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šŸ’˜ A Fun Valentine’s Day Fact

Valentine’s Day traces back to ancient Roman traditions, but the modern celebration of cards, chocolates, and love notes really took off in the 1840s, when the first mass‑produced Valentine cards were sold in the United States. They were so popular that the woman behind them, Esther Howland, became known as the ā€œMother of the American Valentine.ā€

šŸ’˜ Dato curioso del DĆ­a de San ValentĆ­n El DĆ­a de San ValentĆ­n tiene raĆ­ces en antiguas tradiciones romanas, pero la costumbre moderna de intercambiar tarjetas y dulces comenzó a popularizarse en la dĆ©cada de 1840, cuando en Estados Unidos se empezaron a producir las primeras tarjetas de San ValentĆ­n en masa. Su creadora, Esther Howland, llegó a ser conocida como la ā€œMadre del San ValentĆ­n Americanoā€.

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