Happy White Day

March 16, 2009 | |


What is White Day?
WIKI says:
In Japan, Valentine's Day is observed by females who present chocolate gifts (either store-bought or handmade), usually to a male, as an expression of love. The handmade chocolate is usually preferred by the receiver, because it is a sign that the receiving male is the girl's "only one". On White Day, the converse happens: males who received a "honmei-choco" [chocolate of love] or "giri-choco" [courtesy chocolate] on Valentine's Day are expected to return the favor by giving gifts, usually more expensive. Traditionally, popular White Day gifts are cookies, jewellery, white chocolate, and marshmallows. Sometimes the term sanbai gaeshi (literally, "thrice the return") is used to describe the generally recited rule that the return gift should be two to three times the cost of the Valentine's gift.

Well, there is also a day called BLACK DAY on April 14th which you celebrate singleness. A day were single ladies wear BLACK (in mourning) and celebrate by getting together and eating Jajangmyeon (noodles with black bean sauce), sometimes a white sauce is mixed for those who did not celebrate White Day.

I've already got a friend to celebrate BLACK DAY with... Eating Jajangmyeon + black clothes = a win win situation for me.

1 comments:

Doodler said...

yes it is true. when i was in japan the ladies told me they didnt get anything for valentine's day. V-day is all about the men and White day is when the men return the favor =) hehe sort of speak.