![]() ![]() Yaoi Day is not the only celebration that comes from how creative Japanese can get in reading a date. As is typical for terms associated with the doujinshi community, these numbers are used as an abbreviation or code, and the date itself can be read as “yaoi.” Thus, August 1 is unofficially also lauded as the Yaoi Day. The reading for kanji character of 8 can be read as “ya,” while the number 0 is often read as “o,” and 1 is read as “i” (from its original kanji character reading “ichi”). While Yaoi Day isn’t exactly an official or a national holiday, the day is indeed a celebrated day within BL fan communities.Īugust 1 is often written as 08/01, which resembles 801, a number commonly used to write “yaoi” among Japanese BL fans. ![]() ![]() In Japan, where dates are given special (and sometimes joking) names depending on how they are read in Japanese, August 1 (8/1) is widely known as 1) 麻雀の日 (“ maajan no hi ,” or Mahjong Day) 2) おっぱいの日 (“ oppai no hi, ” or Boobs Day), as well as やおいの日 (“ yaoi no hi ,” or Yaoi Day). What’s so special about August 1? Internationally, it is the start of World Breastfeeding Week. ![]()
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