This year it falls on Sept. 14th, so we don't have school on Monday. It's a shame because we would have gotten all three days off if they fell in the middle of the week....oh well.However, Thursday was kind of like a day off because we had Chuesok events all day. All the kids came wearing hanbok (traditional Korean dress) and we did a bunch of different things related to the holiday.
First my class made Songpyeon (pronounced [soŋpʰjʌn]) w
hich is a traditional Korean food made from glutinous rice. It is a variety of tteok, consisting of small rice cakes traditionally eaten during the Korean autumn festival, Chuseok. They have become a popular symbol of traditional Korean culture. Songpyeon are half-moon-shaped rice cakes filled with sesame seeds or chestnut paste steamed over a layer of pine needles, which gives them the fragrant smell of fresh pine trees. They used to be made into various shapes with the participation of family members and were often exchanged between neighbors. They are eaten on Chuseok and other festive days.T
hen we went down to the gym to watch a presentation about Chuseok and all the traditions involved with it....too bad it was all in Korean, but I was able to pick up a few things, like how to do a traditional bow and play some games. One game is dak gee (not sure on that spelling and a google search wasn't much help....sorry) which is very much like pogs at home, but the kids fold paper into squares and use them to play. My little ones loved it even though they weren't actual ever successful in flipping the papers.I even got some sweet gifts for the holiday. I got a nice soap set from the school, cute little Korean folk figurines from a kid and some assorted treats. There were a lot of these floating around the office, but unfortunately the Korean treat standard is not quite what we are used to in the western world.
Many more pictures of the kids can be seen on my photo page, including some from our birthday earlier in the week. =)
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