Roses are red, violets are blue, we've found some myths, some might be true.
Much like love, myths are all around us - whether that be in the news, at school, within our family or on social media.
So, as a gift from us to you, we sifted through some of the most beloved Valentine's Day myths around, to help you sort the facts from the fiction.
Are these Valentine's facts or myths?
1. Is St. Valentine a patron saint of beekeepers?
It's true!
St. Valentine is most famously known as the patron saint of love, but evidence would suggest that if there's one thing he loved more than anything - it's variety!
Alongside his role as a saintly lover's liaison, St. Valentine is also a patron saint of beekeepers, fainting, plague and epilepsy amongst others.
He also happens to be the patron saint of engaged couples and happy marriages.
2. Was Valentine's Day invented by greeting card companies?
It's a myth!
While our friends over the pond may refer to Valentine's Day as a 'Hallmark holiday', it actually existed long before any greeting card company got it in their commercial clutch, so this is fake news.
Victorian's often exchanged tokens, notes and handmade cards as an expression of affection, a tradition only bolstered by improvements in the postal system in the 19th Century.
Commercialisation did follow shortly afterwards though, with Cadbury's beginning to put chocolates in heart-shaped boxes in 1868.
3. Does Wales have a separate Valentine's Day?
It's true!
Wales actually celebrates St. Dwynwen's Day, the country's own version of Valentine's Day, on 25th January.
St. Dwynwen was a Welsh princess who was so unlucky in love that she became a nun and prayed that others would have better romantic fortunes than herself.
St. Dwynwen's Day has many of the same traditions as Valentine's Day, with the added twist that lovers often exchange wooden spoons with one another as a token of affection.
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