White Day

English

Etymology

Calque of Japanese ホワイトデー (Howaito Dē), itself from English white day.

Proper noun

14 March (one month after Valentine's Day), marked in Japan and some other Asian countries by men giving gifts (traditionally white in color) to the women who gave gifts to them on Valentine's Day.

Translations

14 March

Chinese:
Mandarin: 白色情人節／白色情人节 (zh) (Báisè Qíngrénjié)
Japanese: ホワイトデー (ja) (Howaito Dē)
Korean: 화이트데이 (hwaiteudei)

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