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it’s friendship day: don’t miss the train…

Posted on 14 February 2016 by Kate Sotejeff-Wilson — 2 Comments

In Finland, today is Friends’ Day (ystävänpäivä), and a much more inclusive feast than Valentine’s as it is often celebrated elsewhere. Today can simply be a chance to do something nice with or for a friend, and we need that: There’s…

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chocolate for everyone

Posted on 14 February 2014 by Kate Sotejeff-Wilson — 1 Comment

Valentine’s Day both loses and gains something in translation. For the Japanese, today is the day when the women give chocolate (and only chocolate) to the men. This is because one chocolate company made a translation mistake, switching the genders, when…

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