It lasts for 3 days.

It is sometimes known as
Korean thanksgiving.
Chuseok is on the 15
th
day of
the 8
th
month of the Lunar
Calendar.

This year our holiday starts on
the 6
th
of September.


It is an ancestral memorial
ceremony.

It is done in the morning of
Chuseok.



Charye means: to return
favours and honour them

They also make special
food.


Ganggangsullae is performed
by women, under the full moon.

Women wear Hanbok.

They move around in a big
circle, while singing a song.



It is wrestling.

Two men compete and a
player loses, when their
upper body touches the
ground.

Songpyeon is a traditional Korean
rice cake.

It has ingredients like sesame
seeds, beans, cinnamon, nuts and
honey.

It is important to steam
them over pine-needles.

The word songpyeon, means
pine tree in Korean.
1. What is Chuseok?
3. When is Chuseok?
4. What do people do on
Chuseok?
2. What does Songpyeon mean
in English?
5. What do people eat on
Chuseok?
7. Is Charye held in the
morning or evening?
6. What other name is Chuseok
sometimes known as?
8. True / False
Ssireum is a type of food.

10. Who performs the
Ganggangsullae dance?
9. True / False
Songpyeon is the shape of a
half moon.