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Explainer: Valentine's Day started with flogging women with thongs

Modern lovers use symbols like hearts, cupids (the Roman god of love), flowers, chocolates and sometimes birds to express their love to one another. [Photo Courtesy]

Further from the affectionate ways Valentine's Day is celebrated today, thousands of years ago women bore the brunt of an oppressive ritual that birthed the modern day of love.

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