Christmas in Korea.

Christmas cultures not different between Korea and America. Because, Christmas is the whole world holiday.
But Korean don't decorate house like Amerian people's house. That is Korean people decorate only indoor, but American people decorate even outdoor, like gorgeous.
Most Korean people decorate a christmas tree.

Sometimes, it snows at christmas, at that time mamy people bet out of the house from thier house.

Merry Christmas!

X-mas in Korea.

Hangul (Korean alphabet)

Hangul has various meanings. First, Hangul was make from Korean king of Sejong.

Sejong was love to nations. But they were not read a Chinese characters.(At the time Korea used a Chinese character). So that king of Sejong decided to make the new language.
Second, Hangul is represent to Korea. Then Hangul is very famous. Hangul become known to world.
Then world people are concernd abour Hangul and learn to it.
So that Korea develop to Hangul. For example Hanbok(fasion), mobile phone and building graft to Hangul. Finally Hangul is very scientic, national.

















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The Korean under-floor heating system(an Ohndol)

Korean had ubder-floor heating system. it is ondol. ondol is very warm. Korean people almost use to it because ondol is special heating system in Korea. In this system, heat goes under the floor to warm up the room. I'ts structure is unique.
It is made by materials that we can get easily in the nature, and it is very helpful to our body.
It is warm in the winter and coool in the summer.
As I said earlier, Ohndol is very special and traditional Korean heating system.
Ohndol is popular from abroad. Also, Ohndol is esport beyond the seas.

Now, Korean is Chuseok.

I have already introduced you to Chuseok. But today I will go into the detalls. Chuseok was originally known as Hangawi. Hangawi means "great middle." Chuseok has other names as well. It signifies a big day of gathering in the middle of August. Gabe means the same thing. Historically and according to popular belief, Chuseok originates from Gabae. Gabae started during the reign of the third king of the kingdom of Silla.
Chuseok 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. A variety of folk games are played on Chuseok to celebrate the coming of Autumn and a rich harvest. Koreans visit their ancestral hometowns and share a feast of Korean traditional food, including songpyeon, or half-moon-shaped rice cake, and tteokguk, or rice-cake soup. Other dishes commonly prepared are japchae, bulgogi and fruits.
I like Chuseok because this is when I receive money. Adults first bow to the young ones, and then present them with New Year's cash gifts. Chuseok brings some difficulties, too. Men must make long drives back to their hometowns, sometimes as long as 5 hours. Women spend a great deal of time preparing the feast of songpyeon, tteokguk japchae, bulgogi and fruits.
But all the work is well worth the wonderful family gathering!

Taekwondo.

Taekwondo is one of the most popular martial arts. The name Taekwondo is made up of several different word: Tae means to strike or to kick, Kwon means fists, and Do means a way of an art. Taekwondo, putting all these words together, means the art of kicking and striking.
Taekwondo, which is an art of self-defense without weapons, requires both mental and physical training.

Beginners learn to sit up, turn over, and kick high.
Advanced learners are able to break boards with only a fist.
Highly skilled students of taekwondo use their hands and fists to keep their attackers from attacking.
Not all taekwondo training is physical. Highly skilled students spend a lot of time in quiet thinking to train their minds. They train their minds and bodies so well that they often come to know exactly who their enemies are.
This mental training also helps increase the student's self-confidence so that they can win matches. That's how masters sometimes win matches without fighting.

These days many young people all over the world are developing their minds as well as their bodies by learning taekwondo.In the United States, for example, taekwondo is being taught in an increasing number of high schools and colleges. George Jeong, taekwondo master in a high school in Philadelphia, explains his school's taekwondo program. "We train the students to do well in school, to have a sense of responsibility, and to cope with their problems."

The colors of students' belt show their skills. Beginning students wear the white belt, and can be promoted as far as the black belt-a very high honor that few people gain. although most students of taekwondo never get a black belt, they do become more balanced people. taekwondo gives us physical and mental balance to cope with difficult situations. (the oriain-naver)

Do you know Korean singer.

Do you want to know about Korean singer?

Korean singer are very splendor, Men singer are hanadsome, very charismatic and
Women singer are lovely, cute, pretty because Korean people are like Girl groups
a kind of melting all his mind.
Also Korean siner are give attention to all the world.

A hiphop group named "EPIK HIGH" debuted in S. Korea in 2003. There are three people in this group, of which members are Tablo, Mitsura Jin, and TuCut. Tablo and Jin do all the raps and vocals, and Tucut does the DJ works. The main song of their 3rd album is "Fly", and just like the name of the song, they have been flying really high all over the K-pop market. They are such gifted younglings of Korea whose band name is "EPIK HIGH".

