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Clothing and Fashion

Korea, surrounded by waters on three sides, features four distinct seasons and more mountains than plains. In these natural conditions, Korean people ...

Food

Since ancient times, the Korean people have believed that food and medicine share the same origin and hence perform the same function, following the a...

Housing

Hanok, traditional Korean houses Myeongjae Gotaek, the ancient house of a Confucian scholar of the late Joseon (1392–1910) dynasty, in Nonsan, Chung...

Festivals, Celebrations, and Holidays

Festivals Until the mid-20th century, Korea was primarily an agricultural society, and the seasonal rhythms of daily life were organized by the lun...

Religion

South Korea is a country where all the world’s major religions, Christianity, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Islam, peacefully coexist with shamanism. Ac...