On Wednesday of this week, Koreans celebrated their own version of Thanksgiving. Called Chuseok, it is the most important holiday of the year and combines a harvest festival with the vestiges of ancestor worship. There is also a great deal of booze involved. While Chuseok proper was on the 22nd, it’s a three-day break from work. [...]
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Thanksgiving Korean Style
Posted in High Feast Days, tagged Chuseok, family arguments, gnomeless, gnomes, Korean culture, Korean Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving, travel Korea on September 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It’s All About the Kids
Posted in High Feast Days, tagged Children's Day, Children's Day in Korea, gnomeless, gnomes, Korean Children's Day, travel Korea on May 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Wednesday was Children’s Day here in South Korea. It’s one of four days in the year when children aren’t tortured with endless hours of school, study hall, after-school classes and cramming - the others being Chusok (Thanksgiving), Christmas and Lunar New Year. This holiday is a pretty big deal. Like children in any other country, Korean kids greatly love presents, so gift-giving plays [...]
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