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  2. Jesa - Wikipedia

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    Jesa (Korean: 제사, Korean pronunciation:) is a ceremony commonly practiced in Korea. Jesa functions as a memorial to the ancestors of the participants. [1] Jesa are usually held on the anniversary of the ancestor's death. The majority of Catholics, Buddhists and nonbelievers practice ancestral rites, although Protestants do not. [2]

  3. Mass media in South Korea - Wikipedia

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    South Korea's MBC Ilsan Dream Center in Ilsan. The South Korean mass media consist of several different types of public communication of news: television, radio, cinema, newspapers, magazines, and Internet-based websites. Modern Korean journalism began after the opening of Korea in the late 19th century.

  4. The Four Ceremonial Occasions - Wikipedia

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    The word Gwanhonsangje (冠婚喪祭) was first used in the classic book Ye-gi (예기禮記), and has since been used in many other works describing various rites. Similar weddings and other practices have been observed since the period of the Three Kingdoms, [1] [2] although it is unclear whether the concept of a Confucian wedding ceremony was firmly established at that time.

  5. Jongmyo jerye - Wikipedia

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    Jongmyo jerye (Korean: 종묘제례) or jongmyo daeje (종묘대제) is a traditional rite held for worshipping the deceased Joseon monarchs in Jongmyo Shrine, Seoul, South Korea. It is held every year on the first Sunday of May. The jongmyo rite is usually accompanied with the court music playing (Jerye-ak) and dance called Ilmu or line dance.

  6. Religion in South Korea - Wikipedia

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    After the ban on traditional civil rites was lifted by Pope Pius XII in 1939, [75] many Korean Catholics openly observe jesa (ancestral rites); the Korean tradition is very different from the institutional religious ancestral worship that is found in China and Japan and can be easily integrated as ancillary to Catholicism. Protestants, by ...

  7. Culture of Korea - Wikipedia

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    A number of dishes have been developed. These can be divided into ceremonial foods and ritual foods. Ceremonial foods are used when a child reaches 100 days, at the first birthday, at a wedding ceremony, and the sixtieth birthday. Ritual foods are used at funerals, at ancestral rites, shaman's offerings and as temple food.

  8. What Is Chuseok, and How Is it Celebrated? Everything ... - AOL

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  9. Gut (ritual) - Wikipedia

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    Gut (Korean: 굿, also romanised kut or goot) are the rites performed by Korean shamans, involving offerings and sacrifices to gods, spirits and ancestors. [1] They are characterised by rhythmic movements, songs, oracles and prayers. [2] These rites are meant to create welfare, promoting commitment between the spirits and humankind. [1]