Here is the story behind "Pepero Day."
Pepero Day is an observance that is specific to South Korea. It is named after the Korean snack, Pepero, and is held on November 11th, since the date "11/11" resembles four sticks of Pepero. The holiday is observed mostly by young people and couples, who exchange Pepero sticks, other candies and romantic gifts. According to one story, Pepero Day was started in 1994 by students at a girls' middle school in Busan, where they exchanged Pepero sticks as gifts to wish one another to grow "as tall and slender as a Peper." Oh, Korea. You would have a wish associated with slenderness that is also associated with chocolate. Make those poor Korean girls even more self conscious of themselves.
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| A huge heart made completely out of Pepero boxes |
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| Just a few of the Pepero options |
To conclude, the students in my all day kindergarten class were intense about this holiday. We happened to have a huge cardboard Pepero box that held enough sticks for the entire school and one of the students insisted on wearing it as a backpack. I know, I know. He carried it around and was so persistant that we ended up adding tape to the back that acted as straps for him. Who am I to judge? I'm sure when I was little I insisted on carrying around much weirder objects. Right Mom? Needless to say, disaster struck after lunch when someone (likely little Hansu who had been green with jealousy all day) sneakily hid his new favorite toy. A meltdown ensued and the crying wouldn't stop until the Pepero "backpack" was found
Here are a few photos of "Smile", the little boy who has me wrapped around his little finger.
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| Pre-meltdown |
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| Mid-melt down but finally reunited with his beloved Pepero backback |
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