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Happy Flirt Day 2023: Know the date, history and significance of the fourth day of Anti-Valentine's Week

Published on: Feb 17, 2023, 16:18:34 IST
Know all about the date, history and significance of Flirt Day. (Unsplash)
Know all about the date, history and significance of Flirt Day. (Unsplash)
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Happy Flirt Day 2023: Flirt or Flirting Day is the fourth day of Anti-Valentine's Week. It falls on February 18. Here's all you want to know about the date, significance and history of Flirt Day.

After Valentine's Week, which is dedicated to the celebration of love, comes Anti-Valentine's Week. While during Valentine's Week, couples shower their beloved with love, care and affection, Anti-Valentine's Week is dedicated to celebrating singlehood. This is the time when people who totally hate all the hype leading up to Valentine's Day on February 14 celebrate their singlehood by saying goodbye to bad memories of toxic exes by indulging in self-pampering, doing things they love, and flirting away. The Anti-Valentine's Week days are - Slap Day, Kick Day, Perfume Day, Flirt Day, Confession Day, Missing Day and Breakup Day. On the fourth day, people celebrate Flirt Day.

(Also Read | Anti-Valentine's Week 2023 Full List: Slap Day, Kick Day to Breakup Day, find out all about days after Valentine's Week)

Flirt Day 2023 Date:

Flirt Day is the fourth day of Anti-Valentine's Week. It falls on February 18 each year. This year, it falls on Saturday.

Flirt Day 2023 Significance and History:

Flirting makes us hopeful of receiving or giving love. The word flirting originates from the French word 'Fleurette'. It means to seduce someone by dropping flower petals. It was first used in 16th-century poems. Flirting celebrates the notion of love as it lets us open our hearts and minds to new experiences.

You can celebrate Flirt Day by inviting your crush for a dinner outing, cooking their favourite meal at home, going on a dating app to unravel new experiences, mustering up the courage to message your crush or dressing up to go for an outing with your crush.

 
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