Saint Dwynwen s Day Jan 25, 2022

Saint Dwynwen s Day

Love is in the air on Llanddwyn Island at the southern tip of Anglesey, a much bigger island just off the northwest coast of Wales. Each year on January 25, Cupid aims his arrow toward the people of Wales who celebrate St. Dwynwen"s Day—the Welsh version of St. Valentine"s Day. St. Dwynwen is Wales" patron saint of lovers, although she was rather unlucky in that department after falling head over heels for a man she wasn"t allowed to marry. The 5th-century princess"s heartache led her to dedicate her life to God and pray for true lovers to have better fortune than her own. In return, Dwynwen became a nun and set up a convent here on Llanddwyn.

© Joe Daniel Price/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Jan 25, 2018Sami lavvu structures, Finnmark, Norway
Jan 25, 2019Fighting evil with costumes
Jan 25, 2020Happy New Year! (Again!)
Jan 25, 2021Struck by Southwestern beauty
Jan 25, 2023Burns Night
Jan 25, 2024Ruins of St. Dwynwens Church, Ynys Llanddwyn, Wales
Jan 25, 2025Porto, Portugal
Jan 25, 2026Burns Night in Scotland

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Feb 2, 2025Groundhog Day
Jun 19, 2021Surf s up—Down Under
Dec 18, 2018A hit ballet, long after its debut
Sep 12, 2023North Sea at sunset, Norddorf, Germany
May 20, 2018Who doesn’t love a ‘Puppy’?
Nov 21, 20222022 FIFA World Cup
Feb 27, 2024International Polar Bear Day
Dec 6, 2023Computer Science Education Week
Jun 4, 2022National Trails Day
Nov 2, 2021Day of the Dead
Sep 6, 2019The old guard at Old San Juan
Aug 30, 2018Castle Frankenstein in Darmstadt, Germany
Jan 17, 2022Martin Luther King Day
Dec 1, 2024Antarctica Day
Sep 2, 2024Celebrating Labor Day
Mar 1, 2025Womens History Month
Apr 10, 2018It’s Siblings Day!
May 14, 2019Cannes, France, in the spotlight
Nov 13, 2019Big-wave hunters watch Nazaré
Dec 2, 2021Denali National Park
Jun 16, 2024Happy Fathers Day!
May 24, 2024European Day of Parks
Jan 16, 2026Leopard at Etosha National Park, Namibia
Sep 18, 2023Fall Astronomy Week
Jun 28, 2025Pride 2025
Mar 25, 2019Greece celebrates its independence
Jul 8, 2019Make your way up a picturesque passageway of Chefchaouen
Oct 3, 2025Glen Brittle, Isle of Skye, Scotland
Dec 11, 2025International Mountain Day
Oct 21, 2025Happy Diwali!