White Day is a cute tradition in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and China, where it's celebrated a month after Valentine’s Day, on March 14th.
In Japan and South Koreait's tradition that women give chocolates to the men in their lives on Valentine's Day. In Japan, there are two types of chocolate gifts that women can give: giri choco (“obligation” chocolate) given to male co-workers, friends, or family members, and honmei choco(“true feeling” chocolate) given to one’s romantic, or potential, partner. On White Day, men reciprocate by giving candy,marshmallows or other gifts to the women who gave them chocolate on Valentine’s Day. Other typicalgifts given on White Day include stuffed animals, flowers, jewelry, and “white” gifts such as marshmallows, white chocolate, orwhite lingerie. In accordance tothe Japanese rule of sanbai gaeshi (“triple the return”), the gift given by men shouldbetriple the value of the original Valentine's Day gift!
In Korean dramas, one very memorable White Day scene comes from “Iris.”Whileout on a date at a restaurant in Japan, Seung Hee (Kim Tae Hee) is disappointed to find out that Hyun Joon (Lee Byung Hun) doesn’t have a gift for her. Hyun Joon responds by running out of the restaurant, and when he returns, he surprises her by sharing the candy that is in his mouth with her through a kiss! Watch the scene here!
In Japan and South Koreait's tradition that women give chocolates to the men in their lives on Valentine's Day. In Japan, there are two types of chocolate gifts that women can give: giri choco (“obligation” chocolate) given to male co-workers, friends, or family members, and honmei choco(“true feeling” chocolate) given to one’s romantic, or potential, partner. On White Day, men reciprocate by giving candy,marshmallows or other gifts to the women who gave them chocolate on Valentine’s Day. Other typicalgifts given on White Day include stuffed animals, flowers, jewelry, and “white” gifts such as marshmallows, white chocolate, orwhite lingerie. In accordance tothe Japanese rule of sanbai gaeshi (“triple the return”), the gift given by men shouldbetriple the value of the original Valentine's Day gift!
In Korean dramas, one very memorable White Day scene comes from “Iris.”Whileout on a date at a restaurant in Japan, Seung Hee (Kim Tae Hee) is disappointed to find out that Hyun Joon (Lee Byung Hun) doesn’t have a gift for her. Hyun Joon responds by running out of the restaurant, and when he returns, he surprises her by sharing the candy that is in his mouth with her through a kiss! Watch the scene here!
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| White Day follows Valentines Day |