If you’re one to lament the inescapable nature of Valentine’s Day with its giant red hearts, cheesy greeting cards and restaurants booked out with candle-lit romantic dinners, then you’ll be delighted to learn about Singles’ Day. Now popular in most Southeast Asian countries, Singles’ Day was first celebrated at Nanjing University in the early 1990s by a small group of college bachelors – which gave it its original name, Bachelors’ Day – as an ironic response to traditional couple-centric festivities. Today, the yearly holiday provides those who don’t get to celebrate Valentine’s Day with an opportunity to treat themselves in the name of self-care.
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