White Day
Japan National Tourism Organization material identifies White Day on 14 March and explains the return-gift custom.
Date and recurrence
14 March annually in Japan
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Japanese gift-giving custom one month after Valentine’s Day. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
Sources
- Japan National Tourism Organization — White DayNational Tourism
Frequently asked questions
When is White Day?
14 March annually in Japan The stored recurrence guidance is: 14 March.
Does White Day fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is White Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Japanese gift-giving custom one month after Valentine’s Day. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes White Day?
The stored designation basis is: Japan National Tourism Organization material identifies White Day on 14 March and explains the return-gift custom.. Supporting provenance includes Japan National Tourism Organization — White Day. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is White Day international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Japanese gift-giving custom one month after Valentine’s Day. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.
Other observances on March 14
These records also resolve to March 14, 2027 under the current authority data.
Constitution Day
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Dog Theft Awareness Day
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International Day of Action for Rivers
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International Day of Mathematics
National Children's Craft Day
National Day Calendar and National Today independently place National Children's Craft Day on March 14 each year.
National Learn About Butterflies Day
Butterfly Pavilion identifies March 14 as Learn About Butterflies Day, and institutional event calendars corroborate the date.