Ch'usok, or the Harvest Moon Day, is one of the great national holidays. It is officially celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, which usually falls in September or October. As it comes during the harvest season, it is regarded as a thanksgiving day. It is celebrated in much the same way as New Year's with ancestral rituals and much feasting. Songpyon, rice cakes made of glutinous rice and filled with sweets or bean paste, are a must at this time.
Most people visit the family grave to pay respects to their ancestors.
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