{"id":1432,"date":"2020-09-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/?p=1432"},"modified":"2021-05-13T02:47:31","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T02:47:31","slug":"mid-autumn-festival-korean-thanksgiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/mid-autumn-festival-korean-thanksgiving\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming Holiday: Mid-Autumn Festival in Taiwan and South Korea \ud83c\udf1d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A major holiday is coming up for our students in South Korea and Taiwan. It\u2019s known as \u201cKorean Thanksgiving\u201d and \u201cMid-Autumn Festival,\u201d respectively. What makes this festival special in both countries is lots of food, large family gatherings, and \u2026 did I mention \u201cfood\u201d? \ud83e\udd24<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This holiday falls on a <strong>full moon<\/strong> in the middle of the 8th lunar month. Normally, this means sometime in September, but this year, it\u2019s October 1st.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below we\u2019ve suggested some questions your students might find interesting and vocabulary (bolded) you might teach if you have the chance to discuss this topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mid-Autumn Festival in Taiwan<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Mid-Autumn Festival<\/strong> began in China thousands of years ago and has since spread across&nbsp; East Asia. The origin of the festival can be explained by two famous <strong>folk tales<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>One talks about a woman who flew to the moon to prevent an evil man from getting an <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elixir_of_life\">elixir of life<\/a>. In order to <strong>commemorate<\/strong> the heroine of the story, people began to <strong>make offerings to<\/strong> her and <strong>worship <\/strong>the moon.<\/li><li>The other one places the story during Mongol rule when a resistance group sent messages hidden in mooncakes, encouraging the Chinese to revolt against the oppressors.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Ask your students for more details about these stories \u2026 and about <strong>mooncakes<\/strong>! Mooncakes are traditional <strong>pastries<\/strong> that come with many types of <strong>fillings<\/strong>. Some, like those with <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mung_bean\">mung beans<\/a>, are sweet while others, like those with egg yolk, are <strong>savory<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Do you like mooncakes? Have you ever made them yourself?<\/li><li>What is your favorite mooncake flavor? What is your least favorite?<\/li><li>I heard some mooncakes have egg yolks inside. What does the egg yolk represent?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/09\/22084748\/shutterstock_1160833069.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/09\/22084748\/shutterstock_1160833069.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/09\/22084748\/shutterstock_1160833069-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/09\/22084748\/shutterstock_1160833069-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>Mooncakes and pomelo<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s also common for people to eat \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pomelo\">pomelo<\/a>,\u201d a large fruit that is <strong>in season<\/strong> this time of year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Do you like pomelo? Where do you usually get it from?<\/li><li>I heard that people do <a href=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2019\/08\/20070938\/pomelo-peel-hat-768x548.jpg\">interesting things<\/a> with pomelo peels. Can you tell me what you do with them?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In recent decades, <strong>barbecues<\/strong> have also joined mooncakes and pomelo as a big part of Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations in Taiwan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Does your family, school, or company host a barbecue?<\/li><li>Where do people usually have barbecues? (e.g. At a park? Along a river? Along the side of the road?)<\/li><li>What do people usually barbecue? What activities do they do?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, we can\u2019t talk about the Mid-Autumn Festival without talking about the moon and \u2026 the rabbit on the moon?!&nbsp; Ask your students about this!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/drawings\/u\/0\/d\/shJRmf2uca-XjOry0JHNdoQ\/image?w=624&amp;h=263&amp;rev=41&amp;ac=1&amp;parent=1ewiwbPZ-rJ5EEIn-aulgQq3FHOfJ3auu_fewrLnNguk\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What shapes do you see on the moon? (Different cultures see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rmg.co.uk\/discover\/explore\/the-moon\/man-in-the-moon-faces\">different shapes<\/a>, and East Asians traditionally see a rabbit on the moon.)<\/li><li>What is the rabbit doing on the moon?