According to one legend, Pope Gelasius wanted to put an end to the debauchery in the late fifth century. He declared Feb. 14 ...

Love is all around the Quarter! Valentine’s Day is the day to show how much you care – whether that’s for a partner, friend or even yourself - but it can be tricky to find the perfect way to say, “I ...

On Rockwater's Valentine's menu is a choice of a whole monkfish tail, chocolate fondue and a bottle of Veuve Clicquot; Chateaubriand, chocolate fondue and a bottle of Malbec, ‘Crios’, Mendoza, ...

• The celebration of Valentine’s Day can be traced back as far as a Roman fertility festival of Lupercalia. On Lupercalia, a young man would draw the name of a young woman in a lottery and would then ...

We could have waited for spring, but we cannot. It is Valentine’s Day, the feast of the noblest of human emotions — the feast of love. Who is this obscure and enigmatic Valentine, the patron saint of ...

Every year on Feb. 14, Americans celebrate Valentine's Day ... which is the eve of the Feast of St. Anthony, the patron saint of marriage. Dia dos Namorados is also commemorated in June because ...

IN ancient Rome wine was an important part of celebrating the many festivals of Bacchus, the god of wine. It was also linked ...

It is believed to have come from the Roman times and stems from Christian legend. St. Valentine is known as the patron saint ...

The history of Valentine’s Day—and the story of its patron saint—is shrouded in mystery. February has long been celebrated as a month of romance, and that St. Valentine’s Day, as we know it today, ...

From sultry interiors to casual settings we have put together our top dining spots for Valentine’s Day to date nights beyond ...

In the 5th century A.D., Pope Gelasius I replaced Lupercalia and declared that on Feb. 14, people would celebrate Saint Valentine ... was the first to record St. Valentine’s Day as a day of ...