Marya Sheelah

Korean Harvest Festival 2025. Sometimes called korean thanksgiving, chuseok is a major korean holiday, on par with lunar new year’s day (seollal) and dano. Chuseok (추석), or hangawi (한가위), is one of the biggest holidays in south korea.

The harvest moon festival, or chuseok (meaning ‘autumn eve’), is one of korea’s most cherished holidays. Chuseok is a major harvest festival with deep roots in korea’s agrarian origins.