O.K.
In Japan, they kind of have 2 Valentine's Days. They have normal Valentine's Day and then there's White Day a month later on March 14.
On Valentine's Day, women buy chocolate and give it to guys.
On White Day it's the opposite, except it's gotta be white chocolate.
Isn't that cool?
What do you guys think? Would you like your country to do the same thing?

yea that would be nice

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Wouldn't it?
I think White Day is a great idea.

I read that once in the Los Angeles Times. :genius:

when I saw this thread and I thought this white day is about when those japanese worshiping the day when they got westernized by the whites or something.

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Of course not!
Is there a real day like that, though?

White day is not celebrated in just Japan alone.
Korea has white day too.
And it doesn't have to be white chocolate as presents on that day.
Usually, it's candy but sometimes they can be things like perfumes etc.

When I read the topic, "WHite Day", i thought it was death or mouring day. White means death in Chinese

Some critics criticized White Day as an excuse to buy white chocolates, which is the most expensive type of chocolate compared Milk Chocolate and Dark Chocolate. :genius:

I'm not sure, but I heard before that Japanese have "Dead Day" Where the people worship the WW2 dead armies and bring pride to their Japan.

Do you know of someplace else that celebrates White Day?

Do u mean if I know of any place that celebrates White Day besides Japan and Korea?
If so, I don't.

lmao...

So do you have any information about the Dead Day?

Jesus Christ. Give it a break.

We are not the savage, warmongering people you think us to be.

There is no "dead day" in which WW2 dead are venerated. There are dates to respect the elderly and your ancestors and that is about it. Obon is a buddhist thing that came from China.

Yeah, that's what I meant alright.

I think 'White Day' sounds sweet...

Ah, so much romance, lol.

The giving of chocolates seems like a good fun idea, but as noted in this thread, in Japanese society where social conformity is still a significant feature of daily life, all these chocolate obligations can become an annoying burden.
Valentine's Day followed by White Day and the pressure to give chocolate presents to family, employers and superiors, friends and co-workers..... to follow the custom strictly is a job in itself.

Peter Payne the expat businessman, wrote in his newsletter about the positive aspects of this Japanese pop-custom.

"Today is Valentine's Day, and all throughout Japan men are looking forward to receiving the gift of chocolate from females around them, in keeping with the local custom of women giving chocolate to men.
There are two kinds of chocolate a man can receive, the most common being giri choco or "obligation chocolate," which females might give to males they work with or to teachers or male relatives because they feel it's expected of them. A lot of this is the result of good marketing, since virtually every convenience store in the country is decked out with decorations reminding shoppers that February 14th is around the corner.
The best kind of chocolate is honmei choco, "true heart chocolate" that's given to a loved one, and all across Japan men will be looking forward to eating hand-made chocolates, cakes or other treats from our wives, daughters or girlfriends who want to show their love and appreciation."

@ Ralf: don't bump old topics. Closing.