00:00Oh yes, I don't know, the Santa's doing one. It's been going on for a long, long time,
00:09yes. I mean, we've got cards here and we've had quite a few people actually come in and
00:16buy them. So it's not everybody knows about it, but it is slowly getting more and more
00:21popular each year, I think, yes. But it's been around for a long time and people have
00:26been celebrating it for decades and more. But it's getting more and more popular, I
00:31think, now.
00:32There is a massive growth in celebrating Welsh culture and what's in your heart, that kind
00:37of hereith, you know. So we've tried to mix in a bit of Welsh language, you'll notice
00:43on the shop floor, there's some bilingual signage about. And we've actually got a sneaky
00:50new launch that's exclusive to Wales. And yeah, we're really doing the most to celebrate
00:55what it is to be Welsh here.
00:57Liz is one of the managers of Lush in Cardiff, and she says that she's happy her stores got
01:01involved and it's great to be able to celebrate the story of St. Doinwen and celebrate the
01:05loveliest of Welsh festivities. The story of the 5th century saint is a classic love
01:10tale that can be told through the ages.
01:13She's one of the daughters of Brecon Bohiniog, who was the king. And she was betrothed to
01:18marry someone she didn't want to marry. So she ran away to the forest where she prayed
01:23and an angel came down to grant her three wishes. And her wishes were to dethore, I
01:29think it's Maenor, the partner that she didn't want to marry, that all true lovers' wishes
01:36be fulfilled, and that she never had to marry. And she opened a convent on Anglesey, and
01:42you can see the ruins there today still. But a lot of people celebrate, instead of Valentine's
01:47Day, St. Doinwen instead. So we're kind of just lining up with that as a Cardiff store.
01:54On St. Doinwen's Day, just like Valentine's Day, people love to give their loved ones
01:58gifts. And one of the classics here in Wales is a proper Welsh love spoon that are only
02:02found here. I'm here at Castle Welsh Crafts, finding out all about the history of love
02:07spoons and how they link to St. Doinwen's Day.
02:10Love spoons are completely unique to Wales. You won't find them anywhere else now. And
02:16they're also to show love. So if a young man wanted to show his affection for a young
02:22lady or if they wanted to get engaged, then he would carve a love spoon for her. But it
02:27has to be made out of one piece of wood. And then whatever he carves is what he wishes
02:32to say to her. So if there's two hearts together, they're united in love. If there's a Celtic
02:37knot, it means everlasting love. If there's a chain, that means he's going to be faithful.
02:43The dragon is also strength and to protect. And the daffodil is for hope and affection
02:52and growth in a relationship. So yes, whatever he'd like to say, he carves.
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