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I am honoured that I was invited by my #Korean friend and his french wife to “Chuseok”, the Korean thanksgiving, a special time for family, friends, and food, last Friday. This was my first real experience with Korean tradition. At the beginning, there was a ceremony in the honor of the late ancestors (father and grandparents) of my Korean friend. Their names were written on paper above the dining table, which was prepared with their favourite food and was symbolically offered to them. After greeting the ancestors and “letting then enjoy their meal” they were let go again, by burning the piece of paper with their names on. My friend explained, that the traditional ceremony is normally much more complicated.

After the ceremony we enjoyed the #Chuseok dinner together which consisted of lots of tiny different dishes. Delicious!

When you’re far from home, keeping traditions becomes more meaningful... Thanks for letting me be a part of it.

#chuseok2020 #koreantradition