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NEW YORK, United States (AP) — It was Valentine's Day 1917 in the Minnesota farming village of Lewiston and Fred Roth — a fourth grader — seemed to have come up with just the way to express his lo...

Hallmark estimates that today 145 million Valentine’s Day cards are exchanged annually.

The custom of giving cards and other tokens of affection in mid-February goes back centuries, with some from the 19th century called 'Vinegar Valentines.'

Today, 145 million Valentine’s Day cards are exchanged annually, not including the kids’ valentines popular for classroom exchanges. Here's how the tradition got its start.

‘The giving and receiving of Valentines was always partly about performing love, for an audience’

‘The giving and receiving of Valentines was always partly about performing love, for an audience’

The custom of giving cards and other tokens of affection in mid-February goes back centuries, with some from the 19th century called 'Vinegar Valentines.'

The custom of giving cards and other tokens of affection in mid-February goes back centuries, with some from the 19th century called 'Vinegar Valentines.'

The custom of giving cards and other tokens of affection in mid-February goes back centuries, with some from the 19th century called 'Vinegar Valentines.'

The custom of giving cards and other tokens of affection in mid-February goes back centuries, with some from the 19th century called 'Vinegar Valentines.'