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nPosted on April 14, 2017
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nOn February 14, Japanese celebrate the romantic holiday Valentine’s Day by women giving their partners gifts, often homemade chocolates.
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nOn March 14, White Day, men give their partners gifts. Some follow the tradition of “triple the return” by giving gifts that are about three times more costly than whatever they received on Valentine’s Day.
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n Orange growers in Japan decided to create a new holiday, which debuted in 1994. This time, both partners give each other gifts – either oranges or orange-colored gifts.
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nOn March 14, White Day, men give their partners gifts. Some follow the tradition of “triple the return” by giving gifts that are about three times more costly than whatever they received on Valentine’s Day.
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nSo that’s how April 14 became Orange Day!
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nApparently, even though it is a new holiday, Orange Day is pretty popular. There is (or was?) even a TV series called Orange Days.
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nAuthor and educator John Holt’s birthday
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nAnniversary of the completion of the Human Genome Project
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nPlan ahead:
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