Pepero Day in South Korea
Pepero Day in South Korea is held on November 11. This event in the second decade of the month November is annual. Help us
Begun in 1994, this is an observance in South Korea similar to Valentine's Day, but held on November 11. The original purpose of the day was to exchange peperos with each other in hopes of becoming taller and thinner. The current purpose is to exchange peperos to show affection for friends and loved ones.
Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts
Korean New Year on January 30 (is based on the Chinese lunisolar calendar. Date of 2025);
Samiljeol in South Korea on March 1 (also celebrated in North Korea);
White Day in Japan on March 14 (also South Korea, Vietnam, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia and China on March 14, one month after Valentine's Day - ホワイトデ)