1/31 Talk about Korean family holiday customs

There are many family-oriented customs for family holidays in Korea.

* family-oriented: 가족 중심의

ex> People used to be more family-oriented in the past.

First, relatives all get together at one place.

There are traditional memorials that are carried out to remember ancestors.

* traditional memorials: 전통의식

ex> I prepared food for my grandmother’s traditional memorial.

People prepare food and bow to the picture of their ancestors.

This ritual is called charae and it has been going on for a long, long time.

People also visit their ancestors’ graves to pay their respects.

ex> I would like to pay my respects to your efforts.

On New Year’s Day, children perform formal bows to their parents and the elders in the family.

ex> I used to perform formal bows to my grandparents as a kid.

Young children get money gifts from the elders when they do this.

* get money gifts: 용돈을 받다

ex> I looked forward to getting money gifts from my relatives.

@ Korea has a rich culture.  한국의 문화는 상당히 다채롭다.

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1.      The company has a family-oriented culture.

2.      You have to pay your respect to the elderly.

3.      We perform formal bows only on special occasions.

4.      I used to get money gifts from my uncle as a kid.