Posted on 09/11/2013 6:50:16 PM PDT by TexGrill
Around one in 10 families in South Korea are unable to afford traditional gifts for the country's forthcoming Chuseok (harvest festival) holiday, it has been reported.
A poll of more than 1,200 people found that 11.6% would not buy presents for the annual celebration, says one of the country's largest supermarkets.
Choi Choon-seok of South Korean hypermarket Lotte Mart expects "a noticeable trend toward inexpensive and practical presents" as households grapple with the continuing recession, says The Chosun Ilbo newspaper.
People buying presents are likely to spend an average of 196,000 won ($180; £115) on gifts of fruit and healthy food for others, but half of the people polled would like to receive gift vouchers in return.
It is traditional for South Koreans to celebrate the Chuseok holiday in the company of their families with a home-made meal, Songpyeon rice cakes, and ancestral rites.
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Didn’t someone just post a story about record levels of employment in South Korea? I guess it doesn’t matter if people don’t get paid a decent wage just so long as they have a job. Come to think of it that sounds like the Obama plan, lots of shitty low paying part time jobs, the key being lots of.
Is this holiday somewhat analogous to Thanksgiving?
Even bigger than Thanksgiving, but similar idea. About as popular as Christmas in the West.
Thank you. Very interesting.
No problem I want to tell the world more about the Asia-Pacific region. After Obomba and Hildabeast destroy the US economy, it’s time for Freepers to invest and possibly move to more profitable pastures.
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