[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":112},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f3aeb83bj5qda9":3},{"kind":4,"country":5,"referenceDate":6,"text":7,"calendar":35,"article":37,"scope":56,"ranges":57,"related":67,"contextual":87},"article","GB","2026-10-18",{"slug":8,"title":9,"description":10,"answer":11,"sections":12,"faq":28},"st-dwynwens-day-wales","St Dwynwen’s Day in Wales: flowers for 25 January","St Dwynwen’s Day falls on 25 January in Wales. Plan flowers with a personal card or a lovespoon and keep this date distinct from Valentine’s Day.","Wales celebrates Dydd Santes Dwynwen, dedicated to its patron saint of lovers, on 25 January. Flowers and cards are part of the celebration. For a personal gift I would choose a small bunch of tulips in their favourite colour. Add a lovespoon if you like: a decorative wooden spoon given as a token of affection.",[13,18,23],{"title":14,"paragraphs":15},"25 January in Wales and 14 February for Valentine’s Day",[16,17],"St Dwynwen’s Day has its own date on 25 January each year. Valentine’s Day remains on 14 February. Agenda Floral lists the Welsh celebration within the United Kingdom as Wales · Regional.","If you are going out, hand over the bunch at home before leaving or after you return so it does not need to come along for the whole outing.",{"title":19,"paragraphs":20},"Flowers with a card or a lovespoon",[21,22],"Tulips are our suggestion for a compact bunch. If they like red roses, choose a few stems instead. Choose around their tastes and add a personal card to the flowers.","A lovespoon adds a piece of Welsh craft that can be kept with the card. It is a carved and decorated spoon offered as a token of affection. Choose a design that brings back a shared memory and explain that connection in your own words.",{"title":24,"paragraphs":25},"Ordering the gift and writing the card",[26,27],"A specific order could be: “A small bunch of tulips in their favourite colour for 25 January with a low vase. I will give it to them at home alongside a lovespoon.” Add your budget and the colour you want. If you prefer roses, change that choice in the order.","Your card could say: “Happy St Dwynwen’s Day. These flowers are for our table and the spoon is for all the dinners we have yet to share.” If you are giving flowers alone, use the last line for something you would enjoy doing together.",[29,32],{"question":30,"answer":31},"Which flowers should I give for St Dwynwen’s Day?","We suggest tulips in their favourite colour or red roses if they enjoy them. These are gift ideas rather than a species prescribed by the celebration. A compact bunch with a card gives you space to make it personal.",{"question":33,"answer":34},"Which calendar selection includes this date and Valentine’s Day?","Choose all UK occasions or nationwide occasions alongside Wales. St Dwynwen’s Day is included through Wales and Valentine’s Day through UK nationwide occasions. A Wales-only subscription contains the Welsh regional dates.",{"occasionId":36,"countryCode":5},"gb-st-dwynwens-day",{"id":36,"category":38,"imageId":39,"name":40,"imageAlt":41,"territoryLabel":42,"sources":43},"occasions","tulip","St Dwynwen’s Day in Wales","Tulip against a dark green background","Wales · Regional",[44,48,52],{"url":45,"label":46,"claim":47},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.visitwales.com\u002Finfo\u002Fhistory-heritage-and-traditions\u002Fst-dwynwens-day","Visit Wales · St Dwynwen’s Day","Annual date of 25 January in Wales, cards\u002Fgifts and lovespoons. Not everyone celebrates; it prescribes no flower species.",{"url":49,"label":50,"claim":51},"https:\u002F\u002Fcadw.gov.wales\u002Fsites\u002Fdefault\u002Ffiles\u002F2019-05\u002FSantes_Dwynwen_EN_0.pdf","Cadw · Santes Dwynwen","Page 3: cards, flowers and gifts for this celebration. A 2013 document, not evidence of current growth or a particular flower. The saint’s story is presented as legend.",{"url":53,"label":54,"claim":55},"https:\u002F\u002Fmuseum.wales\u002Fblog\u002F1033\u002FWelsh-love-spoons\u002F","Museum Wales · Welsh love spoons","Describes decorative wooden spoons as gifts of affection. Their use is not limited to 25 January. 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This is a gift choice, not a traditional species for this date.",true,{"article":78,"reason":85,"primary":86},{"id":79,"category":70,"imageId":79,"path":80,"name":81,"title":82,"description":83,"imageAlt":84},"red-rose","\u002Fen\u002Fflowers\u002Fred-rose\u002F","Red rose","When to give red roses","How to choose red roses for Valentine’s Day, an anniversary or Sant Jordi, from bouquet size to care when they arrive home.","Red rose against a dark green background","If they like red roses, choose a few stems alongside a lovespoon. Let the card connect the two gifts with your plans.",false,[88,98,104],{"id":89,"category":38,"imageId":79,"path":90,"name":91,"title":92,"description":93,"imageAlt":84,"territoryLabel":94,"ruleLabel":95,"scope":96,"regionCodes":97},"gb-valentines-day","\u002Fen\u002Funited-kingdom\u002Foccasions\u002Fvalentines-day\u002F","Valentine’s Day","Valentine’s Day in the UK: roses, scented narcissi and delivery","Valentine’s Day is 14 February in the UK. Compare roses with British-grown scented narcissi and plan your order around origin and delivery.","United Kingdom · Nationwide","14 February","national",[],{"id":99,"category":100,"imageId":79,"path":101,"name":102,"title":102,"description":103,"imageAlt":84},"flower-card-messages","guides","\u002Fen\u002Fguides\u002Fwhat-to-write-flower-card\u002F","What to write in a card with flowers","Ideas for writing a flower card in your own words. Examples for birthdays, thanks, anniversaries and sensitive moments.",{"id":105,"category":100,"imageId":106,"path":107,"name":108,"title":108,"description":109,"imageAlt":110,"coverageLabel":111},"flower-delivery","gerbera","\u002Fen\u002Fguides\u002Fordering-flowers-from-a-distance\u002F","How to order flowers from a distance and plan delivery","How to send flowers from afar and choose the format, date and handover. Includes UK letterbox flowers and addresses and deliveries in other countries.","Coral-orange gerbera against a dark green background","Spain, Argentina, Germany, Lithuania, Mexico, and United Kingdom",1792312005839]