Happy Valentine’s Day
February 14th is fondly celebrated in the Philippines as “Araw ng mga Puso” or the day of the hearts. We follow the western custom in our celebrations. We usually go out for dinner and concert with our partners. Of course, it is customary for the men to give the women flowers and chocolates.
Here in Korea, this special day for couples is celebrated a little differently. It is actually the women who give chocolates to their partners. The men’s turn to give will come a month after on the 14th March, known as “White Day.” Unfortunately for my husband, he wouldn’t be receiving any chocolate tomorrow. I already bought him a Hershey’s bar last week and I guess that’s enough!
I think Korea is the only country in the world which has a 14th day celebration every month. Here are the other 14th of the month celebration unique to Korea…
January 14: Diary Day
The day of presenting your lover with a cute diary and a basket of flowersFebruary 14: Valentine�€™s Day
The day when girls and women present their boyfriends with chocolate and confess their loveMarch 14: White Day
The day when boys and men present their girlfriends with chocolate and confess their loveApril 14: Black Day
The day when people who have no lovers eat black Chinese noodles togetherMay 14: Rose Day
The day when lovers present each other with roses to express their love
Yellow Day
The day when those who were unable to eat black noodles on Black Day go to eat yellow curry riceJune 14: Kiss Day
The day when lovers kiss to confirm their loveJuly 14: Silver Day
The day when lovers exchange silver rings to make a promise for the futureAugust 14: Music Day
The day of presenting a CD with love songsSeptember 14: Photo Day
The day when lovers take pictures to keep memories of their loveOctober 14: Wine Day
The day when lovers drink wine and share loveNovember 14:Movie Day
The day when lovers go to see a movie holding handsHug Day
The day of giving hugs to your loved onesDecember 14: Money Day
The day of spending generously for your loverSource: KBS Global
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February 14th, 2006 at 5:34 am
LOL. guess you learn something new everyday — i’ve never heard of a country that celebrated a date monthly! thanks for sharing.
February 17th, 2006 at 10:16 am
cute !!!
March 14th, 2006 at 5:11 pm
Japan also celebrates White Day.
January 9th, 2007 at 11:21 pm
never knew Koreans are that romantic to have a lot of special days for such stuff. altho i think not everything mentioned was really that popular.
July 23rd, 2007 at 3:41 am
Yeah Japan also have this White day. I knew it from watching hana yori dango 2. Anyway, celebrating each 14th day of the month is exciting. I wish I could go to Korea as well and visit Nami island and Cheongsan?(the island in the drama, spring waltz).
May 14th, 2008 at 11:24 pm
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May 15th, 2008 at 8:46 pm
Maaaan, that is both cute and ridiculously depressing. It is a great thing to have every month if you have a special someone, but it has to really suck if you don’t! Just imagine being reminded on the 14th “you have no one.” >_<
Otherwise it is very cute and a nice way to strengthen the bond between two lovers over the course of a year.