Korean Celebrations: Festivals, Holidays and Traditions
by Tina Cho (Author) Farida Zaman (Illustrator)
Korean Celebrations takes young readers on an exciting exploration of Korea's colorful festivals and family celebrations--wonderful days that are filled with exciting activities and delicious foods.
This book allows children to experience Korean culture firsthand by involving them in games, crafts, stories, foods and other activities like the following:
Preparing and enjoying delicious Songpyeon--sweet dumplings that everyone loves to eat on Chuseok (Korea's version of Thanksgiving)
Folding a paper carnation--a favorite Parent's Day gift!
Making your own board game to play Yut-Nori--a game of luck and strategy that's played during Seollal, Korea's all-important New Year celebrations
Writing simple Korean phrases using the Hangul alphabet, Korea's written language--which is celebrated with its own holiday (Hangul Day)!
Making a paper fan--something kids always like to do when the hot summer holidays roll around!
Making your own Pepero chocolate cookies or pretzel treats--which have their own just-for-fun festival day called Pepero Day
In this book, kids will learn about many special Korean celebrations and festivals such as:
Dano--the end of the planting season which is full of fun competitions like wrestling and swinging contests
Children's Day--a spring day off from school, when parents take their kids out for a day of fun
Daeboreum--a holiday to celebrate the moon, filled with special dances, twirling fire, lots of walking and, of course, special foods
Special birthdays--(like turning one, or turning sixty) and other family celebrations.
Buddhist and Christian holidays--like Christmas and Buddha's Birthday . . . .
And plenty more. Because in Korea, a holiday or celebration is always just around the corner! Korean Celebrations allows kids to immerse themselves in the lives of their Korean counterparts with these interactive multicultural activities.
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Gr 3-6--Colorful, informative, and engaging, this new title delivers brief descriptions of major festivals, holidays, and traditions rooted in Korean culture. Cho's implicit focus is what and how South Koreans celebrate. Differences in North Korean holidays and celebratory customs are not addressed. The South Korean national anthem, flag, and Liberation Day (celebrating the end of Japanese rule and the new Republic of South Korea) are included. Presented in chronological order with English and Korean headings, a rich assortment of cultural, lunar calendar, farming, and historic holidays and traditions are explained in conversational text accompanied by illustrations. Traditional dress, birthday and wedding customs, importance of ancestors and family, and several popular local festivals are described. In addition, simple, practical instructions are given for fun activities: games, Yut-nori at New Year, or Seollal; crafts, folding a carnation on Parent's Day, or Ubbai-nal; and recipes, making half-moon rice cakes on Thanksgiving Day, or Chuseok. The Korean language and writing system are celebrated on Hangeul Day in October. Vibrant watercolors enhance and enrich the crisp black and red text. Page layouts are attractively arranged and spaced for young readers. However, the absence of a table of contents and index limits quick access to specific holidays and topics. VERDICT This charming introductory resource will inform and motivate elementary readers to participate in and learn more about South Korean culture.--Gerry Larson, formerly at Durham Public Schools, NC
Copyright 2019 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.Review quotes
JNF052020 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science | Customs, Traditions, Anthropology
JNF026080 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Holidays & Celebrations | Other, Nonreligious
Social life and customs
Rites and ceremonies
Holidays
HISTORY / Asia / China
Festivals
Koreans
