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Article: St. Valentine's true love. (story of how St. Valentine's Day originated in 3rd century Rome, Italy)
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- Hopscotch
- Article date:
- February 1, 1997
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Althea looked out the tiny window, and smiled. Rome was beautiful in the sunshine. She closed her brown eyes and felt the warmth against her pink cheeks. She remembered what it had been like when she was blind. She remem bered how the friendly Christian in the jail would not face the lions but would be beheaded instead. A small tear trickled down her cheek.
A chorus of voices rounded the corner, and Althea smiled again. Her friends were coming to join her in the marketplace to look for a new hair ribbon for the Lupercalia festival coming up. She pulled the leather sandal ties up around her ankles in a pretty bow. Her dark hair was I pulled back, and she wore a ...