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Held annually on February 14th, Valentine's is a celebration of love. While most of us celebrate Valentine's Day by giving our loved ones mementos and love-filled tokens such as flowers, cards and chocolates, the holiday has quite a dark past. Valentine's Day wasn't always a celebration of lovers. Believe it or not, it once was a Pagan springtime festival named Lupercalia.LUPERCALIA Celebrated each year on February 15th, Lupercalia was known as the spring festival of purging and purifica …