Is Valentine's Day in Wales in January?

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Just seen Lidl's mailing and they are advertising Valentine's Day in Wales on 25 Jan.

Is this true? And does anyone know why?

It's a different saint's day but yes, sort of:

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-55781204

25 January
by Ben Johnson. St Dwynwen's Day is celebrated in Wales on 25 January. But who was St Dwynwen? St Dwynwen is the Welsh patron saint of lovers, which makes her the Welsh equivalent of St Valentine.

If people celebrate they do so on 14th Feb, all advertising etc is geared towards that day not January.

Yes and no
We have a different welsh Saint rather than St valentine, whose day is in January.

Ok, thank you - I've been around for a long time and I'm still amazed at how much I don't know

Dydd Santes Dwynwen (St Dwynwen's Day) is on January 25th. Santes Dwynwen is kind of the Welsh equivalent of St Valentine.

Most of my (Welsh speaking) friends tend to celebrate Dydd Santes Dwynwen rather than Valentine's Day. You can buy Dydd Santes Dwynwen cards and lots of businesses put things on for it - special menus in restaurants, special flowers from florists, cupcakes etc. All the stuff that people might choose to buy for Valentines really.

I have lived in Wales for 6 years and didn’t know this!

Valentine's day commemorates the day that St Valentine was matyred killed for his Christian beliefs. It's meant to be a Church feast day.

St Dwynwen's day celebrates Dwynwen who prayed to God that all true lovers know happiness...even though that wasn't her path.

Some Welsh people would rather celebrate Dwynwen than Valentine but loads still buy into St Valentine's day.

Frankly if you need a designated day to celebrate that you love someone, Welsh or not that's not a good sign!

Noswaith dda.

Hope any Welsh couples can mark the day on January 25th.