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If friggatriskaidekaphobia\u00a0isn’t part of your makeup, get ready to celebrate Galentine’s Day <\/a>Friday.<\/p>\n That’s Friday the 13th.<\/a><\/p>\n The “holiday” comes the day before Valentine’s Day on Saturday, Feb. 14.<\/p>\n \u27a4 Friday the 13th coming this week. Why does that make us cringe?<\/a><\/p>\n Never heard of it? This alternative to Valentine’s Day has taken on a life of its own since it was created in 2010.<\/p>\n Valentine’s Day is always on Feb. 14. This year, the day falls on Saturday.<\/p>\n Galentine’s Day is on Feb. 13, the day before Valentine’s Day.<\/p>\n This year, the date falls on Friday the 13th.<\/p>\n “Galentine\u2019s Day is a celebration of female friendships<\/a>,” according to history.com.<\/p>\n “Today, this unofficial holiday has taken on a life of its own, giving women the chance to celebrate their closest friendships.”<\/p>\n “On Feb. 13, Galentine’s Day brings women together <\/a>to celebrate each other every year the day before Valentine’s Day. We honor our platonic soulmates and the bond between friendships formed that deserve celebration,” National Day Calendar said.<\/p>\n Cosmopolitan described the day as “the friendship version of V-Day<\/a>. It\u2019s an unofficially-official holiday that\u2019s all about celebrating platonic love between all your friends in your life.”<\/p>\n The holiday originated on the hit NBC sitcom \u201cParks and Recreation\u201d in 2010.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s an alternative to Valentine\u2019s Day<\/a>,” the show\u2019s star Amy Poehler explained<\/a> on \u201cJimmy Kimmel Live!\u201d in 2020. \u201cLeslie Knope would get all her gals together and shower them with weird gifts.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s kind of caught on as a fun, fake holiday<\/a>, just like Valentine\u2019s Day,\u201d Poehler said.<\/p>\n According to history.com, each Galentine\u2019s Day, Poehler’s character, Knope, gathered her best gal pals to enjoy breakfast and mimosas. She also made them handmade gifts.”<\/p>\n The gifts at the first Galentine’s Day<\/a> ranged from crocheted flower pens to mosaic portraits created with crushed bottles of the ladies\u2019 favorite diet soda and a 5,000-word essay on why each woman is so awesome.<\/p>\n \u201cFemale friendships are the most important thing in your life,\u201d Poehler said on TikTok<\/a> in 2024.<\/p>\n \u201cThe best thing about your friends is they know you better than anyone and they still want to hang out with you. Happy Galentine\u2019s Day.\u201d<\/p>\n Here are a few ideas on how to celebrate Galentine’s Day:<\/p>\n The irrational fear of Friday the 13th is called friggatriskaidekaphobia or paraskevidekatriaphobia.<\/p>\n Triskaidekaphobia\u00a0is the general fear of the number 13.<\/p>\nWhen is Valentine’s Day?<\/h2>\n
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Was was Galentine’s Day celebrated on ‘Parks and Recreation’?<\/h2>\n
‘Female friendships most important thing in your life’<\/h2>\n
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