Tag Archives: Traditional Korean Holidays
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…
Korean Lunar New Year: Traditions and Zodiac Animals Posted by Linda on Jan 19, 2012
As the holiday season is quieting down in the Western world, the Eastern world is gearing up for Lunar New Year. Although Koreans celebrate both Solar and Lunar New Years, Lunar New Year is one of Korea’s most important traditional holidays. Traditional holidays are called 명절 (transliteration: “myeong jeol”). In our previous blog article, we…