Akin to an intimate memorial service or rite, it is often performed in the home during Seollal (Lunar New Year's Day), Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day), and other traditional holidays. The Charye ...

However, charye isn’t the only time people enjoy delicious food. One home-made bite that has become almost synonymous with Chuseok is songpyeon, a traditional Korean rice cake stuffed with sweet ...

According to the “Standard for simplified charye table” issued by the Sungkyunkwan Confucian Association, nine items are ...

Korea’s lunar new year customs include holding charye (a ceremony to honour the ancestors), offering saebae bow to elders with hanbok on, eating tteokguk (rice cake soup) and playing traditional games ...