Repost: Celebrating Valentine's Day... EVERY MONTH???

Originally posted 14 March 2012 on my former blog. Pictures added. With grammatical and narrative revisions.

Translated from original Chinese text.

Sources: http://www.zon100.com/news/11003630.html (now a dead link)
                 http://www.douban.com/group/topic/21937519/

In some countries particularly in South Korea, the 14th day of every month is a Valentine's Day, people can celebrate it twelve times in a year if religiously observed.

January 14 >> "Diary Valentine's Day"

On this day, lovers will give each other a diary which records their happy moments of the past year. This also symbolizes that they will face together, hand in hand, another year of their relationship.

From Wikimedia Commons.
By Stewart Butterfield.
Used under the Creative Commons
Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

February 14 >> "Traditional Valentine's Day"

The single ladies will usually give dark chocolates to the guy they like.

March 14 >> "White Valentine's Day"

To recall from the previous month, a guy would have received chocolates from the girls who like him. Now these girls are looking forward to their gifts this time around. If the guy likes the girl who gave him chocolates a month prior, he should give her white chocolates; otherwise (in friendzoning mode), he can give either a card or candies.

April 14 >> "Black Valentine's Day"

For lovers, they eat noodles with mixed sauce. According to tradition, the slimy and stretchy, yet unbreakable noodles can bind their hearts "together as one."

This day is for singles, too; "Black Valentine's Day" is actually meant for them! The singles and the loners meet each other in one place to encourage each other and make themselves happy. They usually wear black clothes and intentionally drink coffee without creamer or milk as a symbol of love being "driven away by darkness."

May 14 >> "Rose Valentine's Day"

A man gives roses to the woman, but the color of the rose has its own meaning. If the color is white, the man just want the girl to know that he's her friend; if yellow, he's her confidant; and if red, he's her lover.

June 14 >> "Kissing Valentine's Day"

If the girl received a red rose the previous month, that means they have to kiss on this day! In the streets of South Korea, lovers kiss each other publicly, so don't be intimidated (if you will ever have a chance to witness it there), 'cause it's really their Kissing Day!

July 14 >> "Silver Valentine's Day"

The guy will introduce the girl to his parents, and the girl will do the same and introduce the guy to her parents. Lovers will also give each other items made of silver, especially accessories.

August 14 >> "Green Valentine's Day"

Greenest is the summer of South Korea in August, that is why lovers tend to give themselves time to travel together and enjoy Mother Nature.

Lovers, 1870. Pál Szinyei Merse.
From the Hungarian National Gallery
Sourced from Wikimedia Commons,
as uploaded by user Yelkrokoyade.
Used under Creative Common
 Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

September 14 >> "Photo Valentine's Day"

Photo Valentine's Day is also called Music Valentine's Day. This is a huge social event wherein lovers will introduce their partners to their friends and officemates. It is also a good opportunity for the singles to look for someone suitable or ideal. Everyone takes pictures and dances to the rhythm of the music.

October 14 >> "Wine Valentine's Day"

Lovers drink grape wine together, symbolizing that love should not be rushed, as one should not drink wine hastily. But a friendly reminder here states that in South Korean law, persons under 19 years of age are prohibited from drinking wine, well, drink grape juice instead!

November 14 >> "Movie Valentine's Day"

Lovers take time to watch movies about love and romance. They can use this time to reminisce their own love story while they watch the movie.

December 14 >> "Hugging Valentine's Day"

Under the cold breeze, it is the the most fitting and the prettiest season for lovers to hug each other, This way, they will feel not the coldness of winter but the warmth of each other's love.

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