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Korean Thanksgiving<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>In Korea, the Mid-Autumn Festival is often translated as \u201cKorean Thanksgiving\u201d in English. This holiday was traditionally a time to give thanks for the <strong>harvest<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Do you know about the <strong>origins<\/strong> of Korean Thanksgiving?<\/li><li>Are there any folk tales <strong>associated with<\/strong> Korean Thanksgiving?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Koreans don\u2019t just give thanks to mother nature for the harvest. They also thank their <strong>ancestors<\/strong> by setting up a table of <strong>offerings<\/strong> for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/KqLE59vLWGXG2GcM-t-SdYPKVxRKRm7XVWjTk0br3ePeXL2lLDjHwMKn_PlLUX7qqDxvD_XgNlpSEacF0iLZP7uPkJNSbB6qss9EV_cQiX4pSWMEPLE7cyXas1Ho54EeOqjVvABi\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In some families, people will wear traditional clothing and bow before their ancestors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What does your family do on Korean Thanksgiving?<\/li><li>I heard that Korean people offer food to their ancestors. Do these foods <strong>symbolize <\/strong>anything? Do people eat the food after offering it to their ancestors?<\/li><li>When do people wear traditional Korean clothing? How often do you wear it?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To attend these family gatherings, most Koreans go back to their countryside hometowns and Seoul (home to half of the country\u2019s population) <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/FgrlhyQ7tTo?t=24\"><strong>empties out<\/strong><\/a> during this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It must be really hard to book bus and train tickets at this time. Do you have any tricks for booking tickets?<\/li><li>How do you get back to your hometown during the holiday? How much time does it take?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, there\u2019s a snack that\u2019s eaten during Korean Thanksgiving: half-moon-shaped <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rice_cake\">rice cakes<\/a><\/strong> made with freshly-harvested rice!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/HwniC77koG-f03LZrAB2CBpk2OXm0HJuyHeLHSRfmY2ZetqC7FX5BT6xfjX6ecbyY9ZGopTsFbP6HH-U6mC1IhnpRhpK7F2kMERSOnxDjANfFGcSK5DML35uaI5vu-jAxssqyT6O\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You can ask many food-related questions such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I heard that Koreans eat rice cakes. What flavors are there? What makes them so colorful? Is there a story behind them?<\/li><li>What other traditional foods do Koreans eat during this holiday?<\/li><li>What\u2019s your favorite traditional food? What\u2019s your least favorite?<\/li><li>Does your family prepare all the food for the festival or do you buy some?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on Korean Thanksgiving, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chuseok.info\/customs\">this article<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Questions Relevant to Students in Both Countries<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Our students love talking about health, and the holidays, with all their <strong>fattening<\/strong> foods are a perfect time to do this.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I heard that a mooncake can contain <a href=\"https:\/\/focustaiwan.tw\/society\/201909100014\">as much as 1000 calories<\/a>! (Or \u201cI heard that foods eaten during Korean Thanksgiving <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/0MyhkakY8fs?t=71\">are quite fattening<\/a>.\") Why do you think this is so?<\/li><li>What advice do you have for someone on a diet who still wants to enjoy the holidays? Are there any traditional foods that you would recommend to someone on a diet?<\/li><li>Do you think traditional foods are healthy? Why? Why not?&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides the food, which is the obvious highlight of this whole thing, many people also enjoy the <strong>good<\/strong> <strong>company<\/strong> of <strong>extended family<\/strong>. Some, on the other hand, are not as crazy about the gathering, and travel abroad instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What are the <strong>pros and cons<\/strong> of big family gatherings?<\/li><li>How big are your family gatherings? Are you close with your extended family?<\/li><li>In the US, people sometimes celebrate \u201cfriendsgiving\u201d or Thanksgiving with their friends. Do people do this in your country?<\/li><li>Would you rather see your family or travel during major holidays?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Last but not least, here\u2019s a Daily News article you can use with students: \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/daily-news\/article\/thanksgiving-traditions-around-the-world\/HSibyuj-Eei3HL_w7gEHyA\">Thanksgiving Traditions Around the World<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A major holiday is coming up for our students in South Korea and Taiwan. It\u2019s known as \u201cKorean Thanksgiving\u201d and \u201cMid-Autumn Festival,\u201d respectively. 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