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Chuseok

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September 29th 2009
Happy Chuseok everyone! Chuseok (Hangawi) is a major harvest festival and a 3-day holiday in Korea. It's celebrated around the time of the Autumn Equinox, making it a similar comparison to the Chinese Mid-Autumn festival that goes on during this time as well. Everyone goes back to their hometown to share a feast of Korean traditional food. For the past couple weeks, my students have been vis ... read more

Asia » South Korea » Taejon

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Korea was an independent kingdom under Chinese suzerainty for most of the past millennium. Following its victory in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, Japan occupied Korea; five years later it formally annexed the entire peninsula. After World War II, a... ... read more