South Korea has its own characteristics in literature and art. Koreans are known for their love of music and dance. Korean modern music can be roughly divided into two types: "ethnic music" and "Western music." National music can be divided into two types: "grace music" and "folk music". Korean dance is centered on folk dance and court dance, and is colorful. Korean drama originated from religious rituals in prehistoric times and mainly includes five categories: masks, puppet shows, folk arts, operas, and dramas. Among them, the mask, also known as "masquerade", is a symbol of Korean culture and occupies an extremely important position in Korean traditional drama. Main entry: Korean
Korea borrowed Chinese characters as writing tools before the 19th century. In the 15th century, King Sejong of the Joseon Dynasty sent people to complete "Hunminjeongeum" and created a new pinyin script based on the appearance of Chinese characters. Because Korean upper-class officials and nobles and official books and texts at that time still used Chinese, Hangul failed to become an official script for several centuries. Hanwen was boycotted by Yangban because it was mostly used by North Koreans who had no formal education. It was not until the early twentieth century when Korea was annexed by Japan that Hangmunbang gradually became the main writing tool for the Korean people. After the end of World War II and the division of North Korea, South Korea once abolished Chinese characters (the Mandarin Purification Movement). However, due to the many inconveniences caused by pinyin writing, basic education in Chinese characters was later restored to distinguish the different meanings of homophone words.
About 10% of the Korean language is Korean proper words, about 69% are Chinese accents, 10% are English accents, and the rest are accents of other languages. Korean is basically the same as Korean, but there are slight differences in pronunciation and loanwords, as well as some grammar and word usage, especially in pronunciation and loanwords. Due to political reasons, the Korean Peninsula was divided between the north and the south for a long time after the civil war, which resulted in differences in the languages ??of the north and the south, mainly in accents and word usage. Korean food is characterized by kimchi culture, and kimchi is indispensable for three meals a day. The traditional Korean dishes of barbecued pork, kimchi and cold noodles have become world-famous dishes.
Korea has a variety of foods. Since it was an agricultural society in the past, rice has been the main staple food since ancient times. Korean diet is composed of various vegetables, meat, and fish. Various fermented preserved foods such as kimchi (fermented spicy cabbage), hoisinjang (salted seafood), and beanjang (fermented soybeans) are famous for their nutritional value and special taste.
Korean food includes daily meals that are repeated every day, foods that are served during rituals that must be held in life, foods that are served at harvest festivals and harvest festivals to pray for a good harvest and good fishing, and foods that are served to pray for the safety of the tribe. Tribes offer food for sacrifice, as well as food for sacrifice to commemorate the deceased. At the same time, we also use the food at that time to make seasonal delicacies according to the seasons. January 1, New Year's Day (New Year's Day).
January 2 is a national holiday.
The first day of the first month of the lunar calendar is also called the Lunar New Year, that is, the Spring Festival.
March 1st is the anniversary of the Korean Independence Movement. Commemorates the March 1st Movement against Japanese colonial rule on March 1, 1919.
April 5, Arbor Day. On this day, government officials, teachers, students and thousands of Koreans across the country plant trees in line with the government's reforestation plan.
April 8, the birth festival of Sakyamuni. Buddhists and other citizens celebrate this festival to commemorate the birth of Gautama Buddha.
May 5th, Children’s Day. Various celebrations are held for children on this day, allowing them to have fun together with their parents.
May 8, Parents’ Day. This day is a festival for parents, a festival established to inherit and develop traditional filial piety.
May 15th, Teachers’ Day. On this day, students will send flowers or other small gifts to their teachers, or they may treat their teachers to dinner together. Teachers will receive special respect from society on this day.
The fifth day of the fifth lunar month is the Dragon Boat Festival. Influenced by Chinese culture, South Korea also has the Dragon Boat Festival. The customs of the Dragon Boat Festival in South Korea mainly include sacrifices, performances, entertainment, etc., with distinctive national characteristics. Among them, the "Gangneung Dragon Boat Festival" is the most complete. On November 25, 2005, the "Gangneung Dragon Boat Festival" was designated as an oral and intangible heritage of mankind by UNESCO.
August 15th, Liberation Day. On this day in 1945, the Korean Peninsula gained independence from Japan's 35-year colonial rule.
The 15th day of the eighth lunar month is the Mid-Autumn Festival (or Harvest Festival). Originating from China, this is one of the most important national festivals of the year. On this day, a banquet will be held, each family will hold a commemorative ceremony at the family cemetery, and in the evening they will enjoy the moon together.
The third day of the tenth lunar month is the Opening Day. This day is the day when Tangun founded Korea in 2333 BC.
October 9th, Korean Language Festival. This day was established to commemorate the promulgation of Hunminzhengyin by Yi Sang, King Sejong of Joseon, in 1446 and the popularization of the national languages ??of the Korean Peninsula.