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Things To Do With Kids To Celebrate Chuseok: Arts, Crafts, & Cooking!
Chuseok, or the Korean Thanksgiving, is a national holiday that is celebrated in Korea. Families everywhere migrate across the country to head to their parents’ or grandparents’ home to partake in a feast to thank ancestors and remember those that came before. It’s a special time and for traditional families like mine, we hold Jesa, an ancestral rite, eat, and then play traditional games together when we head to Busan. Some years we just stay in Seoul though too and there’s a lot to do for Chuseok even when we stay in Seoul. If you’ve got kids, here are some things you can do with kids for Chuseok. If you’re…
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What To Do If You’re Staying in Seoul for Chuseok 2023
(UPDATED for 2023) Chuseok, one of the biggest holidays in Korea, is coming up and many Korean families will head to their family homes to be thankful for the good harvest by eating lots of food and playing traditional games. Often tourists and foreigners in Seoul are left wondering what will be open during Chuseok and what they can do. Here are some ideas for what to do this year for Chuseok in Seoul which is a four day holiday that spans September 28th to September 30th. Chuseok, or the Korean Thanksgiving, is one of the best times to STAY in Seoul in my opinion. Seoul is a fairly new…
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How To Perform A Korean Jesa Ceremony
Jesa (제사) ceremonies are performed to honor the ancestors that have come before and paved the way for those that live today and the Lunar New Year is one time during the year that almost everyone partakes in the memorial rite.