Chuseok is a three day celebration of the harvest celebrated in Korea around the autumn equinox (more specifically the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar). This year Chuseok was on September 12th. Next year (2012) it will be September 30th.
Like the US Thanksgiving, Chuseok is a family celebration centered around the idea of thankfulness and includes a big family meal. Meals generally consist of a lot of grains and fruits since these are part of the harvest. One of the common foods served on Chuseok is Songpyeon, which is a rice cake that contains either red beans, chestnuts, jujubes, powdered sesame, or just brown sugar.
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| Songpyeon made by Soo |
Another important part of Chuseok is to honor your ancestors. Gravesites are visited and tended, and memorial services are often performed. Part of thanksgiving to a Korean is being thankful to those that came before him to make the harvest and life they have possible.
For more information on Chuseok, try these links:
http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_6.jsp?cid=811650
http://www.allkpop.com/2011/09/a-detailed-explanation-of-chuseok
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