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                    [Title] => How much do you know about the history of Valentine's?
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Have you ever wondered how this special day of giving gifts and making sweet gestures to our loved ones came to be?

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-10 11:55:59 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => News Commentary [SectionUrl] => news-commentary [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/News-Feature/20150209/st.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 657020 [Title] => On Valentine's day: "Companionship is best gift" [Summary] =>

It’s Valentine’s Day and many are hoping for a romantic and unforgettable experience but for some, a simple bouquet of flowers or a box of chocolate is enough to complete this special day of love.

[DatePublished] => 2011-02-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1728627 [AuthorName] => Ryan Christopher J. Sorote [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 548938 [Title] => Lupercalia festival [Summary] =>

To begin the festival, members of the Luperci, an order of Roman priests, would gather at the cave on the Palentine Hill where the infants Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome, were believed to have been cared for by a she-wolf or lupa.

[DatePublished] => 2010-02-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1754045 [AuthorName] => Sr. Karen C. Moreles, TC USJ-R AB English Intern [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => cebu-lifestyle [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 150593 [Title] => Today is Valentine’s Day [Summary] => Last Tuesday, the local Chinese community celebrated its New Year. Yesterday was Ash Wednesday that is observed with a solemn ceremony wherein a priest marks the foreheads of the faithful with ashes from the coconut palms used in last year’s Palm Sunday, saying these words: "Repent and believe in the Gospel." It is supposed to mark the first day of the 40 days of Lent. Today is St. Valentine’s Day, a Protestant saint person of lovers. Lent is supposed to be a season of fasting and penitence. Valentine’s Day is simply out of place during that period. [DatePublished] => 2002-02-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135432 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1115213 [AuthorName] => Alejandro R. Roces [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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