My husband and I usually alternate on who organizes the "love holidays," but this year we decided to celebrate
White Day and
Valentine's Day in the Japanese way from now on. Since last year I organized Valentine's and our anniversary, Sigfried (
sigtrent) got double duty this year and organized both v-day & w-day.
White day is a Japanese festival that takes place one month after Valentine's Day on March 14. On Valentine's Day, Japanese women give chocolates and gifts to the men in their lives. White day is where men return the favor to the women. Today's marketing gurus say you should give white chocolates or white candies, but traditionally it was a white ribbon to the woman you favored.
Yesterday was also called
Steak & Blowjob Day. This joke holiday was spawned by an email chain letter a few years ago and popularized by radio shows on the east coast. So happy Steak & BJ Day, for those who celebrate v-day in the traditional sense!
For white day my husband gave me a wonderfully written poem, white chocolate, and a white 60GB iPod!! White Day absolutely rocks! My husband absolutely ROCKS!! Everyone should celebrate White Day!!
If you're single and didn't get candies for v-day and w-day, you should celebrate
Black Day on April 14 and have a bowl of noodles in black bean sauce.