In what is commonly dubbed by local media as “the great migration of the nation,” flocks of people travel across the country to gather with their relatives each Chuseok, which this year falls on ...

Students will develop an understanding of the mode of Namdo Korean folksongs, as well as the call-and-response musical form. To illustrate these features, this lesson focuses on the 5,000 year-old ...

The holidays are a time for family, feasts and, in Korea, traditional folk games. Although Seollal (the Lunar New Year’s Day) is the holiday most associated with the light-hearted pastimes, the ...

Some 1,000 people will hold hands for Ganggangsullae, a 5,000-year-old Korean circle dance, in Gwanghwamun Square, downtown Seoul, on Friday and Saturday, the event organizer said Wednesday. According ...

Tug of war This sport, using a rope that directly pits two teams against one other in a test of strength, is often played during traditional holidays, including Lunar New Year and Chuseok.

Chuseok is one of the biggest and most important holidays in the Korean calendar along with Seollal (Lunar New Year’s Day). For this holiday, it is customary for Koreans to visit their hometowns to ...

On February 13th, The Korean Cultural Center organized a Korean cultural caravan to the Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Northeast Thailand. In the morning, KCC officers Traveled to Suranaree Wittaya ...