Valentines from here to S. Korea
So - it was Valentines day - and in our house hold it was a typical run of the mill day other than the fact that we ended our crazy hectic day with an I Love You and 2 Cosmos!
Having been with Matt for almost 12 years now - Valentine's Day for me isn't so much about finding 1 day to express love to him - but to teach Ben about hearts and love. Note - we've taught Ben how to say I Love You in Korean (Sarang Hamnida)! Its super cute...
At any rate - I wondered - do they celebrate Valentine's Day in other parts of the world? Korea? Here is what I found....
(An excerpt from http://korea.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/valentine-s-day-in-korea)
"It turns out that the greatest Greeting Card Holiday of all is celebrated everywhere. In Korea, it’s celebrated a little differently. Here, Valentine’s Day is a big excuse to give everyone we know a lot of sugar. In Korea, February 14th is a day for the women to give gifts to their sweethearts.
If that seems a little unfair, never fear, Korea has a way around that. March 14th is called White Day and this is the day that men buy gifts for their sweethearts. They might even choose that day to swear their undying love for their girlfriend.
Not to be forgotten, if you are single in Korea, you get to celebrate on April 14th. They call it Black Day. It’s a day where you eat jajong noodles with your friends. Jajong noodles are black."
Just an interesting tid-bit!
Having been with Matt for almost 12 years now - Valentine's Day for me isn't so much about finding 1 day to express love to him - but to teach Ben about hearts and love. Note - we've taught Ben how to say I Love You in Korean (Sarang Hamnida)! Its super cute...
At any rate - I wondered - do they celebrate Valentine's Day in other parts of the world? Korea? Here is what I found....
(An excerpt from http://korea.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/valentine-s-day-in-korea)
"It turns out that the greatest Greeting Card Holiday of all is celebrated everywhere. In Korea, it’s celebrated a little differently. Here, Valentine’s Day is a big excuse to give everyone we know a lot of sugar. In Korea, February 14th is a day for the women to give gifts to their sweethearts.
If that seems a little unfair, never fear, Korea has a way around that. March 14th is called White Day and this is the day that men buy gifts for their sweethearts. They might even choose that day to swear their undying love for their girlfriend.
Not to be forgotten, if you are single in Korea, you get to celebrate on April 14th. They call it Black Day. It’s a day where you eat jajong noodles with your friends. Jajong noodles are black."
Just an interesting tid-bit!
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