All materials contained on this site are protected by Korean copyright law and may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed, published or broadcast without the prior consent of the JoongAng Ilbo | Tel: 1577-0510
JoongAng Ilbo Co., Ltd. | Address: 48-6 Sangamsan-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Business registration number: 110-81-00999 | CEO & Publisher: Park Chang-hee | Executive Editor: Choi Ji-young
Mail order business report number: 2020-Seoul Mapo-3838 | Online newspaper registration No: 서울,아55177
Date of Registration: 2023. 11. 21 | Juvenile Protection Manager: Park Hyunyoung
![College students in hanbok, or Korean traditional attire, take a selfie after completing a Coming of Age Day ceremony held at the Daejeon Dong-gu Culture Center in Daejeon on Monday. In traditional East Asian culture, the celebratory ceremony honors the first of the four major events in one’s life — the transition into adulthood, marriage, death and receiving yearly memorial services after one's death. [NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11800961.jpg?imageId=11800961&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![A woman fixes her jokduri, or traditional hair accessory, in a Coming of Age Day event held on the walkway outside of Deoksu Palace in central Seoul on Sunday. The event was held a day before this year's Coming of Age Day, which falls on the third Monday of May. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11083122.jpg?imageId=11083122&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)