🎎 The Seasonal Year
Ten holidays arranged by lunar date — each card's exam point links onward to the cross-era themes unit (Unit 7).
🏮 Everyday Traditions & Rites of Passage
Beyond the seasonal holidays, six living traditions that have sustained Korean life — some inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list.
🍻 Eat & Drink Like a Local
Beyond the traditions — how Koreans eat and drink today, from chimaek by the Hangang to the somaek rituals of a team dinner. For the table manners that go with them, see the etiquette section below.
🙇 Korean Etiquette — Do's & Don'ts
Old Chinese texts are said to have called Korea "the courteous country of the East" (dongbang yeui jiguk). From receiving a glass with both hands to waiting for the eldest to lift their spoon, that courtesy is alive in everyday life — here it is as practical do's and don'ts for visitors.