Born into an American television series, “Galentine's Day” is gaining more and more followers. The principle ? Celebrate friendship and sorority.
Inspired by an American television series, “Galentine's Day” has more and more followers. While everyone knows that February 14 is Valentine's Day, many of us don't know that February 13 is Galentine's Day, a celebration that celebrates friendship and sisterhood.
Where does Galentine's Day come from?
Originally, this day was invented by the series Parks and Recreation, in 2010. In one episode, the heroine, Leslie Knope – played by Amy Poehler – organizes a brunch at her home on February 13 with her closest friends. “What is Galentine's Day? Nothing less than the best day of the year. Every February 13 my friends and I leave our husbands and boyfriends at home, meet up and relax with breakfast. Women who celebrate women ”, explains the character.
For her, it's about thumbing her nose at the sacrosanct Valentine's Day, with the idea that friendship deserves as much to be celebrated as love. In English, "gal" is indeed a colloquial term for girls.
Why celebrate Galentine's Day?
Witness to the influence of pop culture on our lives, it is clear that reality has gone far beyond fiction. For several years, every February 13, friends, sisters or colleagues get together to spend Galentine’s Day together. Even the stars got into it! This festival is above all an opportunity to celebrate the solidarity between women. Moreover, because Galentine's Day is not an “anti-Valentine's Day”, everyone can join in the event: singles or quarters. Whether it's a pajama party, dinner at a restaurant, Netflix and pizza party or even karaoke, the main thing is to remind our friends that we love them. And in this particular context of a global pandemic, we need that.