Epik High

WonderGirls is a South Korean girl group.

Sun-Ye(Sun), Ye-Eun(Yenny), Yu-Bin(Yu-Bin)
So-Hee(So-Hee), Hae-Lim(Lim).
Their albums have been produced by singer-song writer Park Jin-Young; the gi
rls are managed by his agency, JYP Entertainment. Each of the five original members was selected through auditions. Having debuted in early 2007, they became popular in the fall of that year with the all-time hit-song "Tell Me."('Wonder Girls' is very famous on U.S.)

wonderGirls

Rain is a South Korean singer. Rain is a dancing singer, an actor, and a CEO of an entertainment company. Since 2002, he has been out as a single singer; to name a few of his hit song, "How to avoid the Sun", "Badboy", "Rainism", "Love story" and many more. He is one of the most
popular stars not only in Korea but throughout the world.

Rain

Korean Holidays

by Richard

Today is topic to Korean culture.
Korea culture is very diversify. Harmony between people's lives and nature is very important in Korea culture.
First, Chuseok is a major holiday in Korea and Chusok is a great holiday of Korea.
There is always a lot of traditional food that my mother prepares.
that foods are very tasty.
We wear traditional clothes Those are called "Han - Bok".(very very important at Korea and you certainly remember.)
and is similar to the American Thanksgiving holidays.
In other Languages "Chu Suk" is called "Han Gah Wee. then
The word "Han" means "Big!" and the words "Gah Wee" means in the center.
and when is the chu suk, we are eat songpyun.
Songpyun is one main food we prepare on Chu Sok.


Second, the new year is very happy, because New year is perform a New year's blow and adult is give a child a New year's gift of money.
then New year's eat rice -cake souop. rice-cake soup is savory and a little salty.
also New year's wear "Han-Bok", in the same manner "Chu-Suk".
people are thinking "Han-Bok" is very uncomfortable. but
"Han-Bok" is very confortable, because Nowdays, putted a new product the market.
the very...... modernized "Han-Bok", it is more comfortable then originally "Han-Bok"
and many people look for the modernized "Han-Bok" for that reason "Han-Bok" is
raise export. many people is wear to an everyday dress. and it is love.

Yut Game

by Richard

hi~!!

Do you kwon yut game? Let's teach to you.
The game is a popular board game throughout Korea.(Of couse l did this game.)
It is considered a very Korean game and Yut is a popular family game.
almost, this game is do at new-year day.
this gamw rule is very simple. yut, it is very importance. because
this stick is use during the game. and yut stick are pices of 5.
Each combination has its own name.
If one stick is over (flat side up) and three sticks are up (round side up) this is called do (pig).
Two sticks up and two sticks over is called gae (dog). One stick up and three sticks over is called geol (sheep). All sticks over is called yut (cow), whereas all sticks up is called mo (horse). If, yut, mo are stream. yor luck man.
A do is worth one point, a gae is worth two points, a geol is worth 3 points, yut is worth 4 points, and mo is worth 5 points.

How is it? difficult? it is very easy.

this game's way :
The start of the game is determined by each team casting the yut sticks. The team with the highest score starts first. Each team then casts the sticks in turn. A player achieving a yut or mo is allowed to cast againThe game is played between two partners or two teams who play in turns.

The game is won by the team who bring all their mals home first, that is complete the course with all their mals.

hey, how is it? is this very funy?Are you try doing?

then, Come to around visit KOREA!!

Island of Korea

by Richard

I introduce and it introduces Jeju-do with travel.(I went to Jeju-do, before go USA.)
Je-Ju do is a island located at the south of Korea.
Je Ju is the most famous travel place around Korea. because It is made up from volcanic rocks and Je-Ju do is only tropical region in Korea.
Jeju-do is beautiful lsland. so Jeju-do is accomplishing a class development in the international sightseeing city.but Jeju-do is scene as will soak as Hawaii of Korea is beautiful.
Jeju-do is famous mandarin orange. because Jeju-do is tropical region.
Besides, Jeju-do is famous beautiful woman.
To put it simply Jeju is famous for stone, wind and woman.
Je-Ju's Dol Harbang(Statue of grandpa) and its dialect is very unique. ------>
Also Jeju-do is have symbol character.
With the pebble which is a quality which is regional with the subject matter which is intimate symbolizes Jeju-do it wished and the print in the form which is individuality with the free line to succeed the impression which is traditional with the fact that it does, it modernized and a internationality it raised. (the origin-naver)