Jen, Elizabeth, Linsey, Me
I've always been fascinated by lunar cycles and ancient lunar religions, so you can imagine my happiness when I discovered that Korea has not one, but two holidays devoted to the moon. While the Lunar New Year has more world wide renowned, Chuseok, the harvest moon celebration, is by far the largest national holiday in Korea. The harvest moon falls on the eighth full moon of the calendar year (usually in October), and is celebrated both the day before the moon and the day after.
The Friday before Chuseok, we had a celebration at our school. We wore the traditional style Korean clothing called Hanboks, and we played traditional games like Jigachagi (the Korean version of hackysack). The best part of the day was seeing the kids in their hanboks. Each one of them looked absolutely gorgeous (sadly, my camera was MIA for the day, and I'm still waiting for my coworkers to send me the pictures). I felt like a proud mother showing off her own kids when we went to the park to play the games.
The rest of the holiday I spent in Seoul (the capital city of Korea) with my new friends Jen and Elizabeth. We had a great time, and they proved wonderful travel partners (who happen to be exceptionally slow at sending pictures).
To Be Continued.....
(awaiting photographs)
3 comments:
You look like a little girl. It's cute and hilarious. I'm sure that's what you were aiming for.
You look adorable! So what do you do on this moon holiday, strip naked and frolic around? Yes, hurry with the pics, you look like you are having lots of fun!
Tell your co workers to hurry with the pictures already! I want to see - I want to see!
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