Every society has its own etiquette to greet people, and Korea
with its long history and tradition is no exception to that
rule. Today, much of traditional etiquette that remains is
usually associated with celebrating family occasions or special
holidays and is much simplified in form. Among the traditional
etiquettes that continues to be practiced in Korea, there is
"jeol" an act of bowing down on knees. It is a Korean way of
acknowledging families and colleagues, classified into four
kinds. First there is “ban-jeol” meaning “half-bow.” It is an
elder’s blowing response toward young ones or those in lower
status. Then there’s “pyong-jeol” meaning “ordinary bow.” Such
is a light bow exchanged between friends and others similar in
status. Today, jeol is not necessarily practiced in daily basis,
but comes in handy when visiting Korean houses during special
holidays and family occasions. In fact, while daily light jeols
are hardly practiced, deep bows managed to go on due to this
reason. The deep bowing that tak