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Sir Henry Cole's First Christmas Card (courtesy of WikiPedia.com)76

Christmas Cards - From Penny Post to CyberPost

According to most sources, Sir Henry Cole of London, England was the first person to send commercially produced Christmas cards. This was done in 1843 when he had a print shop print 2,050 cards with a...

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History of Valentines Day

Like other major holidays, Valentine's Day began as a Christian feast day with strong secular influences. In a way it can be said that a number of secular traditions and practices that came to be merged with...

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