A major road in central Seoul is left nearly empty on Sept. 7, 2014, as many South Koreans have left for their hometowns to mark Chuseok, the Korean equivalent of Thanksgiving, which this year falls on Sept. 8. (Yonhap)
Employees of the country’s rail operator, KORAIL, see off passengers in a train heading to their hometowns from Seoul Station in downtown Seoul on Sept. 5, 2014, for the five-day Chuseok holiday that begins the following day. (Yonhap)
For ROK Heads living in Korea that are heading out of town for Chuseok be safe while traveling.