The Valentine’s Day traditions of our ancestors and their relevance to our family history.
February the 14th is upon us, but falls on a Sunday this year, so no doubt there will be more texts and e-mails than the traditional cards delivered by the Royal Mail. Our ancestors would be baffled by the technological advances of our modern age, the internet and mobile phones et al, but would no doubt be comforted to see that their traditions were still respected and those highlights of their calendar year continued to be celebrated. Valentine's Day is one such occurrence in our family history that is still as popular an occasion is it was for many of our ancestors and, in celebrating in similar spirit, we can experience a link with our family tree that has a poignancy of its own.
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