Sunday, September 12, 2021

Harvest Festivals Around the World + Happy Chuseok!

 
Harvest Holidays Around the World Handout

Celebrating the September Equinox - autumn festivals around the world -  Travel Continuum

Chuseok / Family Questions


  1. What are your plans for Chuseok? What are you looking forward to?  dreading?

  2. Will Chuseok be different this year? If so, how?

  3. What are usually your favorite and least favorite parts of the holiday?

  4. Does your family have any unique Chuseok traditions?

  5. Will you spend (or receive) a lot of money during the holiday? How so?

  6. What are your (best, worst, funniest, scariest, etc.) holiday memories?

  7. What are the different gender roles during the holiday?  Have they changed over time?

  8. How is your mother’s side of your extended family different from your father’s side?

  9. Who is your favorite relative? least favorite?  craziest?

  10. Is your family emotionally and/or physically expressive and/or affectionate?
    Do you hug each other?  say ‘I love you’?  yell when arguing?

  11. What’s more common in your family - compliments or criticism?

  12. How does your family conduct the memorial ceremony (차례)? 

  13. If/when you or your spouse are in charge of 제사 ceremonies, how will you conduct them?

  14. What are you most thankful for during the past year?

  15. Have you ever celebrated a  holiday (Korean or other) outside of Korea? If so, what was most impressive and/or memorable?


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