Chuseok

High school (ages 12+)
Holidays & Celebrations

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/chuseok

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How heavy is Chuseok?Gyeoreun (귀성), the return to ancestral hometowns
2. What is the alternative name origin?Hangawi (한가위) from Old Korean, meaning 'the great middle [of autumn]'
3. What is the lunar calendar designation?8th month, 15th day
4. What is Chuseok and when is it celebrated?Chuseok is a Korean harvest festival that happens on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar, usually when the full moon shines bright.
5. Why do people make songpyeon during Chuseok?Songpyeon are rice cakes that show the harvest’s bounty and are offered to ancestors as a thank‑you for their blessings.

Lunisolar Calendar: A calendar system that synchronizes both lunar phases and the solar year, common in East Asian cultures.
Charye (차례): A formal ancestral memorial service performed at home, involving food offerings and rituals of respect.
Seongmyo (성묘) and Beolcho (벌초): Visiting ancestral graves (Seongmyo) and tidying them by removing weeds (Beolcho).
Gyeoreun (귀성): The widespread travel of people returning to their hometowns for holidays, particularly Chuseok.