White Day

Some offerings from Paris Baguette!

Brace yourselves folks! It’s officially White Day!

This is what you call a “Hallmark Holiday” since (according to Wikipedia) it was created by a Japanese candy company who thought there should be a corresponding holiday to Valentine's Day.

For those of you who have lived in Korea a long time, you will know that Valentine’s Day and White Day are both a couple’s holiday where candy/chocolates are exchanged. On Valentine’s Day, women are supposed to buy men chocolate. White Day is where men buy candy for women. Both of these traditions came from Japan (not America, obviously).
I have found these Valentine’s Day/White Day traditions interesting, since they are completely opposite of what I’m used to (no roses, no giant box of chocolates, no diamonds, etc.). 

Asia tends to have these really commercialized couple holidays compared to the States. For now, they are fun to partake in, but I can’t imagine getting all excited for Pepero Day in my mid-30s.
For now, I'm going to eat the candy I've received at work (yes, my male co-workers passed out candy to all the female co-workers) and wait for the next made-up holiday.

Have a great White Day!