Hey People,
This'll be a quick post, seeing that I am leaving in a few for a friend's house tonight. Tomorrow for Japan is White Day. So you're probably thinking, What's White Day? Well, that's why I am here.
Do you remember a 'holiday' oh so many weeks ago called Single's Awareness Day...which is also known by couples as Valentine's Day? We all know that couples give each other gifts from the heart and new love is brought forth in the forms of flowers and chocolates and....yada yada yada.
Well, in Japan, only the girls give out chocolates to the guys (and female friends because we like giving gifts of chocolates to our friends). Yet, the guys merely have to receive the gifts on Valentine's Day, not give anything. Aren't they so lucky? If the guy has been friend-zoned by the girl (in other words, the girl sees the guy as merely a friend), he will probably get some bite-sized chocolates. But if the girl really likes the guy and wants to let him know her feelings towards him, she may make (or buy) a really special, hand-decorated chocolate....And he just has to receive the chocolate....except....
Along comes March 14, White Day. Noticed that White Day just happens to be exactly one month after Valentine's Day? Well, White Day is the reciprocal of Valentine's Day....in a sense. If the guy received a chocolate from a gal on Valentine's Day, they get one month to prepare a chocolatey gift for that gal who gave him the chocolate.
So, for those single men out there that did not receive any chocolate, they are (in theory) off the hook for White Day. For those who got something special from their sweetheart, they better prepare for White Day! For those who hate Valentine's Day, they better avoid Japan at all cost from January, when all the Valentine's Day stuff comes out, through March, because there is no escaping the packaging and advertisement for Valentine's/White Day!
Until then, Later Peeps!
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