Hard to believe it but Chu-seok is upon us once more. Korea’s Thanksgiving/ Harvest Festival follows a lunar cycle and it has not quite been a full calendar year since last time but close enough. Full moon falls on Wednesday I am told.
The week ahead will be marked by a near-empty shipyard, closed restaurants and tales of traffic bedlam as people drive across the nation to be with their families.
As I mentioned this time last year, Chu-seok is a time for exchanging gifts, many on a food theme. The local shops have indeed been offering presentation packs of everything from shampoo to shrimps and – still to my mild amusement – Spam. Last year I was admonished for not providing photographic evidence; this year here it is. Happy holidays everyone.
Give Spam…
Big Al did you take all that home with you? I hope you had some better fare during your holiday 🙂