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 »