Chuseok | Korean Thanksgiving

Chuseok also known as Hangawi is a major mid-autumn harvest festival and a three-day holiday in South Korea celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunisolar calendar on the full moon. In North Korea they only celebrate for the day of chuseok.

Chuseok serves as a time for gratitude for the harvest remembrance of ancestors and reuniting with family through traditional foods and customs.

Often called "Korean Thanksgiving" the three-day holiday involves families traveling to their ancestral homes making food offerings visiting graves and participating in cultural activities like traditional dancing and wrestling.

Hangawi is word also refers to Korean Thanksgiving.

History of Chuseok
According to legend an ancient king of the kingdom Silla started a month-long weaving contest between two teams. The team who had woven the most cloth won and they were treated by the losing team with food drinks and other gifts. Thus starting the tradition of Thanksgiving almost 2000 years ago.

Some scholars also tie Chuseok to Korea's history wherein agriculture was a big part of daily life. Koreans commonly offered rituals to ancestors to give thanks and celebrate the harvest moon.

Chuseok traditions
Traditionally the purpose of Chuseok was for family members to gather together during the full harvest moon. This usually appeared in the sky on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar. Families wanted to celebrate and show gratitude to their ancestors for the fruitful harvest.

Chuseok is very much a traditional holiday where many of the customs from the old days still stand.




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