How do I simulate placeholder functionality on input date field?

It's impossible to use placeholder on date fields but I really need it.

I want two date inputs with texts "From" and "To" on each one as placeholders.

I'm using the following CSS only trick:

  input[type="date"]:before {
    content: attr(placeholder) !important;
    color: #aaa;
    margin-right: 0.5em;
  }
  input[type="date"]:focus:before,
  input[type="date"]:valid:before {
    content: "";
  }

<input type="date" placeholder="Choose a Date" />

use this input attribute events

onfocus="(this.type='date')" onblur="(this.type='text')"

<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.3.1/css/bootstrap.min.css" integrity="sha384-ggOyR0iXCbMQv3Xipma34MD+dH/1fQ784/j6cY/iJTQUOhcWr7x9JvoRxT2MZw1T" crossorigin="anonymous">

<div class="container mt-3">
  <label for="date">Date : </label>
  <input placeholder="Your Date" class="form-control" type="text" onfocus="(this.type='date')" onblur="(this.type='text')" id="date">
</div>

How do I simulate placeholder functionality on input date field?

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