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バレンタインデー. Valentine’s Day. When is the valentine’s day in japan <3?. February 14 th 2月14日. Valentine’s day in japan !. Usually girls give chocolate to boys. Handmade or from store It’s a special day for the girls to ask boys out and tell their feelings to them.
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バレンタインデー Valentine’s Day
When is the valentine’s day in japan <3? February 14th 2月14日
Valentine’s day in japan! • Usually girls give chocolate to boys. • Handmade or from store • It’s a special day for the girls to ask boys out and tell their feelings to them. • If a girl has a boyfriend, she would give it to him first.
WHEN DID V-DAY start in Japan? • A Japanese chocolate manufacturer started a marketing promotion in 1958. • They promoted Valentine’s Day as “the day women confess their love to men by giving them chocolate.”
義理チョコ(ぎりちょこ) • What’s giri-choco? - giri-choco is chocolate you give to people you have appreciation (sometimes obligation) towards to. You give them to teachers, guy friends and your boss.
友チョコ(ともちょこ) • What’s tomo-choco? - chocolate the you give to your friends! - mainly actions for girls. The more friends you have, the more chocolate you have to make!
逆チョコ(ぎゃくちょこ) • What’s is gyaku-choco? - gyaku-choco is when a guy gives chocolate to a girl.
ぎりぎりチョコ?! • ぎりぎりチョコ is chocolate bought in the last minute. We can assume that the person buying the chocolate does not care for that person. • ぎりぎり= just before the deadline • ぎり= obligation We looked up this new word from the Internet. This is unconfirmed information!
ホワイトデー! White day! 3/14 • It’s an opposite day where the boys are the main major role of the day. • The boys give candy or cookies to the girls in return from Valentine’s day.
日本 vs アメリカ • Girls to boys • Chocolate • ぎりチョコ • ともチョコ • No delivery system • $5 to $100 • ホワイトデー • Boys to girls • Flowers, candy, etc. • Noぎりチョコ • ともチョコ • Delivery systems • $10 to $X • No ホワイトデー 日本 アメリカ