One of the biggest holidays in Korea is Chuseok which is Korean Thanksgiving Day. It is August 15th of the lunar calendar. Before holiday maybe 2 or 3 weeks ago, Koreans visit a family member's grave, and they tidy up a grave. We call it 벌초 Beolcho. Also they visit to their ancestral graves on the occasion of Chuseok. However, they don't mow the grass on Chuseok.
It is my family member's grave. We used to bury the coffin, but it is getting popular cremation.
After or before cut the weeds, they do simple ancestral rites. They have to do 큰절 Keunjeol (deep bow) to their ancestors twice. When they do deep bow to the death people, the number of bow is two, and for people who alive is one.
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| The room for my passed away grandmother and grandfather |
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| A Butterfly |
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