A Japanese Valentine

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Valentine's Day is the day of the year when Japanese girls give chocolates to guys. But giving chocolates is not limited to those in a relationship. They give chocolates for different reasons. One reason and the most obvious is to show their love for the boy. It could be a girl giving a chocolate to her boyfriend, or a spouse to her husband. But it can also be a form of confession. The most common is the chocolate of gratitude. That is when a girl gives chocolate to his male friends. And there is what they call a required chocolate. Usually girls in the same class give chocolates to their male classmates, same goes at the workplace. Valentine's day is already over but I can still see people waiting in the line to buy chocolates, and I have still received some up until now. Valentine's day here in Japan I can say is very commercialized and well-celebrated but I am thankful that they have this kind of tradition-- girls giving boys chocolates. This way, girls could show their love, gratitude, or what-have-they to the male race. And boys getting the chance to just receive whatever is given, and be appreciated. So I can say, Valentine's Day in Japan is A Male Thanksgiving Day. Hahaha. In return, a month after February 14, they have this White Day, guys turn to give chocolates to the girls, which I believe is just fair.