Each Valentine's Day, millions of Americans gift their partners or loved ones with flowers, cards or candy as a token of ...

The history of wedding cakes Ancient Rome. W edding cakes have their roots in Ancient Rome, when marriage ceremonies ended with a scone-like wheat or barley cake broken over the b ...

Long before current concerns about cultural “feminization,” media theorists of the early 20th century discussed the ...

Some scholars trace Valentine's Day back to ancient Greece and the mythical green meadows of Arcadia in the Peloponnese.

The centuries-old tradition of wassailing is making a comeback in rural England, with rituals and revelry meant to chase away evil spirits and the winter blues.

This Valentine’s Day, as we exchange stylised hearts in celebration of love, we might pause to remember that the power of the ...

What is love?, there isn't just one answer to the question, that's why the ancient Greeks had six different words to describe ...

While the origins of the cross as a kiss are still debated, the answer likely lies in the letters of working-class lovers ...

The world's oldest Valentine is on display in the "Medieval Women: In Their Own Words" exhibition at the British Library in ...

Stories like A Court of Thorns and Roses have been seducing audiences with tales of romance and magical danger for hundreds ...

Many of the complexities flow from the fact that Catholic dating has largely mapped on to an already dysfunctional general ...