
#1237 |
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In ancient England, it was believed that birds chose their mates on this holiday |
St. Valentine's Day
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$400 |
J |
HOLIDAYS |
1985-03-06 |
#128 |