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Suitors would carve hearts, anchors, knots and locks into wooden spoons and gift them to young women as a demonstration of their prowess in carpentry and ability to provide. Shy suitors could convey their emotions through carved symbols, according to a [website](https://www.welsh-lovespoons.co.uk/symbols) that makes the spoons. A twisted stem evoked togetherness. A dragon — like the one featured in Google’s Doodle — suggested protection. “There’s nothing quite like the love spoons in any other country,” Matt Jones, Google’s guest Doodler said. “I think it’s something worth teaching non-Welsh about. 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