Oh Ch’usŏk(秋夕-추석)!

  The Ch’usŏk is the Korean Thanks-giving Day which falls on the 15th of August by lunar calendar. Another name of Ch’usŏk is the Full-moon Harvest Day. We pray to the moon our wishes. For Koreans, the Ch’usŏk is the most festive holiday with a variety of festivals, traditional games, and ex-changes of gifts. We make our way to hometowns to pay homage to our ancestors’ graves on Ch’usŏk.   By the way this Ch’usŏk has no moon. We Korean  are hit  by a typhoon Maemi.  

너무나 안타까운 추석입니다. 하지만 마음만은 넉넉하게 가져볼까 하고 아침 일찍 서실에 나와 묵은 붓을 모두 깨끗이 씻고 먹에 마음을 얹어봅니다. 어려움을 당하신 이웃들께 위로의 말씀을 올립니다.