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EPISODE · Feb 13, 2026 · 10 MIN

The Backstory: Valentine’s Day: From Blood and Sacrifice to Roses and Chocolates

from The Backstory with Patty Steele · host Elvis Duran Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts

Human attachment is thousands of years old . . but Valentine’s Day started off as a blood soaked Roman pagan fertility festival. The romance element is a pretty recent development. As usual, the Victorians reinvented it, taking it from a bloody sacrifice to roses and Valentine cards. If you have a story you’d like me to take a deeper dive into and share . . feel free to D.M. me on Facebook at Patty Steele or on Instagram at Real Patty Steele.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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