Chuseok
chuseok korean 추석 hanja 秋夕 tɕʰusʌk̚ lit autumn evening also known hangawi 한가위 hanɡaɥi old korean great middle autumn major midautumn harvest festival threeday holiday south korea celebrated th day th month lunisolar calendar full moon north korea celebrate day chuseok like many harvest festival around world held around autumn equinox ie end summer early autumn biggest traditional holiday south korea celebration good harvest korean visit ancestral hometown share feast korean traditional food songpyeon korean 송편 hanja 松餠 yakgwa fruit like asian pear hallabong rice wine sindoju korean 신도주 hanja 新稻酒 dongdongju korean 동동주 hanja 浮蟻酒 two major tradition related chuseok charye korean 차례 hanja 茶禮 ancestor memorial service home also known jesa seongmyo korean 성묘 hanja 省墓 family visit ancestral graf usually accompanied beolcho korean 벌초 hanja 伐草 tidying graf removing weed around another major custom prepare family ancestor favorite meal offering according popular belief chuseok originates gabae korean 가배 hanja 嘉俳 嘉排 gabae started reign third king kingdom silla bc – ad monthlong weaving contest two team day gabae team woven cloth would treated feast losing team believed weaving competition archery competition martial art demonstration held part festivity many scholar also believe chuseok may originate ancient shamanistic celebration harvest moon new harvest offered local deity ancestor mean chuseok may originated worship ritual area harvest worship ritual postponed area annual harvest chuseok celebrated contemporary south korea chuseok mass people travel large city hometown pay respect spirit ancestor chuseok celebrates bountiful harvest strives next year better last people perform ancestral worship ritual early morning visit tomb immediate ancestor trim plant clean area around tomb offer food drink crop ancestor rest day spent playing folk game bonding family member harvest crop attributed blessing ancestor chuseok commonly incorrectly translated korean thanksgiving american english despite holiday vastly different origin celebration although south korean visit family ancestral home festivity held national folk museum korea many place closed national holiday including bank school post office governmental department store airline ticket south korea around festival usually sold three month advance road hotel overcrowded charye one ancestral memorial rite celebrated chuseok symbolizing abundance harvest season honoring ancestor past generation rite involves gathering family holding memorial service ancestor harvesting preparation presentation special food offering preparation food usually take hour many family start cooking process early morning rite embodies traditional view spiritual life beyond physical death respecting spirit afterlife also serve protect descendant food offered vary across province depending available commonly feature freshly harvested rice rice cake songpyeon fresh meat fruit vegetable arrangement food charye table also notable traditionally rice soup placed north fruit vegetable placed south meat dish served west middle rice cake drink makgeolli soju placed east detail vary across region hanbok south korea chosonot north korea traditional dress korean people wear special holiday formal semiformal occasion chuseok lunar new year wedding term hanbok literally mean korean clothing basic structure hanbok consists jeogori jacket baji pant chima skirt po coat design hanbok remains unchanged day designed variety color songpyeon one major food prepared eaten chuseok holiday songpyeon 송편 松餠 korean traditional rice cake made ingredient sesame seed black bean mung bean cinnamon pine nut walnut chestnut jujube honey making songpyeon steaming layer pineneedles critical word song songpyeon mean pine tree korean pine needle contribute songpyeons aromatic fragrance also beauty taste songpyeon also significant meaning contained shape however songpyeon shaped like ball songpyeons rice skin resembles shape full moon wrap stuffing shape resembles halfmoon since three kingdom era korean history korean legend stated two shape ruled destiny two greatest rival kingdom baekje silla era king uija baekje encrypted phrase baekje fullmoon silla halfmoon found turtle back predicted fall baekje rise silla prophecy came true silla defeated baekje ever since korean believed halfmoon shape indicator bright future victory therefore chuseok family gather together eat halfmoonshaped songpyeon full moon wishing brighter future there belief single woman make pretty songpyeon find great husband pregnant woman make pretty songpyeon pretty daughter hangwa another popular korean traditional food people eat chuseok hangwa general term categorize sweet food made tteok meaning rice cake artistic food decorated natural color textured pattern hangwa also known hang made rice flour honey fruit root people use edible natural ingredient express various color flavour taste decoration nutrition korean eat hang chuseok also special event instance wedding birthday party marriage famous type hangwa yakgwa yugwa dasik yakgwa sweet honey cookie made fried rice flour dough ball yugwa fried cookie consisting glutinous rice mixed honey water cheongju rice wine dasik tea cake people enjoy tea baekju major element chuseok alcoholic drink liquor drunk chuseok called baekju 백주 白酒 literally white wine nicknamed sindoju 신도주 新稻酒 literally new rice liquor made freshly harvested rice kooksoondang maker korean traditional liquor restored yihwaju rice wine goryeo era – songjeolju widely enjoyed joseon – aristocrat jamyang baekseju package comprises variety liquor ― jayang baekseju jang baekseju baekokju ― claimed enhance men stamen adult say drink alcoholic beverage ancestor drunk nothing youll scared others food commonly