Chuseok festivities offer glimpse into Korea's rich traditions

People play yutnori, a traditional Korean board game, at Namsangol Hanok Village in Seoul on Monday on the Chuseok holiday. (Yonhap)

Citizens and tourists gathered at Namsangol Hanok Village in central Seoul on Monday to celebrate the Chuseok holiday with a wide array of cultural performances and traditional activities.

Visitors took part in programs such as playing “yutnori,” a traditional Korean game played with four sticks, listening to stories about setting up the ancestral table, known as charyesang, and enjoying music and dance performances.

The day’s events offered both locals and foreign visitors an opportunity to experience the heritage of Korea’s major traditional holiday.

Citizens enjoy the traditional shoe-throwing game at Namsangol Hanok Village in central Seoul on Monday. (Yonhap)

Visitors listen to stories about the traditional ancestral table, charyesang, at Namsangol Hanok Village in Seoul on Monday. (Yonhap)