White Day

In America, they celebrate Valentines Day. In addition to that, in Japan they also celebrate something called White Day.

On Valentines Day the women are suppose to give all of the men that they know chocolate, either handmade or store bought. The chocolate is either out of love or out of courtesy. Than on White Day, the men are suppose to give all of the women that gave them chocolate a gift up to three times the value. The gifts originally given were marshmallows, white chocolate, etc. As long as it was white. Now it has evolved into giving pretty much any gift.

Right before Valentines Day, at all of the malls, the whole middle was filled with various chocolates. When you go there you will see that it is only women purchasing the chocolates. But right before White Day, which is exactly a month after Valentines Day, malls are decorated saying "White Day!" They first time my brother and I went to Kiba Mall after it was decorated, my brother say the banners and said "Everyone is expecting me!" But there are a lot of nice gifts laid throughout the stores for the men can buy it for the women.