All posts tagged "chuseok"

  • (Photo courtesy of Silicon Valley Korean School)
    SV Korean students learn how to make songpyeon for Chuseok

    Students at Silicon Valley Korean School got a Chuseok treat last month as they learned how to make songpyeon, a rice cake. A representative moon festival food, songpyeon is traditionally stuffed with a variety of sweet fillings,...

    • Posted October 2, 2015
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  • (Bae Goon-chan/Korea Times)
    LA Korean org delivers food, entertainment to seniors for Chuseok

    Los Angeles Pyungtong staff visited an adult center near Pico Boulevard Friday to deliver food and gifts to the elderly there in time for Chuseok, Korea’s moon festival. Lee Soon-young, a traditional dancer with a local company,...

    • Posted September 28, 2015
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  • South Korean hip-hop duo Untouchable performs at New Overpeck Park in New Jersey for a Chuseok event this weekend.
    Tens of thousands celebrate Chuseok at NJ event

    By The Korea Times New York staff New Jersey Koreans held their largest Chuseok event this weekend inside New Overpeck Park. The event featured an art contest, a kimchi-making demonstration and other cultural programs, as well as...

    • Posted September 28, 2015
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  • The annual exodus begins on Sept. 5, 2014 as many South Korans head home to spend five-day Chuseok holidays. (Yonhap)
    Millions of S. Koreans hit the road for Chuseok

    By Jung Min-ho Millions of South Koreans hit the road Friday to gather with their families in their hometowns for the nation’s most celebrated holiday — Chuseok. According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, nearly...

    • Posted September 25, 2015
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  • Members of Korean American Senior Citizens
    NY senior citizens group delivers rice to needy

    By The Korea Times New York staff A New York Korean American senior citizens group is sharing goodwill this Chuseok — Korea’s moon festival — by delivering rice to the needy. Homeless shelters, churches and community centers...

    • Posted September 25, 2015
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  • Chicago's Won
    Chicago Koreans celebrate moon festival with tradition

    By The Korea Times Chicago A moon festival event put on by Won Buddhism of Chicago brought out hanbok, traditional board games and food to Bunker Hill Forest Preserve Sunday. Now in its 18th annual year, the...

    • Posted September 22, 2015
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    The best Chuseok gift for women?

    It’s that time of the year. With Chuseok, or Korean Thanksgiving, right around the corner, fake arm casts are once again brisk sellers for those housewives seeking to avoid heavy duty holiday chores.  Online vendors originally began selling fake casts...

    • Posted September 18, 2015
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