Shares Fall in Europe; U.S. Index Futures Slide Sep 15, 2008
Koreans were celebrating their Chusok, or Thanksgiving holiday. With roots in traditional harvest festivals, the holidays have a particular emphasis on family gatherings, similar to the U.S. Thanksgiving. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Language school celebrates Thanksgiving, Korean-style Sep 14, 2008
The Princeton Korean Language School celebrated Chusok, a Korean form of Thanksgiving, yesterday with traditional costumes and rice cakes, all part of a three-day harvest moon festival to honor families and ancestors ... On Chusok, Koreans eat songpyon (full moon rice cakes) stuffed with sesame, beans, chestnuts or Chinese dates; yakgwa and yultanja (rice flour, chestnuts and honey). (NJ.com -- Times)
'Dear Leader, get well soon' Sep 13, 2008
It may be because of worries over what's happening in Pyongyang that Lee is staying in the Blue House, the center of presidential power, over the Chusok holidays beginning this weekend. For all the vituperations, South Korean officials seem confident that Kim Jong-il would not take drastic or unpredictable action against the South. (Asia Times Online)
Break out the rice cakes for Chusok, Korea's Thanksgiving Sep 20, 2007
Article:Break out the rice cakes for Chusok, Korea's Thanksgivi:/c/a/2007/09/18/FD3OS7RFT.DTL Article:Break out the rice cakes for Chusok, Korea's Thanksgivi:/c/a/2007/09/18/FD3OS7RFT.DTL ... Next Tuesday, many Bay Area families will celebrate Chusok, also known as Korean Thanksgiving ... Chusok, which means "fall evening," was traditionally a day in which Korean farmers performed a worship ritual and offered food made from their new crops to their ancestors as a token of gratitude. (San Francisco Chronicle)
