Image of Asia: Keeping tradition on Korean holiday

The Associated Press

In this photo by Ahn Young-joon, people wearing hanbok pass by Gwanghwamun Gate in Seoul, South Korea, at an event to promote wearing the traditional attire during Korea’s Thanksgiving. Saturday is the start of the nation’s biggest traditional holiday, Chuseok, when Koreans have family get-togethers and hold memorial services for late ancestors, play traditional games and eat traditional foods.

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