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Valentine's Day falls on February 14th each year.

Valentine's Day is an awesome holiday.

The best part of Valentine's Day is the chocolate.

People today share chocolate with loved ones on Valentine's Day.

Chocolate has been around for over 4,000 years.

After the cacao beans are picked, they are allowed to ferment and dry for several weeks.

Then, they are cleaned, roasted, and shelled.

They made chocolate drinks from cacao beans.

Finally, they are heated and mixed with sugar and milk.

At this time, people in Europe were already celebrating Valentine's Day.

They would write letters to each other to celebrate.

They would share poems, songs, and roses.

The poems were very sweet.

Finally, in the 1800s in Great Britain, Richard Cadbury had an idea.

His family already made chocolates.

He put the chocolates in boxes.

He covered the boxes with hearts and cupids.

The boxes were very pretty.

Ever since, people have been sharing chocolate on Valentine's Day.

Everyone should give chocolate on Valentine's Day.

Chocolate and Valentine's Day are the perfect match.