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Tall and Slender Pepero Sticks!

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"Happy Pepero Day class!" "How many Pepero boxes did you receive?" "Did you receive Pepero from your crush?♥" "Did you give Pepero to your teacher?" ( http://www.recess.ufl.edu/transcripts/2006/1109.shtml ) Relationships and love are not taken lightly in South Korea. There are over twenty holidays devoted to celebrating one's affections for family, friends, and beloveds. For starters, the 14th of each month is set aside for sweethearts. Also, just as in North America, Valentine's Day is celebrated in South Korea, but with a slight variation on the tradition. Only the women give gifts on Valentine’s Day. To balance this out there is "White Day" one month later when men take their turn giving gifts. This is one of the many holidays that have been named after a color with "Black Day," "Silver Day," "Green Day, “and "Yellow Day" dotting the South Korean calendar. November 11th is one of these sp...