Chuseok Celebrations

It has almost been a month and I got my first week off for the Korean holiday Chuseok. Though, I'm bummed because i don't have any money to go anywhere since I don't get paid a full paycheck until Oct. 10th but I'll make the best out of it.

Chuseok is Korea's biggest holiday, their Thanksgiving. They get 3 days off and they celebrate it with their family, specifically their grandparents. The children wear traditional Hanboks (see below) and bow in front of their grandparents and then receive a present(s). They make Song-pyun which is rice dough filled with a sesame sugar combo or raisins and then formed into a half moon shape then eaten.

The week before the  holiday the children during school got to wear their Hanboks and participated in making song-pyun and Chuseok games. 

My AM kindergarten class in their Hanboks with their song- pyun  they made. (from top left; Eileen, Kevin, Jay, Jinnie, Alex, Tom, Mark, Peter, and Daisy)

Every "special" activity we do in school, they have to have pictures. For this they had professional photographers come in to take group and individual shots along with the korean teachers taking pictures of there own. Oh, and note that this activity is done in a total of 45 minutes and that include putting on and taking off the Hanboks. Which by the way, they all put their hanboks on in the class room and this is done by them all dropping down in there drawers, all boys and girls! Not something I was expecting...