Tag Archives: Chuseok
Happy Chuseok! How to Celebrate Korean Thanksgiving Posted by Tony Kitchen on Sep 27, 2015
Have fun on your Chuseok holidays! (여러분 모두 즐거운 추석 연휴 보내세요!) Today (Sept. 27) is the iconic Korean holiday of Chuseok (추석), which means Korean Thanksgiving Day. Each year, the holiday falls on a different day based on the Lunar Calendar. The holiday celebration is actually three days long, which means yesterday and tomorrow…
Chuseok Posted by Ginny on Oct 4, 2009
The third of October this year was the Chuseok (추석) festival. The date changes every year for Chuseok on the solar calendar. However, on the lunar calendar Chuseok is always celebrated the fifteenth of August. Long ago, Chuseok was called Hangawee (한가위). Chuseok is an old festival that celebrates the autumn harvest. When Korea used…