
Chuseok is a harvest moon festival (often compared to Thanksgiving) and a three day holiday in Korea. It falls on the fifteenth day of the eighth month on the lunar calender. This year its tomorrow, September 22nd!
People celebrate Chuseok by paying respect to their ancestors, spending time with family and friends, eating, dancing, and even wrestling!
Learn more
here.
This year M and I decided to have a little dinner to celebrate Chuseok and use the holiday as a way of further introducing our fam to our son's birth country and culture.
Confession- I totally geeked out and made that learning board above. What can I say, it was fun. I love a good project!
I've been cooking for two days straight and loving every minute of it!
Here's our menu-
Yachae MandooDaeji BulgogiGalbi Gui Homemade Kimchi (Here's hoping!)
Lasagna (What's a party without pasta?!)
Finally, because our niece's birthday is today, the BIL is bringing a birthday cake for dessert. Birthday cake = good times.
I keep imagining how our son might be spending his holiday. I picture him laughing with his foster family, smelling the food cooking in the kitchen, and gapping out on all the action happening around him.
Happy 1st Chuseok little dude. We love you!