Icheon Ceramic Festival (이천 도자기축제)
The Icheon Ceramic Festival is another exciting annual event. There are lots of lessons and experiences to try out. Intriguing programs range from making your…
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Boseong Green Tea Festival (보성 녹차축제)
Each year Boseong celebrates its tea industry and culture by promoting the Boseong Green Tea Festival. This festival is held May 1-5. There are a…
Bongpyeong Cultural Festival (봉평 메밀꽃축제)
Bongpyeong Cultural festival is surrounded each autumn by beautiful buckwheat flowers. The flowers are often associated in Korea with remembering your first love, an idea…
Cheongdo Bullfighting Festival (청도 소싸움축제)
In 2010 the bullfighting festival was held on March 17-21. This is an annual event and tickets are sold for an affordable price at approximately…
Jinju Lantern Festival (진주남강유등축제)
This is a very special festival with hundreds of stunning paper lanterns floating down the Nam River. The lanterns come in all shapes and sizes….
Muju Firefly Festival (무주반딧불축제)
Don’t miss this magical experience. As the sky darkens, thousands of fireflies light up the sky with their beautiful natural illumination. The firefly festival is…
Korea traditional instruments-Yanggeum
Yanggeum means a stringed instrument of the West (yang). The yanggeum is also called seoyanggeum (“Western stringed instrument”) or gura cheolsageum (“European metal stringed instrument”)….
Damyang Bamboo Festival (담양대나무축제)
Damyang-gun in South Jeolla Province, known for its rich green forests, celebrates its bamboo festival each year at Juknokwon for five consecutive days in early…
Korean table manners
1.When in the company of elders, take your seat according to social ranking with the youngest or lowest ranked person closest to the door. After…
Hampyeong Butterfly Festival (함평나비축제)
The Hampyeong Butterfly Festival is celebrated each year around the end of April in Hampyeong, South Jeolla Province. Visitors can experience thousands of different butterflies…