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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.
It is often referred to as "Korean Thanksgiving," or Hangawi (from Old Korean, the "great middle" of autumn), and has been celebrated for an estimated 2,000 years.
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.
Writers have traditionally written abbreviated dates according to their local custom, creating all-numeric equivalents to day–month formats such as "19 August 2024" (19/08/24, 19/08/2024, 19-08-2024 or 19.08.2024) and month–day formats such as "August 19, 2024" (08/19/24 or 08/19/2024). This can result in dates that are impossible to ...
Many American cities hold road running events, known as "turkey trots", on Thanksgiving morning, so much so that as of 2018, Thanksgiving is the most popular race day in the U.S. [128] Depending on the organizations involved, these can range from one-mile (1.6 km) fun runs to full marathons (although no races currently use the latter; the ...
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
October 25, 2020. Double Ninth Festival (Chongyang Festival) 重陽節 / 重阳节. Autumn outing and mountain climbing, some Chinese also visit the graves of their ancestors to pay their respects. 15th day of 10th lunar month. November 29, 2020 [ 7] Saisiat Festival. 賽夏節. Pas-taai Festival of the Saisiat tribe in Taiwan.
There are separate day and night sessions. The event lasts 14 days. There are retractable roofs on the two largest courts, Arthur Ashe Stadium and Louis Armstrong Stadium.