Chusok – Korean Thanksgiving Day Date: September 14, 2009
Deborah Swallow | September 14th, 2009 in : days of significance, East Asia, General, other interesting stuff, social practices
Chusok Thanksgiving Day is a public holiday in South Korea.
The Chusok Harvest festival is one of the most important festivals in throughout the world, whatever culture or religion it might be, or however it is named; Thanksgiving in America, Pongal in India and Chusok in Korea. This festival is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the eighth Lunar month of every Lunar year. Let us see more about the Festival of Chusok, its Legacy, its rituals and what it means to the people of that culture.
Find out more about the Chusok Festival in South Korea
Tags: Chusok, South Korea, thanksgiving
Hello, I'm Deborah Swallow and, for the last fifteen years, I've worked in over thirty countries addressing the complexities of people working internationally across multiple cultures, so individuals and organisations alike can gain an authentic competitive edge and win in international markets. 
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