Happy Chusok!

Well it’s not exactly Chusok but since it is Thanksgiving here, I think it would be appropriate to make a post on Korean Thanksgiving.

Chu’sok (“fall evening”) is a Korean “Harvest Moon”  festival set on the 15th day of the eighth lunar moon– so it is on 24th of September. The Koreans ate Songpyon (full-moon rice cakes stuffed with sesame, beans,chestnuts, or Chinese dates) Khaegangjong, YakGwa and yultanja (rice flour, chesnuts and honey) as a special food in Ch’usok. During Chu’sok Koreans wear hanbok, traditional clothes.

Historic fact:Ch’usok is believed to have originated during the ancient Shilla Kingdom, when a month-long weaving festival was held. For the contest, the king divided the city into teams and appointed princesses to lead them. The king announced the winneron the day of the eighth full moon and the losing team had to provide food, drink, and entertainment and a party involving the whole city followed.

Below are some Kpop stars in Hanbok. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!