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Singles Awareness Day
Singles Awareness Day (SAD) is a humorous
holiday celebrated on February 14
(although some prefer the 13th or the 15th to get away from the
commercialism associated with the 14th). It serves as an alternative to
Valentine's Day for people who are single; that is, who are not involved in a romantic
relationship and can therefore not participate in Valentine's Day
traditions. Some observers of SAD do so out of spite for Valentine's
Day, as a Hallmark holiday, or for other reasons.
On Singles Awareness Day single people gather to celebrate or to
commiserate in their single status. Some want to remind romantic
couples to remember those less fortunate than they are. A common
greeting on this day by its adherents is "Happy SAD!"
Sadly, the day is often used by less friendly couples as a day to
simply remind the singles they know about their current, uninvolved
status.
The holiday is a good example of self-deprecating humor.
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"Lovers go die" club and "Unit Solo" in East Asia
Lovers-go-die club (Traditional Chinese: 去死去死團、情侶去死團; Japanese: 死ね死ね団) is a club against lovers or couples. The idea comes from the manga
Ping-Pong Club.
In this manga, one of the members betrayed their fellow table-tennis
team members and went on a date with a girl. Therefore, the other team
members formed the "Lovers go die" club and tried to break up the
couple. Unit Solo (Korean: 솔로부대, Hanja: -部隊) has similar meaning in South Korea. In East Asia,
it has become a movement against public displays of affection. Some
claim that radical supporters have even tried to break up couples.
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