Photo by Staff Sgt. Keith Anderson | 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division | 09.15.2016
For the traditional ceremony “Charye,” Some Koreans burn incense and offer food to their ancestors during Chuseok to offer thanks for protection and as a plea for continued spiritual protection. Pictured: The table is spread Sept. 15 in Changwon, South Korea, for a morning Charye ceremony. Recently, Koreans modified the ceremony based on their religions; some people who believe in......
Courtesy Photo | 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division | 09.14.2016
Koreans visited a traditional market complex in Cheongju, South Korea to purchase “Songpyeon,” a Korean traditional rice cake cuisine, September 14. Songpyeon is made of sticky rice covering sesame seeds, beans, or chestnuts. After people shape the dough into a semicircle, they steam it with pine needles. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Dasol Choi, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team Public......
Courtesy Photo | 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division | 09.14.2016
A child picks up a stick to play a Korean traditional game, “Tuho,” at the Cheongju Children’s Center, Choengju, South Korea, on September 14. Tuho is a game where people throw arrows into a quiver. The Cheongju Children’s Center set up a playground for children to experience Korean traditional games. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Dasol Choi, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs,......
Courtesy Photo | 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division | 09.14.2016
A family makes “Songpyeon,” a Korean traditional rice cake cuisine Sept. 14 for Chuseok, at the Cheongju Children’s Center in Cheongju, South Korea. Songpyeon is made of sticky rice covering sesame seeds, beans, or chestnuts. After people shape the dough into a semicircle, they steam it with pine needles. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Dasol Choi, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team Public......
Courtesy Photo | 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division | 09.13.2016
Korean civilians prepare to board a high-speed train at the Yongsan Train Station, Seoul, South Korea, to visit their relatives during the Chuseok holiday Sept. 13. Chuseok, similar to the American holiday of Thanksgiving, celebrates the harvest, but it also honors ancestors for their spiritual protection throughout the year. Some Koreans set out traditional foods and burn incense for their......
Courtesy Photo | 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division | 09.13.2016
Korean civilians queue at the ticket office at the Yongsan Train Station, in Seoul, South Korea, to purchase train tickets home during the Chuseok holiday, September 13. Chuseok, similar to the American holiday of Thanksgiving, celebrates the harvest, but it also honors ancestors for their spiritual protection throughout the year. Some Koreans set out traditional foods and burn incense for......
