Pepero Day: Why Korea Gives Chocolate Sticks on November 11
Pepero Day falls on November 11, and if you are in Korea in early November, you cannot miss it. Convenience stores stack towers of gift boxes by the door. Schoolchildren carry paper bags full of chocolate-dipped biscuit sticks. Couples exchange boxes tied with ribbons, and office workers leave a few packs on a coworker’s desk. … Read more