Singles Awareness Day (or Singles Appreciation Day) is celebrated on February 15 each year.[1] It is an unofficial holidaycelebrated by single people. It serves as a complement to Valentine's Day for people who are not married or in a romanticrelationship. It is a celebration of love in all forms recognizing the love between friends, family and loving yourself.[2] Some people who observe Singles Awareness Day do so out of spite for Valentine's Day, as a Hallmark holiday, or for other reasons.[3]
Singles Awareness Day is also referred to as an antithesis of Valentine's Day, especially when celebrated on February 14.[3][4] It is also known by the acronymSAD particularly when negatively observed about the inability to find love.[citation needed]
The United Kingdom has two 'days' attributed to highlighting single status. Since Single Awareness Day spells SAD and a group of dating experts wanted to highlight a more positive tone, they established National Singles Day. It is celebrated on 11 March with the aim to empower those who identify themselves as single.[5][4][6]
On Singles Awareness Day, single people gather to celebrate or to commiserate in their single status. Some want to remind romantic couples that they don't need to be in a relationship to celebrate life.[4][7]
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Valentine's Day is celebrated every year on 14 February, and the next day on 15 February, Singles Awareness Day is celebrated.
It is said that Single Awareness Day[8] was born because of social isolation. In 2001, a high school student named Dustin Barns decided to form a group with his friends so that instead of wallowing in the sorrows of being singles, they could use a day to celebrate singleness.[9] They chose February 15 as a protest against Valentine's Day and started selling candies and chocolates at a huge discount. The aim was to inform as many people as possible about this day.
Dustin passed this tradition from high school to Mississippi State University where it got very popular. Because of this, February 15 was copyrighted in 2015 as Single Awareness Day,[10] and since then this day became popular all over the world.
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^ abTreye Green (14 February 2014). "Singles Awareness Day: 20 Anti-Valentine's Day Quotes For Singles". International Business Times. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
^ abcQuinn Dombrowski (14 February 2015). "20 Ways to Treat Yourself on Singles Awareness Day". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
^"New UK Dating Fair Brings Singles & Brands Together To Mark National Singles Day". Global Dating Insights. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
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^"Singles Awareness Day Is The S.A.D. Alternative To Valentine's Day". The Huffington Post. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
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Further readingedit
Sharp, Elizabeth A.; Ganong, Lawrence (July 2011). "'I'm a Loser, I'm Not Married, Let's Just All Look at Me': Ever-Single Women's Perceptions of Their Social Environment". Journal of Family Issues. 32 (7): 956–980. doi:10.1177/0192513X10392537. S2CID 146368386.
Close, Angeline; Zinkhan, George (2007). "Consumer Experiences and Market Resistance: an Extension of Resistance Theories". ACR North American Advances. 34: 256–262.
Passmore, Dillan (13 February 2017). "Happy Singles Awareness Day". The Utah Statesman. pp. 4–5.
April 26, 2024
singles, awareness, singles, appreciation, celebrated, february, each, year, unofficial, holiday, celebrated, single, people, serves, complement, valentine, people, married, romantic, relationship, celebration, love, forms, recognizing, love, between, friends,. Singles Awareness Day or Singles Appreciation Day is celebrated on February 15 each year 1 It is an unofficial holiday celebrated by single people It serves as a complement to Valentine s Day for people who are not married or in a romantic relationship It is a celebration of love in all forms recognizing the love between friends family and loving yourself 2 Some people who observe Singles Awareness Day do so out of spite for Valentine s Day as a Hallmark holiday or for other reasons 3 Singles Awareness Day is also referred to as an antithesis of Valentine s Day especially when celebrated on February 14 3 4 It is also known by the acronym SAD particularly when negatively observed about the inability to find love citation needed The United Kingdom has two days attributed to highlighting single status Since Single Awareness Day spells SAD and a group of dating experts wanted to highlight a more positive tone they established National Singles Day It is celebrated on 11 March with the aim to empower those who identify themselves as single 5 4 6 On Singles Awareness Day single people gather to celebrate or to commiserate in their single status Some want to remind romantic couples that they don t need to be in a relationship to celebrate life 4 7 Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 Further readingHistory editThis section has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article may need to be rewritten to comply with Wikipedia s quality standards You can help The talk page may contain suggestions February 2023 This article s tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia See Wikipedia s guide to writing better articles for suggestions February 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Valentine s Day is celebrated every year on 14 February and the next day on 15 February Singles Awareness Day is celebrated It is said that Single Awareness Day 8 was born because of social isolation In 2001 a high school student named Dustin Barns decided to form a group with his friends so that instead of wallowing in the sorrows of being singles they could use a day to celebrate singleness 9 They chose February 15 as a protest against Valentine s Day and started selling candies and chocolates at a huge discount The aim was to inform as many people as possible about this day Dustin passed this tradition from high school to Mississippi State University where it got very popular Because of this February 15 was copyrighted in 2015 as Single Awareness Day 10 and since then this day became popular all over the world See also editBlack Day South Korea Singles Day Singles event Mardi Gras Carnival Friendship DayReferences edit SINGLES AWARENESS DAY February 15 Nationaldaycalendar com 14 February 2023 Retrieved 7 June 2023 National Singles Day US 14 February 2017 Beyond Romance NationalSinglesDayUS org Archived from the original on 2 March 2017 Retrieved 1 March 2017 a b Treye Green 14 February 2014 Singles Awareness Day 20 Anti Valentine s Day Quotes For Singles International Business Times Retrieved 11 February 2016 a b c Quinn Dombrowski 14 February 2015 20 Ways to Treat Yourself on Singles Awareness Day The Huffington Post Retrieved 11 February 2016 New UK Dating Fair Brings Singles amp Brands Together To Mark National Singles Day Global Dating Insights 10 January 2017 Retrieved 21 March 2019 What is Singles Awareness Day and why do people celebrate it London Evening Standard Retrieved 15 February 2018 Singles Awareness Day Is The S A D Alternative To Valentine s Day The Huffington Post 13 February 2014 Retrieved 11 February 2016 Who Started Singles Awareness Day Dictionary com 11 February 2022 Retrieved 24 January 2023 Why Singles Awareness Day Started Times Now News 15 February 2022 Retrieved 24 January 2023 Singles Awareness Day flexincart com 13 October 2022 Retrieved 24 January 2023 Further reading editSharp Elizabeth A Ganong Lawrence July 2011 I m a Loser I m Not Married Let s Just All Look at Me Ever Single Women s Perceptions of Their Social Environment Journal of Family Issues 32 7 956 980 doi 10 1177 0192513X10392537 S2CID 146368386 Close Angeline Zinkhan George 2007 Consumer Experiences and Market Resistance an Extension of Resistance Theories ACR North American Advances 34 256 262 Passmore Dillan 13 February 2017 Happy Singles Awareness Day The Utah Statesman pp 4 5 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Singles Awareness Day amp oldid 1208128998, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
