Description

Korean Celebrations takes young readers on an exciting exploration of Koreas colorful festivals and family celebrationswonderful days that are filled with exciting activities and delicious foods.

This book allows children to experience Korean culture firsthand by involving them in games, crafts, stories, foods and other activities like the following:

Preparing and enjoying delicious Songpyeonsweet dumplings that everyone loves to eat on Chuseok (Koreas version of Thanksgiving)

Folding a paper carnationa favorite Parents Day gift

Making your own board game to play Yut-Noria game of luck and strategy thats played during Seollal, Koreas all-important New Year celebrations

Writing simple Korean phrases using the Hangul alphabet, Koreas written languagewhich is celebrated with its own holiday (Hangul Day)

Making a paper fansomething kids always like to do when the hot summer holidays roll around

Making your own Pepero chocolate cookies or pretzel treatswhich have their own just-for-fun festival day called Pepero Day

In this book, kids will learn about many special Korean celebrations and festivals such as:

Danothe end of the planting season which is full of fun competitions like wrestling and swinging contests

Childrens Daya spring day off from school, when parents take their kids out for a day of fun

Daeboreuma holiday to celebrate the moon, filled with special dances, twirling fire, lots of walking and, of course, special foods

Special birthdays(like turning one, or turning sixty) and other family celebrations.

Buddhist and Christian holidayslike Christmas and Buddhas Birthday.

And plenty more. Because in Korea, a holiday or celebration is always just around the corner Korean Celebrations allows kids to immerse themselves in the lives of their Korean counterparts with these interactive multicultural activities.

Author: Tina Cho
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Published: 08/13/2019
Pages: 48
Weight: 1.1lbs
Size: 10.80h x 8.70w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780804846943
Language: English