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Chuseok

Chuseok proper noun: the Korean Mid-Autumn Festival, held during the middle of the eighth month of the traditional East Asian luni-solar calendar (thus shifting each year on the Gregorian calendar, and not occurring in August); the most significant family holiday in Korea. The holiday coincides with the autumn harvest and symbolizes abundance and prosperity. As a gesture of gratitude, the first fruits of the harvest are offered to ancestors in appreciation for their protection and blessings throughout the year.

Proper noun

Chuseok

  1. The Korean Mid-Autumn Festival, held during the middle of the eighth month of the traditional East Asian luni-solar calendar (thus shifting each year on the Gregorian calendar, and not occurring in August); the most significant family holiday in Korea. The holiday coincides with the autumn harvest and symbolizes abundance and prosperity. As a gesture of gratitude, the first fruits of the harvest are offered to ancestors in appreciation for their protection and blessings throughout the year.

Origin of Chuseok

Borrowed from Korean 추석(秋夕) (chuseok).

Questions about Chuseok

What does Chuseok mean?
Chuseok means the Korean Mid-Autumn Festival, held during the middle of the eighth month of the traditional East Asian luni-solar calendar (thus shifting each year on the Gregorian calendar, and not occurring in August); the most significant family holiday in Korea. The holiday coincides with the autumn harvest and symbolizes abundance and prosperity. As a gesture of gratitude, the first fruits of the harvest are offered to ancestors in appreciation for their protection and blessings throughout the year.
What part of speech is Chuseok?
Chuseok is a proper noun.

Words near Chuseok in the dictionary

  1. CHUs
  2. Chusan
  3. chuse
  4. chused
  5. chuseing
  6. Chuseok
  7. chuser
  8. chuserel
  9. chusers
  10. chuses
  11. chushkopek

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