traditional practices
What are the ancestorial rights performed during lunar new year called in korean?
Jesa
what date was the winter solistice?
Monday, december 21
when buddha invited all animals to visit (for the new year), how many attended?
only twelve
grandparents put the lunar new year gifts for their children in this.
silk bags
when are ancestral rights normally held? (time)
after midnight
lunar new year occurs on which new moon cycle, after the winter solstice?
the second full moon.
unless there is an eleventh or twelfth month in the lead-up to the New Year. In which case, the New Year falls on the third new moon after the solstice.
in 2014, this year celebrated which animal, which was believed to bring wealth and career opportunities.
the horse
long ago, village children would fight other village children with these 'weapons'
rocks
what are the three categories of Korea's ancestral rights?
Charye 차례, Gije 기제, and Sije 시제
the earth spins on an axis as it travels around the sun. This axis is not straight up and down, but is tilted. what is the angle of this tilt?
23.5 degrees
why do people traditionally build a wooden house and set it on fire?
to ward off evil spirits
another superstition: what would koreans burn on lunar new year to prevent one of the many demons from causing mischief within their household.
who's house do the ancestral rights take place in?
the eldest son's
in the southern hemisphere, during the solstice in December, the sun is directly above, or perpendicular to this imaginary line on earth.
the tropic of Capricorn.
superstition: what will koreans NOT do on lunar new year to keep their good luck?
Koreans will not wash their hair on this day, as it’s believed to wash away the good luck.
Why do koreans like to eat a lot of ddeok in soup on new years? what does it represent?
eating tteokguk = a year added to one’s age. So, as a joke, Koreans say ‘the more bowls of tteokguk you eat, the older you will get!
during jeosan period, people would eat heotjesatbap or "fake jesa food" which included a special bibimbap. Instead of being mixed with red paste, what was this bibimbap mixed with/
soy sauce, ganjang
'true solar noon' is when the sun is at its highest point in the sky. During the winter solstice, what time does this occur?
10 minutes before 12:00
Superstition: why do people keep their shoes safely hidden inside their house on new years?
so that Yakwanggy will not steal them.
Mr. Yakwanggy (약왕기) likes to take trips to Korean households and steal their shoes.
If your shoes are stolen, it’s considered bad luck. Shoes symbolize the means or paths to a goal or aspiration.
Su-jeong-gwa is a traditional fruit punch made from persimmons, cinnamon, ginger, and __________?
pine nuts