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#Korean Folktales

The Red Bean Porridge Grandma and the Tiger

2014-09-04

One hot summer day, an old woman was weeding a red bean field. Suddenly, with a terrible roar, a huge tiger appeared from nowhere. The scary animal ...

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How Korea celebrates Chuseok

2014-09-02

Polished green zucchinis, eggplants ripened to dark purple, fat cabbages, chili peppers and cucumbers … all these fresh vegetables are displayed ...

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King Anchovy’s Dream

2014-08-28

A long, long time ago, there lived King Anchovy under the sea. One day, the anchovy had a strange dream in which he flew up to the sky and then fell down ...

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Hyangga

2014-08-27

Mother is reportedly the most beautiful word in the English language, according to one survey. The Korean word for mother, eomeoni어머니, however, ...

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Renewed interest in Admiral Yi Sun-sin

2014-08-26

Around this time of the year, when fall semester stars at schools, large bookstores in Seoul are stocked to the brim with study guides and reference ...

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The Candle Goblins

2014-08-21

A long, long time ago, there lived a man surnamed Jang in a remote mountain village. One day, Jang happened to travel to the capital city crowded with ...

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Jeongseon Arirang

2014-08-20

Seventy percent of Korea’s territory is mountainous, but Jeongseon in Gangwon Province is located on a particularly rough terrain, smack in the ...

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National Theater of Korea’s Be an Actor for the Day Program for Children

2014-08-19

Children chatter about what animals they are going to play at the National Theater of Korea’s interactive theater experience program for children. ...

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Catholic Church

2014-08-13

Pope Francis is going to visit Korea tomorrow, August 14th. The Pope is known for his humble ways and sincere affection for the poor, the neglected ...

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22 Years of Wednesday Demonstrations

2014-08-12

On July 30 another Wednesday demonstration took place at noon in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul. The protest was staged to urge the Japanese ...

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