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| kei |
 Posted: Mar 14, 2007 9:00 am |
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大好きだよ。
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this is a well known day in japan. when someone got a valentine chocolate, then he must give something back in this day, white day (14 march).
is this celebration made in japan?
how about in your place, guys?
for me, since my place doesn't celebrate it, so i don't give anything today (though the fact i didn't get even a single chocolate). |
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| Tatsuka Ito |
| Posted: Mar 14, 2007 9:46 am |
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St. Valentine's Day is celebrated on February 14, and White Day one month later on March 14. It is said that St. Valentine's Day was imported to Japan in 1958 by a Japanese confectionery company. In Japan, it is only the women giving presents - mainly chocolate - to men, but not the other way around. Men are supposed to return the favours received on Valentine's Day one month later on White Day, a Japanese creation. White Day is believed to have been introduced by a marshmallow manufacturing company in the 1960s. The white marshmallows gave the day its name but other kinds of presents such as candy, flowers, etc. have become more popular over the years.
According to our survey, White Day is still less popular than St. Valentine's Day. 67% of the female survey participants indicated that they do celebrate Valentine's Day while only 45% of the men indicated to celebrate White Day. The two events are most popular among participants younger than 20 years with 75% celebrating Valentine's Day and 56% celebrating White Day. Valentine's Day is also more popular among single people than married couples, however, White Day is clearly more popular among married people (51%) than singles (40%). In fact, among married couples, White Day (51.3%) is almost as popular as Valentine's Day (53.9%). |
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| benzwong |
| Posted: Mar 14, 2007 9:58 am |
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甘えんぼ
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| Thats very informative! I didn't even know such a day existed haha |
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| kei |
| Posted: Mar 14, 2007 10:11 am |
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大好きだよ。
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tatsuka ito
what a very informative writing. i just knew the history because your writing.
now i understand why people always don't know when i asked them about it. it's a made-in-japan day |
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| Mansley |
| Posted: Mar 14, 2007 6:54 pm |
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| This was explained to me in Japanese class a month ago during Valentine's Day. No one here in the United States knows about it or celebrates it...but everyone celebrates Valentine's Day. Happy White Day everyone! |
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| davedim |
| Posted: Mar 14, 2007 7:36 pm |
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They celebrate it in Corea too.
Just sayin'. |
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| yukarichan |
| Posted: Mar 14, 2007 10:31 pm |
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ユメクイ
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Yes, they do celebrate in Korea...
I think they celebrate in Asia. |
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| davedim |
| Posted: Mar 14, 2007 10:39 pm |
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yukarichan wrote: I think they celebrate in Asia.
Not exactly...
White Day is a festival that was created by a concentrated marketing effort in Japan. White Day is celebrated in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and some other East Asian countries on March 14, one month after Valentine's Day. On Valentine's Day, women give gifts to men; on White Day, men who received chocolate on Valentine's Day return the favor and give gifts to women. This holiday is starting to gain popularity in Hong Kong, where Japanese influence is strong.
-from Wikipedia |
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| yukarichan |
| Posted: Mar 14, 2007 10:44 pm |
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ユメクイ
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^ ohhh
well, maybe I should have been more specific..
I didn't think Thai or Vietnamese people celebrate it....or Mongolians..
ok yeha w/e I hope you get my point. Or it's just the headache I'm having right now...hah |
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| davedim |
| Posted: Mar 14, 2007 10:48 pm |
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^ haha, yeah I get your point lol.  |
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| yukarichan |
| Posted: Mar 14, 2007 10:54 pm |
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ユメクイ
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^haha okay.
I noticed I speel point wrong..I spelled it as pit.  |
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| +Fumi |
| Posted: Mar 17, 2007 8:26 am |
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| I think companies will create every opportunity for selling their products! Anyway I like American Valentine Day best, because I receive chocolate! which is one of five major food groups and very important for my health! LOL! |
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| davedim |
| Posted: Mar 17, 2007 10:32 am |
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Chocolate is one of the five major food groups?
Oh, and Valentine's Day isn't an American holiday, it's English |
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| yukarichan |
| Posted: Mar 17, 2007 7:26 pm |
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ユメクイ
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davedim wrote: Chocolate is one of the five major food groups?
It's in MY food groups.
fa sho`  |
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