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Chuseok
Chuseok, also known as Hangawi, is a major Korean mid-autumn harvest festival which occurs on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunisolar calendar, on the full...
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Official name:
Chuseok (Hangul: 추석, Hanja: 秋夕)
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Also called:
Hangawi, Jungchujeol
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Observed by:
Koreans
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Type:
Cultural, religious (Buddhist, Confucian, Muist)
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Significance:
Celebrates the harvest
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Observances:
Visit to their family's home town, ancestor worship, harvest feasts with songpyeon and rice wines
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Begins:
14th day of the 8th lunar month
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Ends:
16th day of the 8th lunar month
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Date:
15th day of the 8th lunar month
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date:
15th day of the 8th lunar month
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Frequency:
Annual
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Related to:
Mid-Autumn Festival (in China), Tsukimi (in Japan), Tết Trung Thu (in Vietnam), Uposatha of Ashvini/Krittika (similar festivals that generally occur on the same day in Cambodia, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand)
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