Some photos taken 20 years ago on Chuseok, traditional thanksgiving holiday in South Korea, were released from The Korea Herald’s archive on Monday.
Taken in the year 1996, the images capture the festive mood of the people waiting to board their homebound trains and buses from Seoul Station and Express Bus Terminal.
[Photos from The Korea Herald archive]
This year’s Chuseok stretches over a rare five-day weekend from Wednesday to Sunday, Sept 14-18.
Traditionally, during this time, families gather to celebrate the year’s harvest.
By Lim Jeong-yeo (
kaylalim@heraldcorp.com)
