Pepero Day

Today is November 11th.  Everyone knows that once a year people gather around on this special day of commemoration.  Although in this country we don't remember the sacrifices in the quest for an armistice, but those necessary to drive the sales by wealthy department store chains on chocolate covered pretzel sticks.  So Remembrance Day for me was overshadowed by Pepero Day!

Pepero - a chocolate coated, maybe pretzel/wafer stick.  

Pepero Day - everyone buy pepero and give it to your friends, coworkers, and teachers.  

I got bombarded today with boxes of chocolate coated wafers.  Some were chocolate and almond coated, come coffee flavoured, and some strawberry flavoured.  Then there is the "naked" pepero, which is filled with chocolate instead of coated, so that it won't melt.  

Now I have enough snacks to tide me over for a new while.  Thank you greedy trying to sell a buck, yet perhaps genius inventor of Pepero Day.