November 11th in Korea

While other countries remember soldiers who died in the war, Koreans celebrate "pepero day" on November 11th. To those of you who are not familiar, pepero, often called "pocky" at home is basically a tall, thin breadstick covered in chocolate. Sometimes it's covered in strawberry, vanilla, sprinkles, etc. Because the pepero resembles the number one, friends, spouses, etc exchange these treats on 11/11. Apparently the tradition began in the 90s when students would give each other pepero as wishes to become tall and thin. So there you have it. Happy Pepero Day from a country obsessed with appearances.