[Culture] Valentines Day, White Day, and Black Day ?

I find it weird that on valentines day in korea, only the girls give chocolate to guys... isnt is suppose to be the other way around? I told my self..haha but then again I thought well, different is good.. different is interesting!.. so that made me curious to learn more about how and why is it the way it is in korea...I found that...

Valentines Day, White Day, and Black Day

All of these are related!

So, okay... wait, wait, wait a minute... 잠깐만 [jamkkanman] {wait a minute}... what is White Day and Black day??..haha I'll explain just keep reading...

On Valentines Day, girls will give chocolates and other gifts to the guys. It is similar to our Valentines Day but is more one-sided.

So, what should be done? White Day was created. On White Day, one month later on March 14th, guys will give more expensive chocolates and gifts to the girls. These chocolates come in white boxes. This way it isn't so one-sided!

But what about the people who feel left out on those days because they have nobody to give chocolates to? That is what Black Day is for! On Black Day, another month later on April 14th, people who have nobody all get together with their friends and eat JaJang Noodles, which are black in color. It is not as popular as Valentines Day and White Day, but it is still celebrated by some people!

On the 14th of every month of a year there's bound to be a celebration that's related to love in some way. To further explain my statement, below are the celebrations that take place on the 14th of each month:


January 14 is Candle Day.

February 14 is Valentine's Day (a day which girls give chocolates or sweets to the boys they like).

March 14 is White Day. On this day, boys are supposed to give girls that they like some sweets (other than chocolates, although I don't know if this is still practiced today after seeing so many chocolates on sale with the words White Day taped across its covers in the local supermarket).

April 14 is known as Black Day. You'll know on March 15 whether or not you can celebrate Black Day. This day is for those individuals who had not received a single gift from anyone on either Valentine's or White Day, and they therefore gather together to eat jajangmien or black noodles.

May 14 is known as Rose Day.

June 14 is known as Kiss Day.

July 14 is known as Silver Day.

August 14 is known as Green Day.

September 14 is known as Music Day.

October 14 is known as Wine Day.

November 14 is known as Movie Day.

December 14 is known as Hug Day.I can't deny that Korea seems to have quite a lot of celebrations (for capitalistic reasons, I believe) but hey, maybe it's not such a bad thing. At least this way, everyone can have a reason to be extra happy and spend time with their loved ones especially on the 14th of every month. :-)