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korean culture

About Korea 1 1. 태극기[Tae guk gi] 태극기 is the flag of South Korea. The white backgrorund symbolizes purity and peacefulness. Also White is a traditional color in Korean culture. The circle in the center represents balance in the universe. The four trigrams symbolize heaven, earth, water and fire. 2. 원[Won] Yi Hwang(1,000KRW) and Yi I (5,000KRW) were both Korean philosophers and writers of the Chosun Dynasty. Se.. 더보기
The place where you should go in Korea. (찜질방, 편의점) 1. 찜질방 찜질방 is Korean Sauna, where you can have a bath, a sauna and a rest. There are unisex areas, a snack bar, ondol-heated floor for lounging and sleeping, ice rooms, Pc room, singing room. The cost is around 8,000 ~ 12,000won. Most are open 24 hours a day. 2. 편의점 편의점 means convenience store. There are so many convenience stores in Korea. Most of them are open 24/7. You can but many different .. 더보기
Korean Traditional Day 1 (광복절, 추석) 1. 광복절 August 15th is the National Liberation Day of Korea. It celebrates Korea's liberation form Japan. Many Korean sacriticed thier lives, dreaming of liberation. So we also commemorate the sacrifice of these Koreans. 2. 추석 Chuseok, also known as hangawi, is the Korean Thanksgiving Day. Chuseok is August 15 on the lunar calender. This means the date of Chuseok changes every year. During Chuseo.. 더보기
Korean Food 1 (김치, 미역국) Do you like Korean Food? Today I will introduce 2 Korean dishes. 1. 김치 김치[Kimchi] is the national dish of Korea. There are so many kinds of kimchis but the most typical type of kimchi is napa cabbage kimchi. We eat kimchi at almost every meal. Some Koreans say that they can't live without kimchi. 2. 미역국[mi yeog gug] It is a Korean soup which main ingredient is seaweed with beef or mussel. It is .. 더보기
Korean Traditional Culture 1 (한복, 한국 나이, 온돌, 돌잡이) 1. Hanbok 한복 한복[Hanbok] is the traditional Korean dress. In the past, Koreans wore Janbok everyday. but now, we mainly wear it during special days like traditional holidays (e.g., Korean New Year) or wedding days. 2. Korean age 한국 나이 Under the Korean age system, you are already 1 year old when you are born because Koreans also take into account the time you spent in your mother's womb. So you al.. 더보기

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