South Koreans get creative with Parents’ Day gifts
The Peninsula
May is known as Family Month in South Korea, as it has several days to celebrate and show love for those held closest to people s hearts. One suc...
May is known as “Family Month” in South Korea, as it has several days to celebrate and show love for those held closest to people's hearts.
One such commemorative day is Parents’ Day on May 8. A time-honored tradition in South Korea has children give carnations to their parents to express gratitude for their love and care.
However, some Koreans have recently shown a shift in preferences for Parents' Day, as they search for gifts that are more meaningful and worthwhile.
Kwon Young-june, a 53-year-old office worker, is one person who a few years ago made the switch from giving carnations.
“I used to give my parents a bouquet of carnations along with some other gifts like nutritional supplements. But I’ve noticed that flowers have gotten increasingly expensive nowadays and that they wither quite quickly compared to how much I paid for them,” Kwon told The Korea Herald.
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