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The king at that time, according to the tale, found a turtle with an oddly-marked shell. Other scholars believe that Chuseok is a holiday adapted from ancient shamanistic rites which have long existed to celebrate the harvest moon at the autumn equinox. The holiday of Chuseok is a major holiday in both North and South Korea. The celebration predates the division of Korea into two separate countries, and families on both sides of the border maintain the tradition.
But the division between North and South Korea created some differences in how people celebrate Chuseok. South Koreans spend the day with family members giving thanks, while North Koreans are thought to have fewer familial gatherings on Chuseok. This is due primarily to economic and social issues, as well as a poor infrastructure that makes travel more difficult in North Korea. This date represents the autumn equinox when summer ends and fall begins.
Following the Gregorian calendar, Chuseok can fall anywhere from mid- to late-September, or even early October. Here are some upcoming dates for Chuseok according to the Gregorian calendar so you can mark the date:.
Many of these traditions and rituals resemble Thanksgiving Day preparations, but they also have deeper connotations. Charye is the central ancestral worship rite that Koreans perform on Chuseok. People usually mark this festival by having a delicious feast as well as making and giving moon cakes to one another.
The moon cakes are round in shape and have filling such as red bean paste. Another tradition during the Mid-Autumn Festival is to light and carry colorful lanterns, which have become an important symbol of this holiday. Learn more about the Mid-Autumn Festival here. American thanksgiving is held on the fourth Thursday of November and originated in the autumn of Thanksgiving is an official holiday on which Americans typically eat foods such as turkey and give thanks for the harvest.
Learn more about Thanksgiving here. Prior to that, the Archbishop of Mendoza traditionally gives a benediction of the newly harvested grapes on the last Sunday of February. Songpyeon is prepared with rice powder that is kneaded into a size that is a little smaller than a golf ball, and then filled with sesame seeds, beans, red beans, chestnuts, or other nutritious ingredients.
During the steaming process, the rice cakes are layered with pine needles to add the delightful scent of pine. It is an old tradition for the entire family to make songpyeon together on the eve of Chuseok.
An old Korean anecdote says that the person who makes beautifully shaped songpyeon will have a beautiful baby. Other significant Chuseok foods include traditional liquor and jeon Korean pancakes. Jeon are made by slicing fish, meat and vegetables and then lightly frying them in a batter of flour and eggs.
They make a perfect pair with traditional Korean liquor.
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