| Project by Junji | posted 03-15-2010 04:14 AM | 3260 views | 2 times favorited | 12 comments |  |
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White Day is a day celebrated in Japan on March 14, one month after Valentine’s Day.
In Japan, Valentine’s Day is observed by females who present chocolate gifts (either store-bought or handmade), usually to a male, as an expression of love, courtesy or social obligation.
On White Day, the converse happens: males who received a honmei-choco (本命チョコ?, “chocolate of love”) or giri-choco (義理チョコ?, “courtesy chocolate”) on Valentine’s Day are expected to return the favor by giving gifts, usually more expensive.
Anyway, It was White day Yesterday, and I wanted to give my wife more than just some expensive sweet. So this is what I made and gave to her.
I gave her some wooden rings before, and she just likes it, wearing it on special occasions, so I hope she wears this one also…
It’s made of, White ash, Karin (Padoauk), cherry, walnuts. It’s about 9 cm (3.5 inches) tall, the tickness is about 1 cm (0.4 inches)
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昨日はホワイトデーということで、ささやかながらこんなプレゼントを作ってみました。
カリン、タモ、サクラ、ウォルナットが使われております。
-- Junji Sugita from Japan, http://tetra.blog12.fc2.com/
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TopamaxSurvivor
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#1 posted 03-15-2010 04:33 AM
Nice work and interesting story Junji. Happy White Day!! :-)
-- Bob in WW ~ "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence
donjoe
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#2 posted 03-15-2010 05:00 AM
Interesting piece as well as a nice gift.
-- Donnie-- listen to the wood.
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#3 posted 03-15-2010 07:54 AM
Lovely piece. Thanks for the info on “White day” also. I am sure she will cherish it.
Keep it up.
Scrappy
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#4 posted 03-15-2010 10:49 AM
Thanks all!
By the way, I like your words, “listen to the wood”, Donnie.
Scrappy! Ah, long time no see. Glad to hear from you again!
-- Junji Sugita from Japan, http://tetra.blog12.fc2.com/
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#5 posted 03-15-2010 11:34 AM
a wonderful tradition.
That’s a beautiful pendant.
-- ~ Debbie, Canada (https://www.facebook.com/DebbiePribele, Young Living Wellness )
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#6 posted 03-15-2010 12:17 PM
Nice to learn about your traditions Junji. Beautiful pendant. She had to be pleased with that.
-- Mike, an American living in Norway.
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#7 posted 03-15-2010 04:35 PM
That is nice, looks like it could have been in the yin yang contest…
-- A thing of beauty is a joy forever...
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#8 posted 03-15-2010 05:35 PM
An interesting tradition and cool pendant
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Don Newton
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#9 posted 03-15-2010 06:07 PM
Junji….thanks for continuing to share your culture with us. Looks like an interesting “free form” creation. Enough of what you created for her…....what did she get you?
-- Don, Pittsburgh
Junji
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#10 posted 03-16-2010 02:46 AM
Thanks again everybody!
“The yin yang contest”.... Ah, I never thought about that. Maybe it should have ?
Don,
She gave me a beautiful shirt, but it was store bought! So I think I won HAHA!
-- Junji Sugita from Japan, http://tetra.blog12.fc2.com/
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#11 posted 03-18-2010 02:24 AM
Junji, I hope she likes wood as much as you do. it’s very nice.
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#12 posted 07-21-2013 08:49 AM
Good idea, nice design, good work …
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