Chuseok

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Chuseok is a major Korean harvest festival and family holiday marked by ancestral rites, traditional foods, and visits to hometowns.

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Chuseok canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Korean holiday
harvest festival
public holiday in South Korea
alsoKnownAs Hangawi NERFINISHED
Korean Thanksgiving Day NERFINISHED
associatedWith agricultural harvest
autumn equinox period
full moon
celebratedIn Korean diaspora communities
North Korea NERFINISHED
South Korea NERFINISHED
country South Korea
culturalSignificance important expression of Korean filial piety
key part of Korean intangible cultural heritage
custom ancestral rites
family gatherings
folk games
gift giving
performing beolcho (weeding and cleaning graves)
performing charye (ancestral memorial rites)
performing seongmyo (grave visits)
visiting ancestral graves
visiting hometowns
duration 3 days in South Korea
economicImpact major gift and retail season in South Korea
followsCalendar lunisolar calendar
observedBy Koreans
occursOn 15th day of the 8th lunar month
publicHolidayStatus one of the biggest holidays in South Korea
relatedHoliday Mid-Autumn Festival NERFINISHED
Seollal NERFINISHED
Tsukimi NERFINISHED
season autumn
theme ancestor veneration
family reunion
harvest celebration
traditionalDrink baekseju NERFINISHED
makgeolli NERFINISHED
traditionalFood freshly harvested rice
hangwa NERFINISHED
jeon
newly brewed rice wine
songpyeon
traditionalGame archery
ganggangsullae
ssireum
yutnori NERFINISHED
trafficPattern heavy nationwide travel

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