Chuseok

Chuseok (Korean: 추석; Hanja: 秋夕; [tɕʰu.sʌk̚], literally "autumn evening"), also known as Hangawi (Hangul: 한가위; [han.ɡa.ɥi]; from archaic Korean for "the great middle (of autumn)"), is a major mid-autumn harvest festival and a three-day holiday in Sout […]

Chuseok ("choo-suhk") is one of the biggest holidays in Korea. It is sometimes referred to as "Korean Thanksgiving" because it's a special time for family, friends, and food. When is it? September 10, 2022. This year, Chuseok is 10 days earlier than […]

Chuseok - A Korean Thanksgiving. Chuseok is known as the Korean thanksgiving festival all over the world. The festival takes place during the harvest and is also known as the mid-autumn festival. This chuseok holiday korea is celebrated all over the […]

Chuseok, also known as Korean Thanksgiving Day, is one of the most important and festive holidays of the year.This year, Chuseok falls on Thursday, September 19th, but the holiday period actually lasts for three days in total - including the day befo […]

Sep 27, 2022Chuseok (추석) is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month according to the lunar calendar. Although the exact day changes each year, Korean thanksgiving day is celebrated typically in September and October. Below are the dates that Chus […]

Chuseok 2021. Today's Doodle, illustrated by Seoul, South Korea-based guest artist Kim Jam, celebrates Chuseok, a three-day, harvest festival observed across the Korean peninsula. As one of the ... […]

The celebration of Chuseok in North Korea is a time when people have a feast that is prepared on some occasions only. While in South Korea the festivals are celebrated with a lot of enthusiasm and participation. People indulge in games, tourism, and […]

Jul 13, 2022Chuseok is a holiday that Korean people spend with their families. This day is celebrated with good food and gifts (Spam, fruit baskets, meat sets etc). FACT | Highways are often congested during Chuseok. Train, bus and plane tickets are […]

Songpyeon is Chuseok's iconic food - a small, crescent-shaped, often colorful, rice cake that contains red beans, chestnuts, jujubes, powdered sesame, or just brown sugar. Traditionally, families would gather round and make songpyeon, but these days […]

Chuseok, similar to the American Thanksgiving, is the biggest holiday of Korea. Chuseok is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar. During Chuseok, Korean people visit ... […]

Chuseok. McCune-Reischauer. Ch'usŏk. Chuseok ( bahasa Korea: 추석) atau ditulis sebagai Chusok (Hari bulan purnama), awalnya dikenal sebagai hangawi (한가위 dari bahasa Korea kuno untuk "pertengahan agung (dari musim gugur)" (한ᄀᆞᄇᆡ)), adalah sebuah festiv […]

Aug 30, 2022Considered Korean Thanksgiving, it is celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar which generally comes during either September or October. Chuseok 2022 falls on September 10th (Saturday) but the general holiday w […]

Chuseok is typically a celebration of abundance and harvest. As a result, Koreans engage in various folk games and entertainment. The two famous dances on the occasion are talchum and ganggangsullae. Talchum is a Korean mask dance, while ganggangsull […]

Chuseok, which is held on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, consists of thanksgiving services in which newly harvested crops and fruits are offered to the ancestral spirits. Generally held to be as important as the Lunar New Year's Day, Chuseok is […]

Chuseok 2022, 2023 and 2024. One rather unique holiday in South Korea is called "Chuseok". Chuseok means "Autumn Eve" in Korean and is a harvest festival that lasts for three days straight. It is scheduled based on the Korean lunar calendar, but it a […]

Chuseok 2020. Today's Doodle, illustrated by Korean guest artist Haleigh Mun, commemorates Chuseok (추석), also known in English as Korean Thanksgiving. Among the country's most important ... […]

The real meaning of Chuseok. Chuseok, one of the most important holidays for Koreans, is just around the corner. Chuseok literally means "night with best autumn moonlight" and for us, it is a day as rich and relaxed as its poetic name. This year, Chu […]

Sep 21, 2021Chuseok is sometimes referred to as the 'Korean Thanksgiving,' 'Hangawi,' 'Jungchujul,' or 'Gabe' and is celebrated on the brightest full moon of the year, which occurs on the 15th day of the ... […]

Chuseok ( Hangul: 추석, Hanja: 秋夕, âm Hán Việt: Thu tịch, nghĩa đen là "đêm thu"), còn gọi là Jungchu (중추, 中秋), là ngày Tết trung thu, cũng được coi là lễ tạ ơn của người Hàn Quốc và Triều Tiên; đây là ngày tết lớn thứ nhì trong năm; các công sở đều đó […]

Chuseok is sometimes referred to as the 'Korean Thanksgiving', 'Hangawi', 'Jungchujul', or 'Gabe' and is celebrated on the brightest full moon of the year, which occurs on the 15th day of the ... […]

One of the biggest and most important holidays in Korea, Chuseok was traditionally a time in which families gathered together to give thanks to their ancestors for a plentiful harvest. Today, Koreans continue the traditions of the past every autumn b […]

Sep 6, 2022Chuseok occurs every year around the autumnal equinox. It is a three-day-long festival and one of the longest Korean national holidays. Therefore, it brings everyone home for the celebrations. Chuseok 2020 was on October 1, and the holiday […]

4. Modeumjeon (zucchini, shrimp, and fish pan-fried in egg batter) A platter of small delicacies! The small ingredient pieces are individually pan-fried in egg batter to create a soft skin. 5. Kkaennip jeon (Pan-fried stuffed perilla leaves) This var […]

Jul 20, 2022Chuseok traces back to Korea's agrarian past—when the culture valued agriculture and farming as a superior way of life. According to popular lore, Chuseok began 2,000 years ago. The third king of the ancient kingdom, Silla, held a month-l […]

Sep 9, 2022Chuseok is the Korean mid-autumn harvest festival, celebrated according to the agrarian lunar calendar, which means it happens around the same time each year, but not on the same date. This year ... […]

October 1, 2020. Chuseok (추석/秋夕) is the autumn harvest festival celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, on the full moon during harvest season. Chuseok means autumn evening (with the brightest moon) and is also known as Hangawi (한가위), Jung […]

Apr 4, 2021Although Chuseok's roots are largely agricultural, in present-day Korea the festival is a time for people to visit family, eat traditional food and make offerings to deceased ancestors. […]

Aug 31, 2022Chuseok (추석) - otherwise known as Hangawi (한가위) by Koreans or as "Korean Thanksgiving" by Westerners - is one of the most significant public holidays in Korea, together with Seollal or the Korean New Year (설날).It falls on the 15th of the […]