Celebrating Coming of Age Day

Coming of Age Day events were held nationwide to celebrate young people aged 19 entering their adulthood on Monday.

College students in hanbok, or Korean traditional attire, take a selfie after completing a Coming of Age Day ceremony held at the Daejeon Dong-gu Culture Center in Daejeon on Monday. In traditional East Asian culture, the celebratory ceremony honors the first of the four major events in one’s life — the transition into adulthood, marriage, death and receiving yearly memorial services after one's death. [NEWS1]

Coming of Age day events were held nationwide to celebrate young people aged 19 entering their adulthood on Monday.

College students in hanbok, or Korean traditional attire, participate in a Coming of Age Day traditional ceremony held at the Daejeon Dong-gu Culture Center in Daejeon on Monday. [NEWS1]

In Korea, every Monday in the third week of May has been designated as the official Coming of Age day since 1973.

Women participate in an event celebrating Coming of Age Day on Monday at a Confucian academy in Busan. [YONHAP]

According to traditional East Asian culture, the celebratory ceremony honors the first of the four major events in one’s life — the transition into adulthood, marriage, death and receiving yearly memorial services after one's death.