Chuseok, one of the biggest holidays in Korea, was this week and many Korean families headed to their family homes to be thankful for the good harvest by eating lots of food and playing traditional games. Traditionally, Koreans would head back to their family homes in the villages or towns that they came from, dress in traditional Hanboks and wake very early to hold an ancestral rite to pay respects to the ancestors that came before them. An altar table is set with all kinds of food including meat, fish, vegetables, and fruit, the candles are lit and then the bowing begins. My Korean family partakes in this very tradition and we wake very early in the morning to do it after we’ve bathed and dressed in our beautifully colorful Hanboks. This year with the blessing of our parents, since we just got into our new house a week ago, and were just with our family, we didn’t head there for the holiday. Instead, we will be headed to our family burial site next month instead. Instead, we headed to a nearby folk village to partake in the traditional games and sights. What did you do for Chuseok? To learn more about Korean traditions and culture, follow @thesoulofseoulblog 📍 @jejufolk #추석 #제주민속촌 #제주 #jejufolkvillage #chuseok #happychuseok