Belated White Day
annyong haseyo!
yesterday was 14th March 2007. It was a special day.
Not only was it my dad's birthday, it was White Day!
Happy Birthday appa!
White Day.
Do you know what it is? If you don' let me tell you.
White Day is a growing tradition that was created through a concentrated marketing effort in Japan. White Day is celebrated in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and some other East Asian countries on March 14, one month after Valentine's Day.
On Valentine's Day, women give gifts to men; on White Day, men who received chocolate on Valentine's Day return the favor and give gifts to women.
The observance of Valentine's Day in Japan, particularly among students, is somewhat different than in the West. Valentine's day is mainly for the girls to present chocolates (either store-bought or handmade) to the boy of their choice. The concept of "Giri-Choco" (Japanese: 義理チョコ), which translates as "Obligatory Chocolate", has also developed, where a girl will give chocolate to those close to her (co-workers, for example) but in whom she has no romantic interest.
When White Day rolls around, it is the boy's turn to return the gift in what is called "sanbai-gaeshi" (3倍返し) or "triple return", since the gift the boy gives is supposed to be three times the value of the gift received initially.
There are many theories about the origins of White Day. According to one, the holiday began in 1965 when a marshmallow maker started marketing to men that they should pay back the women who gave them chocolate and other gifts with marshmallows. Originally it was called Marshmallow Day, which was later changed to White Day.
curteousy of wikipedia
HOWEVER,
Black Day (April 14) is an informal tradition for single people (a.k.a. Unit Solo, Korean: 솔로부대) to get together and eat noodles with black bean sauce in South Korea.
The idea is that those who didn't give or receive gifts on Valentine's Day or White Day can get together and eat Jjajangmyeon (짜장면), Korean noodles with black bean sauce (hence the name), to commiserate their singledom.
So, I would be celebrating Black Day next month.
thank you wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Day
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Day
yesterday was 14th March 2007. It was a special day.
Not only was it my dad's birthday, it was White Day!
Happy Birthday appa!
White Day.
Do you know what it is? If you don' let me tell you.
White Day is a growing tradition that was created through a concentrated marketing effort in Japan. White Day is celebrated in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and some other East Asian countries on March 14, one month after Valentine's Day.
On Valentine's Day, women give gifts to men; on White Day, men who received chocolate on Valentine's Day return the favor and give gifts to women.
The observance of Valentine's Day in Japan, particularly among students, is somewhat different than in the West. Valentine's day is mainly for the girls to present chocolates (either store-bought or handmade) to the boy of their choice. The concept of "Giri-Choco" (Japanese: 義理チョコ), which translates as "Obligatory Chocolate", has also developed, where a girl will give chocolate to those close to her (co-workers, for example) but in whom she has no romantic interest.
When White Day rolls around, it is the boy's turn to return the gift in what is called "sanbai-gaeshi" (3倍返し) or "triple return", since the gift the boy gives is supposed to be three times the value of the gift received initially.
There are many theories about the origins of White Day. According to one, the holiday began in 1965 when a marshmallow maker started marketing to men that they should pay back the women who gave them chocolate and other gifts with marshmallows. Originally it was called Marshmallow Day, which was later changed to White Day.
curteousy of wikipedia
HOWEVER,
Black Day (April 14) is an informal tradition for single people (a.k.a. Unit Solo, Korean: 솔로부대) to get together and eat noodles with black bean sauce in South Korea.
The idea is that those who didn't give or receive gifts on Valentine's Day or White Day can get together and eat Jjajangmyeon (짜장면), Korean noodles with black bean sauce (hence the name), to commiserate their singledom.
So, I would be celebrating Black Day next month.
thank you wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Day
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Day
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