South Korea

1. Class Exercise on Culture
Submitted By,
Kishan Khunt
Country Name: - South Korea

2. History
The history of South Korea formally begins with its establishment on 15
August 1948, although Syngman Rhee had officially declared
independence two days prior. In the aftermath of the Japanese occupation
of Korea which ended with Japan's defeat in World War II in 1945, Korea
was divided at the 38th parallel north in accordance with a United
Nations arrangement, to be administered by the Soviet Union in the north
and the United States in the south. The Soviets and Americans were
unable to agree on the implementation of Joint Trusteeship over Korea.
This led in 1948 to the establishment of two separate governments, each
claiming to be the legitimate government of all of Korea.
Eventually, following the Korean War, the two separate
governments stabilized into the existing political entities of
North and South Korea. South Korea's subsequent history is marked by
alternating periods of democratic and autocratic rule. Civilian
governments are conventionally numbered from the First Republic of
Syngman Rhee to the contemporary Sixth Republic. The First Republic,
arguably democratic at its inception, became increasingly autocratic until
its collapse in 1960. The Second Republic was strongly democratic, but
was overthrown in less than a year and replaced by an autocratic military
regime. The Third, Fourth, and Fifth Republics were nominally
democratic, but are widely regarded as the continuation of military rule.
With the Sixth Republic, the country has gradually stabilized into a liberal
democracy.

3. Since its inception, South Korea has seen substantial development
in education, economy, and culture. Since the 1960s, the country has
developed from one of Asia's poorest to one of the world's wealthiest
nations. Education, particularly at the tertiary level, has expanded
dramatically. It is said to be one of the "Four Tigers" of rising Asian
states along with Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Capital of Country
 South Korea, capital Seoul.
Flag of South Korea

4. Location of South Korea
LanguageThatSpeak by South Korea
 Korean
 Jeju
Nameand surnamein Korean language
Kishan khunt: - 아니단어 케이군

5. Images of Famous Architects:-
Festivals:-
1. 1st Month

6.  Daeboreum
2. 2nd Month
 Meoseumnal
Seollal is one of the biggest holidays in Ko
with Chuseok Seollal is the New Year’s Day in lunar calen
word “seol” is originated from the word. Which means u
implying newness of a new coming year? It is unknow
Koreans began celebrating Seollal, but rituals of the fes
estimated to go back to the 6th century. On Seollal,
demonstrate their respect to parents and elders in the family
as deceased ancestors through Sebae and Charye Also, eld
money or present to a person who did Sebae in return of show
respect. Koreans almost always wear Hanbok on this
eat teokguk and Yakwa in addition to playing a traditional gam
Daeboreum is a day celebrating the first full moon of the New
Year. Traditionally, group of people plays a traditional game
called Geuybulnori a night before or on the day
of Daeboreum. Farmer’s burn hays of dry grass on ridges
between the rice fields while other people whirl around few
cans with a lot of holes which allowed charcoals to fire inside
the cans. Practically, people believed that the fire could help
killing harmful insects near the rice fields, and ashes of the
fire could fertilize the ground to help the year's farming. Also,
charcoals were used to blaze a fire.

7. Meoseumnal is a traditional festival for servants. 'Meoseum' means servants
and slaves, and 'nal' means a day in Korean. This was a day that masters
allowed their servants and slaves to celebrate a day with extra food, singing,
and dancing before farming started in February; back in the day when slaves
were exist in Korea. The masters also provided enough money for the
servants so that the servants do not need to spend their money in the day.
This festival was designed by masters to encourage the servants and slaves to
work better on the year's farming. The servants usually made traditional
snack called Songpyeon with the grains used during Daeboreum and ate them
according to their age, because they believed that this could bring them a
good luck. For instance a 10-year-old servant would eat ten Songpyeon. In
Euiryong-gun, Yangsan-gun, or Gyungsangnam-do, different territories of
Korea, the day was regarded as coming-of-age day. Unfortunately, this
festival is not celebrated any more since the Meoseum system was abolished
in Korea, and it is even rare to see a person who remembers this festival.
 Yongdeungje
Yongdeungje is a day to celebrate Yongdeung which is believed to descend
on earth on the first day of February and ascend on the 20th. The festival is
mostly celebrated in Jeju Island and Youngnam district. While Yongdeung is
on earth, it is believed to bring strong wind. Thus, people in the sectors
strongly affected by wind such as fishery and farming perform an ancestral
ritual, Jesa in order to appease the wind god. If it rains or is cloudy on that
day Yongdeung ascend, people think the year will be a fruitful one
3. 3rd Month
 Samjinnal
Famous Movies of South Korea
Movie Name: - The Admiral: Roaring Currents
Samjinnal’s origin is unknown but it is a day of
of spring. Thus Samjinnal,the date with two 3s is
day with full of good and evil spirit. This is t
swallows return, snakes awaken from the winte
begin to fly. It is thought as good luck if one se
Archery, cockfighting, flower viewing, and fo
enjoyed by the people celebrating this day. P
pancakes with flower topping known as H
drinking Dugyeonju.

