CONTRAST

C U LT U R E S

Comparisons mexico and

south korea
1-FOOD

• One of korea`s traditional foods is

bibimbap which consists of rice with
vegetables and meat on top, while one
of Mexico´s traditional foods is mole,
which is characterized by a variety of chili
peppers and spices
2- CLOTHING
• In korea the traditional clothing is yhe hanbok
made for winter and sumer, in winter
they use or used to use the technique of soft
cotton and also cool clothes for summer
using hemp and ramie but the traditional
clothing of mexico that can be seen mostly in
older people consist of sash, chinquete,
blouse and shawl in the case of woman and
in men underwear and blanket shirt;
huaraches.
 3- RELIGION

• In korea, 29.4% of the population practice

cristianity, 22.9% practice buddhism and almost
half of the population (46.4%) has no
religious affiliation on the other hand, in mexico,
the catholic religion is practiced more.
4-FESTIVITIES

• Korea celebrates yudu or yudujeol a summer

celebration also called the water festival according
to the lunar calensar, yudu is celebrated on the
fifteenth day of the sixth month, a way to
welcome the good weather and, above all, to thank
the good harvest of grain, vegetables and fruits,
something that is not done in Mexico nor is
it belived to be done in Mexico.
5 - LA NG UAG E / W RIT ING
MODE

• In korea, the korean llanguage

(hankukmal) is characterized by the use
of sticks and circles and has 24 letters,
10 vowels and 14 consonants, unlike
mexico, which has 27 letters with 5
vowels and 22 consonants.
 6-MONUMENTS
• Korea has mostly Buddhist temples as
monuments, an example is the Jogyesa
Temple, which houses the main administration
office of Korean Buddhism and the hall where
the general assembly is held, among other
facilities. It was built towards the end of the
14th century quite different from our
monuments, a great example of Mexican
monument is the pyramid of Chichen Itza
which is one of the main Mayan archaeological
sites of the Yucatan Peninsula, considered one
of the seven wonders of the world.
 one of the most recognized "modern music"
from Korea is k-pop, a musical genre that
includes different musical styles such as pop,
rap, EDM, rock or R&B quite different from the
7-MODERN mariachi from Mexico, which is also a type of
"modern music" from Mexico quite recognized
MUSIC that, contrary to k-pop, it contains both
traditional and modern things.
 8- MUSIC/
TRADITIONAL
I N S T RU M E N T S
• Every country has its traditional music and Korea is no
exception, Korea's traditional music is called Gugak
(국악), and it encompasses several genres. Most
instruments used are Korea's own, and have a very
characteristic sound.In some or most cases there are
three typical Korean instruments. First is the gayageum
(가야금), a horizontal harp, In the middle sounds the
haegeum (해금), a kind of two-stringed violin that is
very difficult to play And the furthest instrument is the
piri (피리), which is a bamboo flute with a very sharp
sound, very different from a traditional Mexican music
as is the folklore, the gugak is more beaten and not
usually used for dancing unlike the folklore which is
more soft, rhythmic and cheerful.