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Chongmyong and Folk Custom

Culture 2024.4.4.


The Chongmyong, one of the 24 subdivisions of the seasons, means that the sky gets serene.

From old times, our people regarded the Chongmyong as the tomb-sweeping day.

That day, they talked each other about their living and recollected their ancestors.

Besides, the Chongmyong is the day of beginning the full-scale farming.

On the occasion of the Chongmyong, our people used to plant vegetables and fruit trees around their houses.

April 4th is the Chongmyong for this year.

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