Annual Customs of Korea

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Contents

Foreword 7

I. Introduction 9

1. The Significance of Seasonal Customs 9

2. The Origins of Seasonal Customs 10

3. The Characteristics of Seasonal Customs 11

II. Customs of theTwenty-FourSeasonal Periods 17

III. The Lunar Calendar and Customs of theTwelve Months 35

1. Lunar Calendar 35

2. The First Month: New Year's Celebrations 37

3. The Second Month: Post-New Year's Activities 69

4. The Third Month: Spring Flowers and Samjit-nal 77

5. The Fourth Month: Buddhist Celebrations 85

6. The Fifth Month: Dano 93

7. The Sixth Month: Yudu and Dog Days 107

8. The Seventh Month: Chilseok and Baekjung 115

9. The Eighth Month: Harvest Moon Festival 127

10. The Ninth Month: Negative Influences 143

11. The Tenth Month: National Foundation, Horses, and Sondol 151

12. The Eleventh Month: Dongjit-dal 163

13. The Twelfth Month: Seot-dal Rounds Out the Year 171

IV. Extra Special Days and Months 183

1. The Twelve Zodiac Days and Related Customs 183

2. The Intercalary Month 190

Bibliography 195

Index 197