Korean culture

Jongmyo Jerye or Jongmyo Daeje is a rite held for worshipping the late kings and queens of the Joseon Dynasty in Jongmyo Shrine, Seoul, South Korea.

Korean ceramic history begins with the oldest earthenware from around 8000 BC.

A courtesy name (Chinese: 字, zi), also known as a style name, is a name bestowed upon one at adulthood in addition to one's given name.

East Asian age reckoning is a concept and practice that originated in China and is widely used by other cultures in East Asia.

The Korean Alphabet Day, known as Hangeul Day (한글날) in South Korea, and Chosŏn'gŭl Day in North Korea, is a national Korean commemorative day marking the invention and the proclamation of Hangul (한글; 조선글), the alphabet of the Korean language, by the 15th-century Korean monarch Sejong the Great.

A Korean name consists of a family name followed by a given name, as used by the Korean people in both South Korea and North Korea.

The yangban (Hangul: 양반: Hanja: 兩班) (Men of the sacred bone) were part of the traditional ruling class or gentry of dynastic Korea during the Joseon Dynasty.

The distinction between Hua (華) and Yi (夷), also known as Sino–barbarian dichotomy, is an ancient Chinese concept that differentiated a culturally defined "China" (called Hua, Huaxia 華夏, or Xia 夏) from cultural or ethnic outsiders (Yi "barbarians").

Kisaeng (Hangul: 기생; hanja: 妓生; RR: gisaeng), sometimes called ginyeo (Hangul: 기녀), were artists who worked to entertain others, such as the yangbans and kings.

Chuseok (Korean: 추석), originally known as hangawi (한가위 from archaic Korean for "the great middle (of autumn)"(한가위), is a major harvest festival and a three-day holiday in Korea celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar on the full moon. Like many other harvest festivals around the world, it is held around the autumn equinox. As a celebration of the good harvest, Koreans visit their ancestral hometowns and share a feast of Korean traditional food such as songpyeon (송편) and rice wines such as sindoju and dongdongju.

Korean architecture refers to the built environment of Korea from c.

There are various names of Korea in use today, derived from ancient kingdoms and dynasties.

Dano, also called Surit-nal, is a Korean traditional holiday that falls on the 5th day of the fifth month of the lunar Korean calendar.

The term picture bride refers to the practice in the early 20th century of immigrant workers (chiefly Japanese, Okinawan, and Korean) in Hawaii and the West Coast of the United States and Canada selecting brides from their native countries via a matchmaker, who paired bride and groom using only photographs and family recommendations of the possible candidates.

Kongji and Patzzi (Hangul: 콩쥐 팥쥐, also romanized as "Kongjwi and Patjwi") is a traditional Korean romance dating from the Joseon Dynasty.

Hanok is a term to describe Korean traditional houses.

South Korea's drinking culture reveals much about its social structure, lifestyle, and traditions.

Gaecheonjeol (Korean: 개천절, hanja: 開天節) is a public holiday in South Korea on 3 October.

Traditional games of Korea (folk games; Korean: 전통놀이, Jeontongnori) have been influenced by the culture, history and environment of the Korean Peninsula.

Korean arts include traditions in calligraphy, music, painting and pottery, often marked by the use of natural forms, surface decoration and bold colors or sounds.

A paper lantern is a lantern made of thin, brightly colored paper.