Today I’m happily married. My wife and I are eating strawberries dipped in chocolate. But I remember when Valentine’s Day was something I just had to endure as a chronically single person. 

If that’s you, or you’re tired of celebrating yet another commercialized holiday, it turns out there are a lot of alternatives. Extraterrestrial Culture Day kinda jumps out at me.

The first REAL holiday on the list is Frederick Douglass Day.

Frederick Douglass deserves to be celebrated, and not just during Black History Month. He was a fiery activist for the abolition of slavery, and as an escaped slave, he knew exactly why it needed to end.

February 14th was the day when Frederick Douglass celebrated his birthday. He had to pick a day, because he was never able to find out when he was born.

I plan to know more about him by next Frederick Douglass Day. his works have been on my reading list for the longest time.