def date_between_dates(
        self,
        date_start: Optional[DateParseType] = None,
        date_end: Optional[DateParseType] = None,
    ) -> dtdate:
        """
        Get a random date between the two given dates.

        :param date_start: A ``DateParseType``. Defaults to the UNIX epoch
        :param date_end: A ``DateParseType``. Defaults to the current date and time

        :sample:
        """
        return self.date_time_between_dates(date_start, date_end).date()

        Get a random date between the two given dates.

        :param date_start: A ``DateParseType``. Defaults to the UNIX epoch
        :param date_end: A ``DateParseType``. Defaults to the current date and time

        :sample:
        
faker/providers/date_time/__init__.py