1. Ancient Rome
   1. Lupercalia Festival is celebrated as a fertility festival.
2. 270 A.D.
   1. Saint Valentine signed "Your Valentine" as a farewell to the daughter of his judge.
3. Late 400s
   1. Pope Gelasius I abolished Lupercalia.
4. 1300s
   1. Saint Valentine's Day became associated with romantic love within the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer.
5. 1700s
   1. Evolved into an occasion in which lovers expressed their love by presenting flowers, confectionery and greeting cards in England.
6. 1800s
   1. Handwritten valentines have given way to mass-produced greeting cards.
7. Saint Valentine's Keys are given to lovers "as a romantic symbol and an invitation to unlock the giver's heart", as well as to children, in order to ward off epilepsy.
8. Valentine's Day symbols used today
   1. Heart-shaped Outline
   2. Doves
   3. Winged Cupid