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107 _ Holidays and Food<br />

Constitution Day (July 17) : This national holiday celebrates the establishment of<br />

the first Korean Constitution on July 17, 1948. The Republic of Korea was<br />

established about a month later.<br />

Liberation Day (August 15) : Taegeukgi, the Korean national flag, fly <strong>from</strong> nearly<br />

every building on this day, which marks the end of 35-year Japanese colonial<br />

rule in 1945.<br />

Chuseok or Harvest Festival Day (Fifteenth Day of the Eighth Month by the Lunar<br />

Calendar) : This is one of the great national holidays of the year. On this<br />

day a feast is prepared and families hold memorial services at family grave<br />

sites. Viewing the full moon is a feature of the evening.<br />

National Foundation Day (October 3) : Called Gaecheonjeol Day, this is the day<br />

when Dangun founded the first Korean kingdom.<br />

Christmas (December 25) : Christianity took hold in Korea only in the 19th century,<br />

so this day has less religious significance. Just as everywhere else, though,<br />

it is a time to exchange greetings and gifts. Grandfather Santa, as he is<br />

called in Korea, is somewhat smaller in build than his Western counterpart.

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