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Chuseok (Korean: 추석; Hanja: 秋夕; [tɕʰu.sʌk̚], lit. ' autumn evening '), also known as Hangawi (한가위; [han.ɡa.ɥi]; from Old Korean, "the great middle [of autumn]"), is a major mid-autumn harvest festival and a three-day holiday in South Korea celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar on the full moon.
The ancestral rituals known as " Jesa " in Korean, have been practiced since the legendary Dangun era in ancient Korea. These rituals involve paying homage and offering sacrifices to ancestors, spirits, and deities. Rooted in the belief that the spirits of ancestors continue to influence the living, Jesa serves as a way to maintain a connection ...
Learn all about the holiday known as 'Korean Thanksgiving.' ... This year, the day of Chuseok itself is Friday, September 29, but the holiday is celebrated from September 28-30, 2023.
The Battle of Unsan (Korean: 운산전투; Hanja: 雲山戰鬪; RR: Unsan jeontu; MR: Unsan chŏnt'u), also known as the Battle of Yunshan (Chinese: 云山战斗; pinyin: Yún Shān Zhàn Dòu), was a series of engagements of the Korean War that took place from 25 October to 4 November 1950 near Unsan, North Pyongan province in present-day North Korea.
Learn about Chuseok, or Hangawi, the Korean Thanksgiving holiday. Find out when Chuseok is in 2023, why it's celebrated, Chuseok traditions, history, and more.
Chef Ji Hye Kim explains the Korean mid-autumn harvest festival, Chuseok: 'It's Memorial Day, Thanksgiving and Day of the Dead combined into one' Holly V. Kapherr September 9, 2022 at 9:50 AM
On August 4, 1964, Republic Act No. 4166 renamed July 4 holiday as "Philippine Republic Day", proclaimed June 12 as "Philippine Independence Day", and enjoined all citizens of the Philippines to observe the latter with befitting rites.
A Sinulog Festival Queen carrying the image of Santo Niño, representing Toledo City in 2023. The street dancers performs at South Road Properties.. The Sinulog-Santo Niño Festival (as known as Sinug and Sulog) is an annual cultural and religious festival held on the third Sunday of January in Cebu, with the center of the activities being in Cebu City, and is the centre of the Santo Niño ...