Chuseok, also known as Hangawi, is a three-day holiday celebrated every fall in South Korea. It is one of the biggest holidays in the country and is often called "Korean Thanksgiving". During Chuseok, families gather together to give thanks to their ancestors for an abundant autumn harvest. The holiday is also very busy for most households as they prepare for huge family gatherings. People usually travel to the home of the head of the family, often ones grandparents, which creates incredible traffic jams all over the country.

Some of the key features of Chuseok include:

• Traditional Clothing: The hanbok or Choson-ot is the traditional dress that the Korean people wear on special holidays and formal and semi-formal occasions, such as Chuseok.

• Food: Koreans celebrate Chuseok by making special foods, particularly a certain kind of rice cake called songpyeon. Songpyeon is made with finely ground new rice and the dough is kneaded into small round shapes and filled with sesame seeds, chestnuts, red beans, or other similar ingredients. The rice cakes are arranged upon layers of pine needles as they are steamed, filling the home with the delicate and fresh fragrance of autumn.

• Ssireum: Ssireum is a traditional wrestling sport in Korea. This can also be referred to as traditional Korean wrestling. Two opponents wrestle while holding the opponent’s belt, which is called satba. It is commonplace for families to watch the ssireum contest on TV on the Chuseok holiday.

• Taekkyon: Taekkyon is one of the oldest traditional martial arts of Korea. Taekkyon was very popular during the Joseon period (1392-1897) where it was practiced alongside Ssireum during festivities, including Chuseok.

• Ancestral Worship: During Chuseok, Koreans visit ancestral graves to pay respect to their ancestors. They bow before the grave and offer alcohol, fruits, meat, and shikhye. After the ancestral worship, families gather to have a big lunch.

Chuseok is one of the two major festivals enjoyed by Koreans, the other being Seol, the Korean Lunar New Year. Celebrations like these are a demonstration of the long-held traditions that have united Koreans in heart, across generations, for centuries and emphasize the importance of family in Korean society.