[Special]Happy Valentine’s Day!!!
Today(February 14th) is Valentine’s Day!!
Valentine’s Day is when women/girls give sweets(but usually chocolates) to men/boys.
The receivers may be the givers’ lovers, friends, or family members.
On this day, people express their love, greetings, and thanks to each other.
Since many couples date outside, it may/would be jealous and terrible for solo people(singles) to go outside.
Me? I’m a solo also.
Stores are once again busy selling sweets; and yes, here are some pictures of chocolates.
I have never experienced this kind of occasion; Seollal and Valentine’s Day was never on the same day before. So, I should say..
HAPPY Seollentine’s Day!!!
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MMM! I love chocolate! Anyway, I really like your blog. Keep working.
You need to do more research before you try to claim a western cultural holiday is similar to a Korean holiday.
You should read this entry,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine%27s_Day
When you confuse Korean culture/holidays with western culture holidays it makes your blog look uneducated and unfortuantely all too typical of Korea-centric ways of trying to make everything not Korean somehow become Korean.
You are confusing Valentine’s Day with White Day. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Day
Valentine’s Day is NOT the same as White Day. White Day is Korea’s attempt to copy and imitiate Valentine’s Day.
Next time do more research, and don’t use Naver or Daum because they are terrible for researching English culture topics.
The really sad part about all of this is that Korea is actually celebrating a JAPANESE CULTURAL HOLIDAY: “White Day was first celebrated in 1978 in Japan. It was started by the National Confectionery Industry Association (全国飴菓子工業協同組合) as an “answer day” to Valentine’s Day on the grounds that men should pay back the women who gave them chocolate and other gifts on Valentine’s Day. In 1977, a Fukuoka-based confectionery company, Ishimura Manseido (石村萬盛堂), marketed marshmallows to men on March 14, calling it Marshmallow Day (マシュマロデー).” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Day)
Please do more research before publishing inaccurate information on your blog.
Also, please try to focus on promoting KOREAN cultural holidays and events–not other countries.
Jason
Mr. Jason:
Firstly, about your statement that White Day is a Japanese holiday.
The true meaing of holiday celebrations, despite their origins, is to enjoy itself.
Quibbling over something that nobody finds it something of worth, does not correspond with the meaning of celebration.
Let me bring Christmas to this discussion.
You cannot deny the fact that Christmas is a GLOBAL HOLIDAY.
Of course, Christmas was originated from Christians, basically to praise their holy god’s birth, but to propagate their religion in a more friendly way.
However, even non Christians get to celebrate Christmas without being religious Christians.No one blames them for decorating Christmas trees and exchanging gifts, so why should you?
In the same way, what is wrong with Koreans celebrating a Japanese holiday? What is important is not to care about its origin but to get to feel the way it is.
Just because Japan has done inhumane things to Korea in the past, we cannot deny everything that are related to Japan. Some things, we have to admit and some things we do not have to. (But that does not mean I am a Japan lover.)
Yeah, White Day is a Japanese holiday.
So what?
Again, so what?
How does it effect Korea in a bad way?
I do not understand your argument.
Secondly, about Valentine’s Day and White Day.
Excuse me, but I have never mentioned White Day in my post nor I am confusing Valentine’s Day with White Day.
Thirdly, ‘You need to do more research before you try to claim a western cultural holiday is similar to a Korean holiday.’
Please read my ‘short’ post again and again till you find the part where I mentioned, related to the above statement.
Forthly, ‘Also, please try to focus on promoting KOREAN cultural holidays and events–not other countries.’
I wrote the post in order to show others how other countries’ holidays and events have settled in Korea.
No other means.
Fifthly, ‘When you confuse Korean culture/holidays with western culture holidays it makes your blog look uneducated and unfortuantely all too typical of Korea-centric ways of trying to make everything not Korean somehow become Korean.
I want to ask you in return: Why are you so aggressive on Korea? You sound like you are angry and are really dissatisfied with something.
Sixthly, ‘Next time do more research, and don’t use Naver or Daum because they are terrible for researching English culture topics.’
Every search engines have cons and pros.
Nothing is perfect.
XiahJ.