8. The Admiral: Roaring Currents is a 2014 South
Korean film directed and co-written by Kim Han-
min and starring Choi Min-sik. It became the biggest
film of all time at the South Korean box office, with
more than 17 million admissions and the first local film
to gross more than US$100 million.

9. 2. Ode to My Father
Religion :-
Religion in South Korea is characterized by the fact that almost half
(46.5%) of South Koreans have no religion; among those that follow a
formal religion, there is a dominance of Buddhism, Protestantism, and
Roman Catholicism. According to the census of the year 2005, 22.8%
of the population identifies as Buddhist, 18.3% as Protestant and
10.9% as Roman Catholic, totaling a 29.2% Christian population.
Currency of Korea:-
South Korean Won
Exchange rate with Indian Rupees:-
1 South Korea Won equals
0.06 Indian Rupees
Ode to My Father is a 2014 South Korean drama
film directed by Yoon Je-kyoon. Starring Hwang Jung-
min and Yunjin Kim, it depicts modern Korean history
from the 1950s to the present day through the life of an
ordinary man, as he experiences events such as
the Hungnam Evacuation of 1950 during the Korean
War, the government's decision to dispatch nurses and
miners to Germany in the 1960s, and the Vietnam
War.
It is currently the second highest-grossing film in the
history of Korean cinema, with 14.2 million tickets
sold.

10. Clothing:-

11. Currency Note:-
Food Habits in South Korea:-
Korean cuisine has evolved through centuries of social and
political change. Originating from ancient agricultural and nomadic
traditions in the Korean peninsula and southern Manchuria, Korean
cuisine has evolved through a complex interaction of the natural
environment and different cultural trends.
Korean cuisine is largely based on rice, vegetables,
and meats. Traditional Korean meals are noted for the number of side

12. dishes that accompany steam-cooked short-grain rice. Kimchi is almost
always served at every meal. Commonly used ingredients include sesame
oil, doenjang (fermented bean paste), soy sauce, salt, garlic,
ginger, pepper flakes gochujang(fermented red chili paste) and cabbage.
FamousLeaders ofSouthKorea:-
1.King Sejong the Great (1397-1450 / R. 1418-1450):-
Sejong the Great was the 4th king of Joseon. He was 21 years old
when he ascended to the throne in 1418. He was very respected and
famous for one of his huge achievements. In 1443, King Sejong
created Hunminjeongeum, which is a document that describes an
original and native script of the Korean language. He showed great
Confucianism politics and started our beautiful national culture. He

13. still remains as one of the great kings throughout history. Therefore,
he is still admired and loved by Koreans today.
2. Kim Dae-Jung (1925-2009):- Kim Dae-Jung was the
15th President of the Republic of Korea from 1998 to 2003. He is
well known as the ‘Nelson Mendela in Asia ‘. In December 2000, he
was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize — the first time for a Korean.
He was recognized for his contribution and efforts to restore the
democracy, economic stability in South Korea and to achieve
improvement on the relations with North Korea.
3. Park Geun-hye:-

14. 4. Rhee Syngman:-
Education System of South Korea:-
Education in South Korea is provided by both public schools and private
schools. Both types of schools receive funding from the government,
although the amount that the private schools receive is less than the
amount of the state schools.
Korean "Rhee Syngman"; April 18, 1875 – July 19,
1965) was a Korean statesman, the first president of
the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea,
and the first president of the Republic of
Korea(commonly referred to as South Korea). His three-
term presidency of South Korea (August 1948 to April
1960) was strongly affected by Cold War tensions on the
Korean Peninsula.
Born 2 February 1952) is the eleventh and
current President of South Korea. She is the first woman
to be elected as President in South Korea and is serving
the 18th presidential term. She also is the first female
head of state in the history of Korea and first female
president of an East Asian nation, and is the first South
Korean president to have been born a South Korean
citizen.