Happy 추석 to all Koreans :)

So I learned tomorrow is 추석(Chusok), a Korean national holiday, similar to that of Thanksgiving in the United States, where families gather to say thanks and celebrate all kinds of wealth and givings of historical and traditional times. I think it's so wonderful to have this kind of holiday. It makes for a good excuse to get together with family you have not seen in a long time or just another reason to party on.


I guess a lot of the ladies will wear traditional dress on this occasion. To me, the Korean traditional attire is nothing like any other Asian countries. The colors are clean, simple, yet very brilliant, and the design is also amazing as well. Other Asian countries, especially the Southeastern islands and the whole area surrounding Thailand, seem to use excessive details and ornaments in traditional garments, which don't really appeal to me very much in the fashion sense. (They are still, all very beautiful, don't get me wrong).

Anyways, besides the beauty that comes out during this holiday, the wonderful food that arises is, to say the least, scrumptilicious!! (sp!lol)

I've always loved going to Korean restaurants and getting all the tiny bowls of appetizers and munching on them before the main dishes arrived. That was always Korea to me. And seeing some of these holiday traditional dishes just makes me want to try more new Korean dishes out there!


They also have a typical traditional food made specially for the Chuseok occasion called songpyeon, little rice cakes filled with grains like red beans, jujube, and chestnuts, and steamed over pine needles. To me, it looks like very cute mochi but I have yet to try these. I wonder if I ever can??

Nonetheless, culture is always fascinating and wonderful to me. I hope I can share this little bit of Korea with those of you who have come to my blog and read about this. Thank you very much. Go out there and explore the world with your own eyes, hands, and ears, and you will receive much more treasure than you'll ever need in a lifetime.

정말 감사합니다. 안전하게 그리고 휴일을 즐길 수 있습！！
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