"Chuseok" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Korean 추석(秋夕) (chuseok). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ko|추석(秋夕)}} Borrowed from Korean 추석(秋夕) (chuseok) Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} Chuseok
  1. The Korean Mid-Autumn Festival, held during the middle of the eighth month of the traditional East Asian luni-solar calendar (thus shifting each year on the Gregorian calendar, and not occurring in August); the most significant family holiday in Korea. The holiday coincides with the autumn harvest and symbolizes abundance and prosperity. As a gesture of gratitude, the first fruits of the harvest are offered to ancestors in appreciation for their protection and blessings throughout the year. Hypernyms: Mid-Autumn Festival, Autumn Moon Festival, August Moon Festival, Eighth Month Festival Coordinate_terms: Tsukimi, Otsukimi, Tet Trung Thu, Harvest Moon Festival, Harvest Festival, Moon Festival, festival
    Sense id: en-Chuseok-en-name-ygC5z0GB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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