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Feel the Love Around the World

Happy Valentine's Day! It may feel like a modern commercial holiday, but Valentine's Day dates back to the fifth century. Today, St. Valentine's holiday of love and affection is celebrated around the world, with different cultures taking part in their own Valentine's Day traditions. Check out today's pretty red and pink pictures, from Kate Middleton accepting a sweet card from a young admirer to a man in Beijing almost getting carried away by his balloons while riding a bike.

A makeup artist tends to a bride for a mass wedding in Kolkata, India.
Kate Middleton receives a Valentine's card from Ethan Harris as she visits Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool.
An Iraqi woman walks past an arch decorated in pink, red, and white balloons in Baghdad.
Newly married couple Rolando and Veronica kiss each other during a mass wedding as part of Valentine's Day celebrations at a shopping mall in suburban Manila.
Heart-shaped balloons are tied to the summit of the Sydney Tower.
An employee arranges roses at a flower shop in Beijing.
A woman wearing a Qing dynasty dress hands out roses to couples for free in Beijing.
Pia Walter and Maxence Lepesant kiss in an inflatable church during their wedding rehearsal in Berlin.
A woman fixes red heart-shaped balloons on a fence in Berlin.
A vendor rides his bicycle laden with heart-shaped balloons down a street in Beijing.
A woman walks in front of a cake shop displaying a St. Valentine's Day advertisement at a department store in the Ginza district in Tokyo.
Foreigners browse through gift items at a shop during Valentine's Day in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Indian women protest to denounce Valentine's Day as cultural invasion on the Hindu way of life.
Students holding heart-shaped balloons walk past flower stalls on their way to school on Valentine's Day in Manila.
A married couple watches Bajrang Dal activists drive unmarried couples from a park during a demonstration against Valentine's Day.
Newlyweds kiss during a mass wedding at the National Croquet Center in West Palm Beach, FL.
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