By KREW John Axel Orencia In Korean culture, the family plays a central role, and its importance is mirrored in everyday life. Koreans consider their families to be their primary source of comfort, security, and identity. Within the family, Koreans place an importance on open dialogue, compromise, and understanding. Filipinos and Koreans exhibit similar family …
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Ginyn Noble-Cadavillo & Aila Grace Periodico The world is a better place if children can live happily and safely. Bang Jeong-Hwan, the founder of Children's Day (어린이날), believes that the youth are the future of the nation. In Korea, the holiday is celebrated every year on May 5th. Beyond …
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Find that holiday 선물 seonmul for yourself, chingus, and family members in this reliable K-merch Instagram store from Korea. OPPA STORE PH Engaging in Korean culture led me to the existence of K-merchandise. I discovered Oppa Store PH on Instagram last year and bought some BTS collab-merchandise shipped from Korea. What I liked …
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11.11 is a day of many S's -- from Single's to Sales, then Saving yourself from the Sale; but in the Korean culture, we have Sticks. 2 types of "sticks" in fact are being celebrated during this day. Mainly because they resemble the date (11.11) but they are also celebrated in commemoration of different people, …
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Photo by Jeon Han via KOREA.NET History Celebrated in Dokdo Dokdo Day is best known as a celebration to gain an understanding of its history and not simply just a way to expand the Republic of Korea’s territory. On October 25 of every year, exhibitions, commemorative ceremonies, concerts, virtual marine life displays, speech contests, and …
When was the first time you’ve seen Korea’s traditional clothing or much known as Hanbok 한복? Is it from a Saguek 사극 or traditional themed series? On your first trip to South Korea? Or just in a random page flip of your history book or a fashion magazine? In my case, never did I know …
Did you know? Culture Day in Korea is celebrated every 16th of October, but special perks come every last Wednesday of the month. The special day aims to make culture accessible and enjoyable to all citizens by giving them the opportunity to enjoy various cultural experiences for free or through incredible discounts. During this time, …
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