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Chuseok (Korean: 추석; [tɕʰu.sʌk̚], lit. ' autumn evening '), also known as Hangawi (한가위; [han.ɡa.ɥi]; from Old Korean, "the great middle [of autumn]"), is a major mid-autumn harvest festival and a three-day holiday in South Korea celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunisolar calendar on the full moon.
Chuseok (literally "autumn evening" in Korean) is a fall harvest festival where many Koreans will return to their hometowns for a gathering with friends and family. It is often referred to as ...
"Chuseok, also known as Korean Thanksgiving, is a major harvest festival and one of the most important traditional holidays in South Korea," explains Dr. Jenelle Kim, author of Myung Sung: The ...
Chuseok: Harvest festival Charye, ssireum, visiting ancestor graves 15th day of eighth month Songpyeon, torantang (taro soup) Jungu: Double Ninth Festival Danpung-nori (Viewing the changing color of maples during autumn) 9th day of ninth month Gukhwajeon (Chrysanthemum pancake), eoran (Roe), yuja tea: Sangdalgosa: Ritual performed to the House gods
Chuseok (Korean: 추석; Hanja: 秋夕; [tɕʰu.sʌk̚]), literally "Autumn eve", once known as hangawi (한가위; [han.ɡa.ɥi]; from archaic Korean for "the great middle (of autumn)"), is a major harvest festival and a three-day holiday in North Korea and South Korea celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese lunisolar ...
Chuseok is the Korean mid-autumn harvest festival, celebrated according to the agrarian lunar calendar, which means it happens around the same time each year, but not on the same date.
Chuseok: 추석 Chuseok: 15th day of 8th lunar month Also called Han-gawi (Korean: 한가위). Korean traditional harvest and Mid-Autumn Festival. With Korean New Year, it is one of the most important Korean traditional holidays. As a celebration of the good harvest, Koreans visit their ancestral hometowns and feast on traditional food. [3] no no
Songpyeon is traditionally eaten during the Korean autumn harvest festival, Chuseok, where it is often prepared by families at home. It is a popular symbol of traditional Korean culture. The earliest records of songpyeon date from the Goryeo period. [2]