In much of the world, 11 November is set aside to commemorate the sacrifice of citizens in the arms forces. We have Veterans Day in the United States, they celebrate Remembrance Day in the UK and the Commonwealth, and Armistace Day in some continental European countries. There are even some nations that celebrate their independence days on 11 November (Poland and Angola). Today, though, we were wished a Happy Pepero (빼빼로) Day by some of our Korean students. Being a social studies teacher, Dave was a bit embarrassed because he had not heard of this great national holiday. After a bit of research we learned that Pepero is a Korean snack made of a cookie stick dipped in chocolate. Korean kids give these two each other on 11 November because they look like ones (11/11/08).
This day is not unlike our Valentine's Day so it wasn't a great social blunder to forget about it. Some of our Korean students gave us each a pack to share with each other. It may be a holiday that was invented by a snack food company, but we won't pass up free chocolate.
Dave and Beth
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