千里共嬋娟

달이 봐서  우리는  가까이에.  행복한  추석!　

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When cowherd meet his fairy maiden

칠석 or the Star festival, whatever you call it, originates from the Chinese legend of cowherd the earthling and his heavenly maiden. The tale symbolises undying love which enables the couple to overcome separation to meet every once a year whenever the magpies flock to build a bridge between heaven and earth. Such is the determination of [...]

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빼빼로 Again!

Peppero Day!한국 가 고싶어요!!!

For super cute flash on  빼빼로 , click here

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Myth of the moon

Today we celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival（中秋節）, but it’s Chuseok for the Koreans. Besides the Dumpling Festival （端午節）or Dano in Korea and Lunar New Year or Sollal, the Korean version, Koreans pay great emphasis on this same day. I would actually see Chuseok as a mixture of some two festivals rolled into one big celebration, such as 清明節 when the families will pay a [...]

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Gods or the hero?

단오제 （端午祭）or Duanwu Jie（端午節）? The debate has been on-going since 25 November 2005 when it was proclaimed that the festival, originally designated as Korean intangible culture heritage no.13 in 1967 is now a UNESCO Masterpiece of the Oral and intangible Heritage of Humanity. For all I know, the two are not of the same kind, at least not in [...]

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Happy Lunar New Year

We had a feast at the reunion dinner. The table filled with all the expensive food that we normally will not splurge on if not for the special occasion. Of course, with the good performance on the economy over the years, many families are able to afford good food even on a daily basis, but [...]

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동지冬至

I am actually recycling the following blog entry I did exactly a year ago as the winter solstice falls again on 22 Dec, coincidentally.

Winter solstice is a festival celebrated by Chinese everywhere, sometimes even considered more important than the Lunar New Year. What is so special about the day? Apparently, this is the last day [...]

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Glimpses on the Meiji Jingu Shrine

Ema: There are different forms of charms available for sale at the Shrine. There is the Omamori which are very common. Most people will get them as gifts to bring back home and they are believed to possess mysterious power to grant wishes and to keep the evil forces away from its owner. Then there [...]

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