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Learn about Chuseok, or Hangawi, the Korean Thanksgiving holiday. Find out when Chuseok is in 2024, why it's celebrated, Chuseok traditions, history, and more.
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 ...
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Also known as Hangawi (Hangul: 한가위), the Korean thanksgiving Chuseok (Hangul: 추석, Hanja: 秋夕) is one of the greatest traditional festivals. On Chuseok, which takes place on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month under a full moon, people enjoy traditional games such as dancing, tug-of-war, and Ssireum (Hangul: 씨름, Korean wrestling ...
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.
The etymology of Ganggangsullae is not clear, however the term's origins can be guessed by interpreting the name in either indigenous Korean or Hanja characters. Some theorize that the term was derived from the indigenous Korean words, in which 'Gang' of Ganggangsullae means circle and 'sullae', which derived from the words 'sunu' or 'sulla', means a wagon or to alert.
Women playing neolttwigi in Hamhung, North Korea (1958) Video of the game being played 19th century genre painting. Neolttwigi or nol-ttwigi (Korean: 널뛰기; lit. board jumping) is a traditional game of Korea typically played by women and girls on traditional holidays such as Korean New Year, Chuseok, and Dano.
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