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How to Celebrate Korean Mid Autumn Festival
How to Celebrate Korean Mid Autumn Festival
Chuseok is a traditional Korean holiday that celebrates the harvest. It is also known as Hangawi and is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar.

The Korean Mid Autumn Festival is a time to give thanks for the harvest and enjoy the full moon. Families and friends get together to share food and drink and enjoy each other’s company.

 

The festival is also known as the Moon Festival, as it falls on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar when the moon is at its fullest. This year, the Mid-Autumn Festival falls on October 4.

 

Traditionally, the festival was a time to offer thanks to the gods for a good harvest. Farmers would pray for a good harvest in the coming year and offer sacrifices of food and livestock.

 

Nowadays, the Mid-Autumn Festival is more of a time to enjoy the fruits of the harvest and celebrate the full moon. Families and friends get together to share food and drink and enjoy each other’s company.

 

 Mooncakes are an essential part of the Mid-Autumn Festival. These round or square cakes are filled with lotus seed paste, red bean paste, or other sweet fillings and often have a whole egg yolk in the center, symbolizing the full moon.

 

Mooncakes are often given as gifts to friends and family and are often exchanged between businesses as a way of building relationships.

 

If you’re in Korea during the Mid-Autumn Festival, be sure to try a mooncake!