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White Day

14 March (one month after Valentine's Day), marked in Japan and some other Asian countries by men giving gifts (traditionally white in color) to the women who gave gifts to them on Valentine's Day.

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    Calque of Japanese ホワイトデー (Howaito Dē), itself from English white day.

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