Culture Corner: November 11th in Canada and Korea

Today is November 11th.  November 11th is a special day in both Canada and Korea, but for different reasons.

In Canada, November 11th is Remembrance Day.  People wear red poppies on their lapels and gather together at 11:00am on November 11th to remember all the Canadian soldiers who have died in various wars.

In Korea, November 11th is Pepero Day.  I heard once that it is called Pepero Day because another way to write "November 11th" is "11.11", which looks like a bunch of Pepero sticks.  Stores make big fancy displays out of boxes of Pepero, and people give many boxes of Pepero to their loved ones and to their teachers,