When we started to see store displays like this popping up after Halloween we thought maybe Koreans celebrate Valentines Day in November. Nope- November 11 is Pepero Day. Of course, at home it is Rememberence Day, the day that we remember the soldiers of World War 1 and other wars. Well, in Korea it is a day to celebrate possibly one of the suckiest snack foods around: Pepero (or, Pocky as we call them at home).
Peperos are pretzel like sticks dipped in chocolate. Whoopie. Give me a Chip Day or Gummi Bears Day and I'll get excited. Pepero? Pepero Day was invented by none other than the fantastic LOTTE company, which we know and love. Lotte has previously been discussed on our blog HERE. Pepero day is mainly celebrated by teenagers who exchange boxes of the junk food with their significant others.
Yesterday, Mel and I were in Dongdaemun and there was a big group of people gathered around a stage outside of Hello APM. They were having a show where the MC stuck a pepero in a guy's mouth and a girl had to eat the other half of it. Afterwards, the MC would hold up the remaining piece of Pepero to show the audience how close the guy and girl got to kissing. So weird! Of course, I took a video! Enjoy the strangeness!
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