We have all been taught that aviation history was made on December 17, 1903, when the Wright brothers managed to...
Korea is a land full of traditions where religions and beliefs have changed over time. The country has seen Shamanism,...
From unwieldy pipes to black-market cigarettes, tobacco has been an important part of Korean society for over four hundred years. The image that best typifies Koreans of the past is undoubtedly that of an old man, dressed in white, with a long tobacco pipe ready at hand. The pipe was...
To this day the first day of Korean Lunar New Year (Seol) has always been the most important family holiday,...
50 years after the Californian gold rush of 1849, a group of Americans embarked on a much longer journey for...
In 1885, Percival Lowell published a book entitled “Choson: The Land of the Morning Calm.” It was a huge success and helped coin the phrase that is still often used to describe Korea. But when the first Westerners arrived in Seoul in the early 1880s, it was anything but calm....
The children of Joseon period Korea may not have had a holiday dedicated to them, but they still had to shoulder heavy domestic and scholastic responsibilities like their counterparts today.
Life in Korea during the late 19th and early 20th centuries was hard – physically, emotionally, and spiritually – and...
Living History: 20 Ways to See Korea as it Used to Be A guide to authentic history tourism in South Korea. Words by Matthew CrawfordShots by Matthew Crawford, Chad Geib, and Jared Zehm There used to be an alley in Gwanghwamun lined with gritty drinking joints. Named Pi-mat-gol (or “horse-dodging alley”),...
You might know that March 1st is a 빨간날 bbalgan nal or “Red Day”, meaning a national public holiday in...