Chuseok Celebrations

Korean Thanksgiving Day, Chuseok, which is a national Korean holiday that celebrates good harvest, will be celebrated this year on October 3rd. Celebrations have already started here. Look below:

The LA Korean Festival (Koreatown, CA)
Sept. 17-20
Seoul International Park
www.lakoreanfestival.com

The 7th Annual Korus Festival (Annadale, VA)
September 18-20
KMART Front Lot
www.dynamic-korea.com

The Koreatown Northgate Culture Fest (Oakland, CA)
September 19
Telegraph between 24th & 27th Streets
www.koreatownnorthgate.org/events.html

New Jersey Chusok Festival (Leonia, NJ)
Sept. 18-20
www.kanj.org

Korean Full Moon Harvest Festival (San Francisco, CA)
September 25
1362 Post Street, San Francisco, CA
www.koreannet.org

Korean Harvest and Folk Festival (Queens, New York City)
September 26-27
City Field Stadium

Houston Korean Festival (Houston, TX)
October 3, 2009
www.koreanfestivalhouston.com

Korean Quarterly 5K Chuseok Run/Walk (Minnesota)
October 4
www.koreanquarterly.org/5K.html

Garden Grove Annual Korean Festival (Garden Grove, CA)
October 9 - 11
Korean Festival Foundation (714) 539-3002

Ta-ri Chusok Celebration (Harrisburg, PA)
Oct. 10
www.ta-ri.org/Chusok.htm


If you know of any others, please email us at info@littleseouls.com so we can add them here. Thanks!

How do Koreans celebrate Thanksgiving?

Korean celebrates Thanksgiving very much like the rest of the Americans except they have a few more dishes on their table, like rice (a must!), kimchi (many different varieties), japchae, sashimi, mandoo(fried dumplings), banchan (side dishes) and they eat on paper plates with chopsticks.

Korean Thanksgiving Holiday

Chuseok, also known as Hangawi, is one of the most celebrated holidays in Korea. It is usually celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Korean Lunar calendar. It is celebrated for a total of 3 days, the day before as well as the day after the actual holiday. This year Chuseok will be celebrated September 13 to September 15. The holiday is shared with family traditions centered around food and paying respect to ancestors. The original significance of Chuseok was to celebrate a good harvest.

written by S.C.