Guests pose for photographs at Everland in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province. (Samsung C&T)
Chuseok, the Korean fall harvest celebration, is a time for households to collect collectively and bear in mind their ancestors. For many individuals, the three-day vacation interval can also be a time to take a well-deserved break after all of the familial duties have been carried out and plenty of well-known locations stay open all through the vacation interval.
Everland — South Korea’s largest theme park in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province — is presenting numerous applications to entertain guests throughout Chuseok vacation interval.
Guests can strive some Chuseok vacation video games, together with “jegichagi” — a recreation the place the gamers take turns kicking a “jegi,” or Korean-style shuttlecock, “tuho” or arrow-throwing and Korean conventional board recreation “yutnori.”
Everland mascots Lenny and Lara will probably be wearing hanbok to take photos with guests.
The theme park will showcase a particular version of its merry-go-round Royal Jubilee Carousel through the vacation interval, adorning the attraction with conventional Korean gadgets and having its workers put on Joseon-era (1392-1910) hanbok.
Everland mascots Lenny (left) and Lara (Samsung C&T)
In the meantime, a particular meals competition will probably be held till Oct. 9, providing grilled again ribs, beef ribs, entire pork stomach and Belgian beer tasting courses.
For many who are usually not excited about Chuseok-themed occasions, the theme park additionally presents two further applications that includes Korean baseball groups and an autumn flower backyard.
Paju plans to draw vacationers through the Chuseok vacation interval when many shops, eating places and journey spots are closed.
Vacationer locations positioned close to the banks of the Imjin River in Paju, together with Imjingak Peace Gondola, DMZ Dwell Expertise Corridor and Dokgae Bridge, will function as traditional with none schedule modifications, based on the town authorities on Sept. 9.
The gondolas will probably be free for these aged 80 or older and guests can strive conventional Korean video games without cost as effectively.
Odusan Unification Tower, an observatory positioned solely 2.1 kilometer from North Korea, will probably be open through the Chuseok vacation interval.
Guests take a look at North Korea by way of telescopes and smartphone cameras at Odusan Unification Tower in Paju, Gyeonggi Province. (Odusan Unification Tower)
Kids get pleasure from water gun fights at Changwon Persimmon Theme Park. (Changwon Persimmon Theme Park)
Guests can discover Changwon Persimmon Theme Park through the Chuseok vacation interval identical to some other day, however with extra hands-on actions.
Situated in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province — the place persimmon was first introduced in from overseas and grown, this spacious 50,000-square-meter theme park permits households to get pleasure from kite flying, a mega-sized yutnori, a whipping prime and “ddakji,” a Korean recreation performed utilizing folded paper tiles as seen in “Squid Recreation.”
Guests can take part in a social media occasion to win candy persimmon jam.
The theme park is open from 9:30 a.m. to six p.m.
