To understand how White Day came to be, we should first learn about how Valentine’s Day is celebrated in Japan. For the Japanese, Valentine’s Day is a holiday for girls to give chocolates to the boys they like. White Day is, in contrast, when boys give gifts to girls on March 14, exactly a month after Valentine’s Day. The origins of the day go back to the late 1970s and can be traced to a confectionery company, Ishimura Manseido.
要了解白色情人節是怎麼來的，我們首先該了解情人節在日本是如何慶祝的。對日本人來說，情人節是女孩送巧克力給喜歡的男孩的節日。相對地，白色情人節是男孩在三月十四日送禮物給女孩的日子，正好是情人節的一個月後。這一天的起源要追溯到 1970 年代後期的一家糖果公司石村萬盛堂。
生活必備字詞：
in contrast 相對地，相較之下
Sarah is usually quiet. In contrast, her brother is always noisy.
origin n. 起源
be traced (back) to... 追溯至……
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本文節錄自《常春藤生活英語》雜誌，完整內容請見三月號。
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