Tag: Chuseok

Picture of the Day: Chuseok Traffic

Fall harvest holiday exodus starts

In this aerial photo, bumper-to-bumper traffic in Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul, clogs one side of a highway linking Seoul to the southwestern port city of Mokpo on Sept. 25, 2015, as South Korea’s annual exodus for the Chuseok fall holiday begins. Chuseok, which falls on Sept. 27 this year, is the season for family reunions, with Koreans traditionally offering a ritual feast to their ancestors on Aug. 15 of the lunar calendar.(Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: The Best Part of Chuseok

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)

Picture of the Day: Happy Chuseok

Senior citizens perform joint ancestral rites at a seniors hall in downtown Seoul on Sept. 5, 2014, ahead of Chuseok, which falls on Sept. 8. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Chuseok Send Off

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.