Chilseok (칠석)

[samedi]

Today (16 August) is the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, known as Chilseok (칠석) in Korean. It's one of the traditional holidays that isn't as popular now as it once was, though it's still known well enough for Google to create doodles for the day. Chilseok is something I've written about before on my blog, so if you need a refresher about

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[rurisue]

Cute! In Japan, it's called the Tanabata festival. Pretty similar story, and the same constellations and stars are involved.

[kellymeetsworld]

Great post! It's interesting to read about the Korean equivalent of the Chinese Qi Xi festival.

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