PHOTOS Celebrating Chuseok
People pay their respects to their ancestors at a graveyard in Gwangju, 329 kilometers south of Seoul, Sept. 10, which marks the Chuseok fall harvest holiday. Yonhap
People pay their respects to their ancestors at a graveyard in Gwangju, 329 kilometers south of Seoul, Sept. 10, which marks the Chuseok fall harvest holiday. Yonhap
Residents of Pohang, 272 kilometers south of Seoul, participate in a joint ancestral rite on Sept. 10, to mark the Chuseok fall harvest holiday. The region was hit hard by Typhoon Hinnamnor earlier in the week. Yonhap
People watch a traditional performance in Seoul, Sept. 10, the second day of the four-day Chuseok holiday. Yonhap
People watch a traditional performance in Seoul, Sept. 10, the second day of the four-day Chuseok holiday. Yonhap
A performer holding a fan jumps on a rope at the backyard of Korean traditional houses in Namsangol Hanok Village, also known as "A Village of Traditional Houses in Namsan Valley," Sept. 10. Yonhap
Elderly South Korean men commemorate their ancestors in North Korea in Paju, around 30 kilometers north of Seoul, Sept. 10, marking the Chuseok autumn harvest holiday. Many South Koreans remain unable to return to their hometowns or be reunited with families in the North after being displaced during the 1950-53 Korean War. Yonhap
A full moon is seen in the sky near N Seoul Tower on Mount Nam in Seoul, one of the top tourist spots in the Korean capital, on the Chuseok holiday on Sept. 10. Yonhap
A full moon is seen in the sky near N Seoul Tower on Mount Nam in Seoul, one of the top tourist spots in the South Korean capital, on the Chuseok holiday on Sept. 10. Yonhap
Heavy traffic clogs a highway in southern Seoul, Sept. 11, 2022, the third day of the four-day Chuseok holiday. Yonhap
People arrive at Seoul Station, Sept. 11, after visiting their hometowns during the Chuseok holiday. Yonhap