Macaron day

The All Japan Macaron Association, which works to popularize macarons, a representative French pastry, made October 9th annually 'Macaron Day'. 

The date was chosen for October because when a macaron is stood upright and viewed from the side, it looks like a "1," but when placed down and viewed from above, it looks like a "0." The 9th was chosen based on the shape of a magatama, a symbol of good fortune. This day falls in the "Cold Dew" period of the 24 solar terms, and since the reading is similar to "Sweet Dew," they thought it was a suitable date for sweet macarons.! 

The purpose of creating "Macaron Day" is to let more people know about the charm of macarons. Do you like macarons?