Oregon Daily
Emerald
C
lapture
the
Rapture
February 12, 1993
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I
mericans
will spend
about $500
million this
year on Valentine's
Day presents and
cards honoring a tradi
tion shrouded by mys
tery.
eople every
where begin
to wonder just
how they will
romance that special
someone with a
uniquely enchanted
evening as Valentine's
Day draws near.
he tradition is
giving
chocoalate
year after
year on Feb. 14. But
do you know the
myths that accompany
the act of giving
chocolate?
6
ne doesn’t
have to
know the
history of
Feb. 14 or be connect
ed with a significant
other to join in the tra
ditions of Valentine's
Day.
eb. 14 is the
largest floral
day of the
year, and to
florists, Valentine's Day
means a hectic day of
phone calls, deliveries
and crowds of last
minute shoppers.