In Korea, the Monday of the third week of May is mark as the “Coming-of-age Day” where the men and women turning 20 years old in Korea celebrate their passage from childhood to adulthood.
The “Coming-of-age” day is a nationwide celebration in Korea.
To mark a child’s passage into adulthood, the young men had their hair coiffed into a topknot and wore a cylindrical hat woven from horsehair known as a “gat (갓).” Meanwhile, the young women put up their hair in a bun, fastened with a “binyeo (비녀),” an ornamental hairpin, and put on a “jjokduri,” a ceremonial cap. Then, the young people bowed to all the guests out of gratitude, and had their first drink of alcohol, which was replaced with tea, accepting the transition into adulthood. At the end of the ceremony, the young people visited ancestral shrines to inform the heaven of being a responsible member of society.
The coming-of-age day dates back way back in history. The first written record of Korea’s coming of age ceremony is found in 965, during King Gwangjong’s reign (925-975). It was written at the time that the young crown prince was presented with new grown-up garments to wear. It became a popular custom of the upper class people by the time of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) where social codes were necessary to uphold various family rituals. (Source: Samedi)
In the modern day, people usually receive three gifts (flowers, perfume and a kiss) on this special day from family and friends.
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The “Coming-of-age” day is a nationwide celebration in Korea.
To mark a child’s passage into adulthood, the young men had their hair coiffed into a topknot and wore a cylindrical hat woven from horsehair known as a “gat (갓).” Meanwhile, the young women put up their hair in a bun, fastened with a “binyeo (비녀),” an ornamental hairpin, and put on a “jjokduri,” a ceremonial cap. Then, the young people bowed to all the guests out of gratitude, and had their first drink of alcohol, which was replaced with tea, accepting the transition into adulthood. At the end of the ceremony, the young people visited ancestral shrines to inform the heaven of being a responsible member of society.
The coming-of-age day dates back way back in history. The first written record of Korea’s coming of age ceremony is found in 965, during King Gwangjong’s reign (925-975). It was written at the time that the young crown prince was presented with new grown-up garments to wear. It became a popular custom of the upper class people by the time of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) where social codes were necessary to uphold various family rituals. (Source: Samedi)
In the modern day, people usually receive three gifts (flowers, perfume and a kiss) on this special day from family and friends.
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Congratulations Taemin ♥
Seen in the preview released last week, the SHINee members will be making an appearance on the upcoming episode of MBC’s We Got Married. This sudden visit has resulted in Taemin’s onscreen wife Naeun once again having to face her weak point: cooking!
As Taemin and Naeun rushed to prepare the food in a race against time, the SHINee members made a surprising appearance and shocked the onscreen couple. Despite the difficulties, Naeun goes on to successfully prepare pork rib soup for her onscreen brothers-in-law.
The episode is set to broadcast on June 8th at 5:10 PM KST.
Source: TV Daily
Written by: sherylmilo
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