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A basket of chestnuts is displayed for sale at a traditional market in Dongdaemun District, eastern Seoul on Sept. 14. Chestnut is often used for a Chuseok holiday ritual to honor ancestors, called Charye. [NEWS1]

6 in 10 Koreans to skip ancestor-honoring ceremony during Chuseok: Survey

Six out of 10 Koreans do not plan to set up the traditional ancestor-honoring ceremony, known as charye, during this year's Chuseok holiday, a survey showed Friday, indicating a shift in perceptions surrounding ancestral rituals.

2025.10.3

[THINK ENGLISH] 추석 때 남편 집 먼저, 아내 집 나중에 가는 이유

The deep-rooted inequality comes from Confucian traditions of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) captured by the phrase chulgaoein (pronounced chul-ga-way-in), which deemed that once a woman married.

2023.10.3

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A traditional charye table is laid out at by the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation on Sept. 22 in western Seoul. [NEWS1]

[THINK ENGLISH] 차례상 준비에 하루종일 걸리는 이유는?

A typical charye table requires at least two dozen different dishes to be served according to meticulous rules based on the color, ingredient and gender of the ancestors that are being honored.

2023.10.2

[THINK ENGLISH] 추석 후엔 이혼율이 높아진다고?

After spending a three-day national holiday with the family for Chuseok, Korean people get full from all the food and tired from all the moving around — and then many also get divorced.

2023.9.30

Children learn how to bow in a traditional way at a childcare center in Cheongju, North Chungcheong, on Tuesday. [YONHAP]

Young Koreans abandon outdated ancestral rituals for simple gatherings

They are abandoning the traditional ancestral ritual of Charye, opting for simpler family gatherings during holidays. A recent survey of 4,000 people showed that 56 percent have no plans to perform the ritual in the Chuseok harvest holidays.

2023.9.28

[WHY] Why do divorces go up after Chuseok?

Korean holidays Chuseok and Seollal lead to a surge in divorce filings due to the stressful expectations of family gatherings and traditions that have so far failed to adapt to a changing society.

2023.9.28

Charye, the rite of putting out food for ancestors, involves a table full of various traditional food. [YONHAP]

Korean divorcées can't even agree on holiday complaints

Divorced Korean men say time spent at the houses of their in-laws was the biggest cause of quarreling during their marriage. Divorced women say it was the unfair division of labor in preparing for charye — ritually putting out food for ancestors.

2023.1.18

Tag: charye

charye

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6 in 10 Koreans to skip ancestor-honoring ceremony during Chuseok: Survey

[THINK ENGLISH] 추석 때 남편 집 먼저, 아내 집 나중에 가는 이유

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[THINK ENGLISH] 차례상 준비에 하루종일 걸리는 이유는?

[THINK ENGLISH] 추석 후엔 이혼율이 높아진다고?

Young Koreans abandon outdated ancestral rituals for simple gatherings

[WHY] Why do divorces go up after Chuseok?

Korean divorcées can't even agree on holiday complaints