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Chuseok
''Chuseok'' ((朝鮮語: 추석)),〔(Korea.net. (2012, February 5) )〕 originally known as ''hangawi'' (한가위 from archaic Korean for "the great middle (of autumn)"(한ᄀᆞᄇᆡ)), is a major harvest festival and a three-day holiday in Korea celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar. Like many other harvest festivals around the world, it is held around the autumn equinox.
As a celebration of the good harvest, Koreans visit their ancestral hometowns and share a feast of Korean traditional food such as ''songpyeon'' (송편) and rice wines such as ''sindoju'' and ''dongdongju''.
==Origins==
According to popular belief, Chuseok originates from ''gabae ''(hangul:가배 ''Gabae'' started during the reign of the third king of the kingdom of Silla (57 BC ??AD 935), when it was a month-long weaving contest between two teams.〔The Academy of Korean Studies, ed. (1991.) "Chuseok", ''Encyclopedia of Korean People and Culture'', Woongjin (in Korean).〕〔Farhadian, Charles E. (2007.) ''Christian Worship Worldwide''. Wm. Bm. Eerdmans Publishing. ISBN 978-0-8028-2853-8.〕 Come the day of ''Gabae'', the team that had woven more cloth had won and was treated to a feast by the losing team. However, it is also said that ''Chuseok'' marks the day Silla won a great victory over the rival kingdom of Baekje. It is believed that weaving competitions, archery competitions, and martial arts demonstrations were held as part of the festivities.〔Yun, Sŏ-sŏk Yun. (2008.) ''Festive occasions: the customs in Korea'', Ewha Womans University Press, Seoul. ISBN 978-8-9730-0781-3.〕
Many scholars also believe ''Chuseok'' may originate from ancient shamanistic celebrations of the harvest moon.〔 New harvests are offered to local deities and ancestors, which means ''Chuseok'' may have originated as a worship ritual.〔Korea University Institute of Korean Culture, ed. (1982.) "Social Life", ''Korean Heritage Overview'', 1, Korea University (in Korean).〕 In some areas, if there is no harvest, worship rituals are postponed, or in areas with no annual harvest, ''Chuseok'' is not celebrated.
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