Monday, November 12, 2007

Happy Pepero Day


The fall is dragging out beautifully here. The colours stick and fall down in yellow ginkgo leaf showers. There has been a prolonged creep towards the first frost which seems unhurried.
We are studying the Planets in Kindergarten right now. I made a solar system out of Styrofoam balls. I think I am enjoying it more than the kids.
Yesterday was Pepero day. "Happy Pepero day to you." you thought Valentines was a cash grab. It can't shake a chocolate covered bread stick at Pepero day.
Pepero day November 11. "Pepero Day is a marketing idea invented by the makers of the popular snack. On this day, people buy boxes of Pepero to give to their lovers, teachers, classmates, coworkers, and pets. The date was chosen because November is the eleventh month of the year. The numerical date for November 11th (11/11) resembles four Pepero sticks. Shop windows are decorated with hearts and "Give Pepero to the special people in your life" signs." (Wikipedia aka "the oracle".)
The Lotte company makes 55% percent of its annual pepero earnings around this day.

1 comment:

Amanda said...

lol.
as sad as that is, kinda, i can only laugh.
what a world.