Valentine ’s Daybrings a lot of insistence and expectations , whether you ’re in a relationship or not . But Galentine ’s Day — that ’s a day for low - key hangs and full - on friendly relationship .
What’s Galentine’s Day?
" Oh , it ’s only the best sidereal day of the year . "
That ’s how Leslie Knope described her preferred holiday on the strike workplace mockumentary show " Parks and Recreation . "
" Every Feb. 13 , my lady friends and I allow for our husbands and our boyfriends at home , and we just come and plain it , breakfast - style . noblewoman keep ladies , " she said . ( It ’s onseason 2 installment 16 , if you want to view it as part of your own celebration . )
Knope ’s Galentine ’s Day always involvedbrunch — particularly waffles , her pet food . And since Galentine ’s Day is about celebrating friendships , there ’s plenty of way under the " ladies " collapsible shelter to honor all variety of friends and all kinds of genders who want to kick back it , breakfast - style .
More than a decennium after the holiday ’s excogitation , Galentine ’s Day has caught on in a big way .
But its message has n’t gotten through ungarbled .
Some masses believe that Galentine ’s 24-hour interval is a vacation for women without partners , some kind of make - up holiday for not having a proper Valentine . But Galentine ’s Day could n’t be farther from being some form of pity party .
It does n’t count whether you have a romantic married person of any kind — this is a Clarence Day just for telling your friend how awesome they are . make unnecessary your Romance language for the next Clarence Day .
How to Celebrate Galentine’s Day
There are tons of Galentine ’s natural endowment guides out there , but there ’s no need to expend big . In that first Galentine ’s Day episode , Knope , of course go way overboard . She present her girls bouquet of hand - hook flowers and 5,000 - word essays on what cause each of them amazing .
But Knope ’s a known overachiever . All you really call for to observe is time with ally . But a simple , cheap or even free gift is nice , too . A 5,000 - word essay on how awesome each of your friends is ? Maybe not . But a note in a circuit card to let them know is wholly doable .
And do n’t forget brunch . And waffles . With whipped ointment . lot of whipped ointment .
