Social Events

There are many events in the world. In case of america Events, Holidays are St. patrick day, labor day, New Year's Day(1.1), Martin Luther King's (Jan.), Washington’s Birthday(February Third Monday), Memorial Day(May Fifth Monday), Independence Day (7.4), Labor Day(September First Monday), Columbus Day(October Second Monday), Veterans Day(11.11), Thanksgiving Day(November Fifth Thursday), Christmay (12.25). In sase of Korea Holidays are The anniversary of the Independence Movement of March lst, Constitution Day(July seventh), Independence Day of Korea(August fifth), The National Foundation Day(October Third), New Year's Day(1.11), Arbor Day(April fifth), Labor Day(May first), Children's Day(May Fifth), The Buddha´s Birthday(April Eighth), The Memorial Day(June sixth), Thanksgiving Day(August Fifteenth), Christmas(12.25)
There are parties such as b.y.o.b.(bring your own bottle/booze/beverage/beer) :Bring some alcohol each one, baby shower : Party to pregnant women and nursing mothers with only women, card party : Almost play card game, cocktail party, graduation party, mixer : To introduce the other ender friend, open house, potluck dinner, prom : Party to do wearing full dress before high school graduation, surprise party, New Year Party, birthday party, pajama party, housewarming party, potluck party, welcome party, farewell party, tea party, dance party, mask party, dinner party, celebration party, stag party, hen party, reception, and Christmas party in America.
I'll talk about New year and Valentine Day about America and Korea.
★America's New Year
America's New Year event starts 31st December night. They have party, wait countdown that counting 3-2-1 and saying Happy New Year, pop champagne, kiss, play games, blow horns, whistles and etc to clean out evil and sometimes shoot rifles into the sky with their family or friends. Then they cut St. Basil's cake that there is a lucky coin. Person who have the lucky coin is lucky at the year. First visitor give good luck or bad luck, especially, person who tall and dark hair visits some house with good luck. They eat some simple food, Hopping John that african bring into America. There are other foods, black-eyed pea, Honey grazed ham and Cabbage. There is a song ,AULD LANG SYNE, listening all days before the New Year in all English-speaking countries. Meanings of AULD LANG SYNE are "Old long ago" or "Good old days". Someone open their house and they treat some food and Eggnog. Someone watch parade held in Philadelphia and football game. In America football is more popular than World-Cup.
★Korea's New Year
Korea's New Year is not first January but January 1st of the lunar calendar. In the New year morning younger bow to older saying well-wishing remarks such as Mansumugang haseyo, live for a long time and so on. Then older give some money that have good luck saying well-wishing remarks. Korean get up early and wear gala dress like Hanbok worn to have good luck on the New year's Day in Korean soelbim. They eat various foods such as rice cake soup, fruits, chop suey, brass chafing dish, three colors herbs, beef with vegetables cooked in casserole, cake made from wheatflour, kind of pattern-pressed candy, sweet drink made from fermented rice and so on. They play folk games such as playing yut, seesaw, Kite flying to unite and harmonize more strong among family.
★Valentine Day of America and Korea
Person give some chocolate to person who liked or loved irrespective of gender. Store wants people to buy something like expensive flower, chocolate, candy, ring, necklace and so on. In fourth February I could see expensive flower, chocolate, candy on the street and mart. It is also Korea Valentine Day. There are Three days related to confession In Korea. Women give some chocolate or flower or other present to men loved in fourth February, Valentine Day. Men give some candy or flower or other present to women loved in fourth, White Day. If someone who don't have boyfriend or girlfriend couldn't receive chocolate or candy, they eat chinese noodle food, and they believe they can make boyfriend or girlfriend. But, I think It is commercial to sell something more and more.