Today, March 14, is "White Day". The holiday started in Japan in the 1970s, and has since migrated to other parts of Asia, including Korea. Exactly one month after Valentine's Day, the day is designated for men to give gifts to women (reciprocating for the tradition of women giving gifts to men on Valentine's Day). (If you're confused, check out this handy
explanatory cartoon.)
Tek (and presumably all the other male members of his class) received chocolate on Valentine's Day from a female classmate.
According to Wikipedia, the most typical White Day gifts in Korea are hard candies, but as these displays show, merchants are selling a wide variety of products, including chocolate.
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| Home Plus White Day display |
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| Home Plus White Day display |
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| Window decoration at Tous Les Jours: "Bloom, sweet love of mine" |
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| On sale in Tous Les Jours on the White Day table: Homer Simpson's favorite chocolate? |
Im glad to see it's not limited to white chocolate like in Japan.
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