Chuseok

Chuseok, also known as Hangawi, 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... Wikipedia

Official name: Chuseok (추석, 秋夕)
Also called: Hangawi, Jungchujeol
Observed by: Koreans
Type: Cultural, religious (Buddhist, Confucian, Muist)
Significance: Celebrates the harvest
Observances: Visit to their family's home town, ancestor worship, harvest feasts with songpyeon and rice wines
Begins: 14th day of the 8th lunar month
Ends: 16th day of the 8th lunar month
Date: 15th day of the 8th lunar month
date: 15th day of the 8th lunar month
Frequency: Annual
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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