Valentine’s Day

Finding Valentine’s Day gifts for your wife that feel genuinely romantic — rather than routine — gets harder with every year you’re together. The first few Valentine’s Days practically plan

Valentine’s Day in Serbia is really two holidays in one. On February 14, while much of the world celebrates St Valentine, Serbia also honors Sveti Trifun, the Orthodox patron saint

Valentine’s Day in Croatia is romance with an Adriatic accent. In a country where medieval walled cities meet some of Europe’s clearest waters, February 14 blends the international customs of

Valentine’s Day at work is a minefield disguised as a celebration. The same holiday that invites romance at home creates genuine professional risk in the office: misread gestures, uncomfortable gifts,

How Valentine’s cards became a global tradition is a story that runs from a medieval prison to a Massachusetts attic to the greeting-card aisle of every supermarket on earth. The

Why is Valentine’s Day on February 14? It is one of those questions that seems like it should have a simple answer and turns out to have a fascinatingly complicated

Who was St Valentine? The question sounds simple, but it opens one of history’s most delightful mysteries. The man behind Valentine’s Day may have been one person, two people, or

Lupercalia was an ancient Roman festival held in mid-February, and it is the most famous ancestor of Valentine’s Day. For centuries, popular retellings have described it as a wild, bloody

Valentine’s Day in Scotland carries a flavor all its own. Alongside the familiar cards, flowers, and dinners, Scotland brings centuries of love tokens to the table: silver heart brooches pinned

Valentine’s Day in Switzerland looks different from the holiday celebrated in much of the English-speaking world. There are no grand public gestures, no aisle-blocking flower stalls in every train station,

Visiting St Valentine’s resting place in Rome is one of the most quietly extraordinary pilgrimages a traveler can make. While millions celebrate Valentine’s Day with cards and chocolate, few realize

Valentine’s Day in Vienna does not arrive alone — it arrives in the middle of Ballsaison, the Viennese ball season, when the city waltzes through January and February in white