Cultural Phenomenon
The chief traditional ceremonies are 'deathday' ceremonies, seasonal ceremonies. and memorial ceremonies held at gravesites. Deathday ceremonies are held annually on the day an ancestor died, and they are the most important ancestor worship ceremony in Korea today. Deathday ceremonies are typically continued for up to two generations Next, seasonal ceremonies were traditionally held four times a year once during each of the four seasons However, in modern times they are normally only performed during the two major national holidays of Lunar New year and chuseok