{ "item_title" : "Chuseok", "item_author" : [" Min-Jun Han "], "item_description" : "The harvest moon rises, and millions of Koreans go home. Every autumn, on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month, Korea stops. Highways fill for hundreds of miles, kitchens fill with the smell of pine needles and steamed rice cakes, and families gather to set a table for the ancestors who came before them. This is Chuseok - Korea's harvest festival, and the most deeply felt holiday in the Korean year. This is the complete guide to what Chuseok is, where it came from, and how it is actually celebrated. Across fourteen chapters, this book traces the festival from its legendary origins in the Silla kingdom to the crowded expressways and department-store gift sets of the present day - and explains the customs at the heart of it with the care they deserve. Inside you will find: The ancient roots of Chuseok and the famous legend of the gabae weaving contest - told with honest historical nuanceHow the lunar calendar sets the date, and why it moves every yearCharye: how families honor their ancestors at home, and what actually goes on the memorial tableSeongmyo and beolcho: visiting and tending ancestral graves before the holidayThe Great Homecoming - the largest annual migration in KoreaSongpyeon: the half-moon rice cake at the heart of Chuseok, with a full recipe and the technique families pass downTraditional Chuseok dishes you can genuinely cook at homeFolk traditions and games, from ganggangsullae to ssireumHanbok and holiday dressModern gift-giving etiquette and how the holiday is changingChuseok in North Korea, and how customs vary by regionHow the Korean diaspora celebrates far from homeA practical chapter on building your own respectful ChuseokSurprising facts, and a closing look at where the festival is headed Illustrated throughout with evocative photography, written in clear and respectful language, and organized so you can read it cover to cover or dip into a single tradition. Whether you are Korean and want the history behind the rituals you grew up with, learning the language and culture, planning a visit, or simply curious about the holiday behind the harvest moon - this is the guide to start with.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers3.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/9/79/816/132/9798161327722_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "19.99", "online_price" : "19.99", "our_price" : "19.99", "club_price" : "19.99", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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