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Cultural Celebrations are made possible by Bank of America.
Chuseok, or “autumn eve,” is the annual Korean three-day festival celebrating the end of summer and the autumn harvest. Chuseok is celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth month on the lunar calendar.
Traditional elements of Chuseok include paying respect to familial ancestors by visiting their graves (seongmyo), tidying the gravesites (beolcho), and bringing families together to prepare and present food and offerings to ancestors (charye). Food is an important part of celebrating Chuseok: families cook and feast together, using locally grown and harvested items. We invite you to learn more about chuseok and participate in the celebration using the resources provided below.
The museum celebrates cultures from across Asia all year long. Learn more about our other Cultural Celebrations.
Create your own harvest prints
Decorate and fold a paper fan
Make a no-sew bojagi (Korean wrapping cloth)
Learn more about the tradition of bojagi with artist Youngmin Lee
Experiment with natural dyes with Art Speak Intern Mindy
Storyteller Miriam Mills tells “Tiger and the Puppy” (preschool version)
Make your own tiger and puppy paper plate animals
Molly Kitamura makes ram-don from “Parasite”
Jar with Tiger and Magpie Design on view in Gallery 22
Moon Jar on view in Gallery 23
ArtiFact Series: Moon Jar with Associate Curator for Korean Art Hyonjeong Kim Han
ArtiFact Series: Wishes for Longevity with Curatorial Assistant for Korean Art Shinhwa Koo
Likeness and Legacy in Korean Portraiture on view in Koret Korean Galleries and Tateuchi Gallery
Learn more about Chuseok with this reading list
Watch highlights from the 2013 Korea Day Celebration
Cultural Celebrations are made possible by Bank of America.
