White Day | |
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Observed by | Japan, Regions in East and Southeast Asia |
Date | March 14 |
Next time | March 14, 2025 |
Frequency | Annual |
Related to | Valentine's Day |
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Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 白色情人節 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 白色情人节 | ||||||
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Burmese name | |||||||
Burmese | အဖြူနေ့ | ||||||
Vietnamese name | |||||||
Vietnamese | Ngày Valentine Trắng | ||||||
Korean name | |||||||
Hangul | 화이트데이 | ||||||
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Japanese name | |||||||
Katakana | ホワイトデー | ||||||
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Khmer name | |||||||
Khmer | ថ្ងៃពណ៌ស |
White Day is celebrated annually on March 14, one month after Valentine's Day, when men give reciprocal gifts to women who gave them gifts on Valentine's Day. It began in Japan in 1978; its observance has spread to several other East Asian regions like China, Taiwan, South Korea and countries worldwide.