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South Korea
South Korea

Hoesik is an activity of eating and drinking

(soju or alcohol) together with bosses,

coworkers, or clients usually after work. It

is also often used as an opportunity to

showcase oneself and build relationships

with company executives.

Hoesik

Throughout more than 5,000 years of Korean

society, the hanbok has maintained its basic

composition even though it has changed into

various shapes and structures according to

contemporary living culture, the state of the
Hanbok
times, and artistic factors.

Chuseok is one of the most important

anniversaries in South Korea. Chuseok is

celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of

the lunar calendar. That's why Chuseok is also

known as Hangawi (the big day in the middle of

fall).
Chunseok

The festival is located at Daecheon Beach,

Boryeong City, which is why it is named Boryeong

Mud Festival. The Boryeong Mud Festival is an

annual event that showcases mud wrestling, mud

sliding, and more. Everything is done with dirty

mud media. The festival was first held in 1998.
Boryeong Mud

A celebration of the first full moon after the lunar

new year. Like the Lantern Festival, it falls on the

15th day of the first month of the Chinese

calendar. In Korean, jeongwol means "first

Daeboreum month", dae means "big", while boreum means

"full moon".