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History: This is the Asian cultural tourism festival. This festival is held to celebrate Yisunsin's great achievement of overcoming the national crisis. This event is held every year before or after his birthday to imbue the mind with patriotic spirit. Other similar festival: Celebrating the Birth of Great Admiral Yi Sun-shin Festival [18]
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 ...
The bottle's design was inspired by traditional Korean jars, with an overhanging lip to prevent the milk from dripping onto the drinker's face. [2] In 2010, Banana Flavored Milk sold 800,000 bottles per day in Korea, and 5.3 billion bottles had been sold across the country since the product was first developed. [9] By 2012, annual sales of ...
Korea is the birthplace of Goryeo Insam (Korean ginseng), and the ginseng from Geumsan is specially well known for its quality with over a thousand years of history. Every year a ginseng festival is held in Geumsan in South Chungcheong province around Chuseok (Autumn harvest day; August 15 by the lunar calendar). The festival offers visitors to ...
Begun in 1994, this is an observance in South Korea similar to Valentine's Day, but held on November 11. The original purpose of the day was to exchange peperos with each other in hopes of becoming taller and thinner. The current purpose is to exchange peperos to show affection for friends and loved ones. Pictured are pepero almond sticks. [35]
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The following category is for festivals of all types in South Korea, including cultural festivals, arts festivals, fairs, parades, folk festivals, flower festivals, food festivals, carnivals, and religious festivals, among others. New additions to the category are to be placed within three subcategories: festival topic, location within South ...