prepared japchae bulgogi assortment korean pancake also known jeon saengseon fish fruit history chuseok gift korean people started sharing daily necessity sugar soap condiment chuseok gift gift changed since korean economy developed korean people option chuseok gift example include cooking oil toothpaste instant coffee set cosmetic television rice cooker people chose gift set fruit meat cosmetic people used gift voucher chuseok st century sophisticated gift set sweet dessert spam fruit health supplement skincare become popular option chuseok gift type chuseok gift price extravagant gift purchased one kilogram wild pine mushroom expensive cannot artificially grown u red ginseng product million u however exorbitantly priced gift six bottle wine lotte department store staggering million u chuseok gift set big business korea price typically inflated around holiday variety folk game played chuseok celebrate coming autumn rich harvest sonori folk performance village folk dress resemble cow turtle go house house along nongak band playing pungmul music common folk game played chuseok talchum mask dance board game called yut nori also known yunnori nyout yout archery ssireumkorean wrestling juldarigi folk game vary region ssireum ssireum 씨름 popular korean sport played chuseok contest usually held holiday scholar found evidence ssireums dating back goguryeo dynasty ssireum assumed year history two player wrestle holding onto opponent satba red blue band player loses upper body touch ground winner becomes cheonha jangsa baekdu jangsa halla jangsa meaning powerful winner get bull kg lb rice prize due popularity among young old ssireum contest held frequently limited important holiday taekkyon taekkyon 태껸or 택견 one oldest traditional martial art korea taekkyon popular joseon period practised alongside ssireum festivity including chuseok though originally handtohand fighting method pleb used tamed version alike kicking game practitioner us momentum opponent knock kick swipe push tournament player different village carried starting child aegi taekkyon finishing adult taekkyon almost disappeared japanese occupation considered cultural heritage korea unesco intangible cultural item ganggangsullae ganggangsullae 강강술래 dance traditional folk dance performed full moon night chuseok woman wear korean traditional dress hanbok make big circle holding hand sing song going around circle name ganggangsullae came refrain repeated verse contains actual meaning dance originated southern coastal area korea watch video clip ganggangsullae dance click folk game also play neolttwigi also known korean plank traditional game played wooden board juldarigi juldarigi 줄다리기 tugofwar enjoyed entire village population two group people divided two team representing female male force natural world game considered agricultural rite predict result year farming team representing female concept thought harvest year would rich chicken fight dak ssa umm korean people used watch chicken fight 닭싸움 learned chicken fought game inspired invented play game people separated two balanced group one must bend leg hold bent knee poking player must attack bent knee eliminate making foot touch ground last player holding knee win game strength speed balance stay alive one must display capability fighting back hwatu hwatu 화투 also known gostop godori composed card including kind rule game term water originated tujeon formerly similar hanafuda changed due similarity latter went course made reduced four base color thinner spreading throughout turn good massproduced basis since chuseok traditional holiday celebrated long division korea people north korea also celebrate chuseok however ideology divided korea also caused difference way holiday celebrated north korea way celebrated south korea fact north korea celebrate chuseok traditional holiday mids south korean celebrate chuseok visiting spending time family member north korean family gathering holiday especially working class try visit ancestor gravesites chuseok however social economic issue north korea preventing visit addition extremely poor infrastructure north korea especially term public transportation make almost impossible people visit grave site family contrast poor songbun lower class north korean middle elite class enjoy holiday want easily traveling wherever want go hansik another korean holiday ancestral ritual list buddhist festival list harvest festival list festival south korea public holiday south korea list korean traditional festival academy korean study ed chuseok encyclopedia korean people culture woongjin korean farhadian charles e christian worship worldwide wm bm eerdmans publishing isbn korea university institute korean culture ed social life korean heritage overview vol korea universityin korean aviles k september chuseok festival two face international business time retrieved december im j j september daily nk welcome chuseok north korean style dailynk retrieved december kim kc ganggangsullae unesco multimedia archive retrieved december koreanet february chuseok korean thanksgiving day english youtube youtube retrieved december moon h september daily nk new chuseok trend north korea dailynk retrieved december official korea tourism august chuseok full moon harvest holiday korean version thanksgiving day visitkorea retrieved december national folklore museum korea nd ancestral memorial rite charye national folklore museum korea national folklore museum korea retrieved december turtlepress martial art video may ssireum korean wrestling history youtube youtube retrieved december yoo k h october chuseok north korean style dailynk retrieved december medium related chuseok wikimedia common chuseok korean thanksgiving day youtube chuseok north korean thanksgiving day youtube