Thursday, 14 February 2013
Valentines Day in Korea!
So what is valentine’s day, valentine’s day is a day
celebrated by couples all over the world by either celebrating together,
confession or simply giving gifts to loved ones. The first association with
valentine was with the Parlement
of Foules (1382) by Geoffrey
Chaucer, which linked to romantic interests.
Valentines is slowly approaching so I thought I would write
something about it, considering it’s celebrated differently in many countries
or not celebrated at all. So here I am talking about the beauty of love in
Korea and how they celebrate it. Another difference between Korea and many
Western (especially) countries, is that the gift giving is generally limited to
unmarried people in their 20’s.
Compared to many countries such as UK or USA, valentines in
Korea is celebrated in a modest way, example In Korea, the girls had to brave
making the first move, one that wouldn’t be reciprocated in kind. At
least, not until the next month in South Korea there are three red marks as to
how valentines are celebrated.
The official valentine’s days are the day where the girls
confess or give chocolates to the boys they like and making sure they finally
express how they feel. This means taking a lot of courage to do this and not
messing up.
Next is white’s day, which is placed on 14th of
march where the ladies now wait for the
men to give them the perfected candies or chocolate, and hope they get the ones
in return which also keeps everyone on pins and needles.
If the couples are visible in the open, there is a trend
that couples wear the same outfits as each other to show off the relationship
status they have aka the couple outfits.
We also have black day, on April 14th which is
the day where if no one is successful the men and women manage to get into
groups to go a restaurant to have black noodles aka (jajangmyeon) it may sound
depressing but to others it may not.
So unlike the USA or UK or other countries may verify the
three day process for this lovely holiday seems excruciating with wait and
impossibly daunting to some. So what do you guys think? Is it worth to say it
on Valentine’s Day or is it worth just saying it at the right time?
For me honestly I prefer doing it when I know I am ready,
but those who brave themselves to actually do it on a day filled with love and
hope! Good luck to you! Best wishes to actually having it come true as well.
Ra. D (라디) - Couple Song - Released in 2008 a very slow and magnetic song, good for those who probably like slow jams. Humming Urban Stereo - Hawaiian Couple - a Korean electronic group this song is very light hearted and very catchy. Clazziquai - Romeo n Juliet - taken from their album "Love Child of the Century". You will enjoy this if you are a fan of Alex or DJ Clazzi.
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