As a result,in nineteen sixty-nine, the church removed Saint Valentine's Day from its official worldwide calendar of Catholic feasts.

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And I enjoyed those. The family celebrated Valentine's Day in a little bit bigger way than we do now.

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So on Valentine's Day she might go out to dinner with one of them or babysit for her grandchildren.

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But the popular meaning of Valentine's Day continues to capture hearts around the world, even if not always on February fourteenth.

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She explains that some people in China may celebrate Valentine's Day, but China also has its own version.

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We go to the restaurant, have a romantic dinner. Every day should be Valentine's Day, right?"

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"Valentine's Day is a wonderful opportunity for people to refocus on what love is all about.

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"Any and all Valentine's when I actually had a girlfriend." And the worst memory?

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So once we had the children, Valentine's Day,I think, became more about them.

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But she goes 'Oh,I love you.' So that was a nice Valentine's Day."

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That's what my fondest memory is,too, of the little Valentine's hearts that come out once a year, little nice kind of love little candies with sayings on them."

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We asked him what American teenagers like to do for Valentine's Day.

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These are important days because soon it will be February fourteenth,Valentine's Day.

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Andrea Liddell says she and her husband exchange cards for Valentine's Day.

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And what does Valentine's Day mean to their children in school?

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Reporter Nancy Steinbach asked her what she does on Valentine's Day.

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Because so often, especially with guys,you'll say, 'Hey,we had Valentine's Day.

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We celebrate that day like the Valentine's Day in Western culture."

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But I think it really is a call to make sure you remember to do that during the day,during the week, during the months before and after Valentine's Day."

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"We have Valentine's Day but in a different day.

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What is his best Valentine's Day memory?

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Any special memories of Valentine's Day?

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