Chuseok: Wearing Hanbok to School (part 2)

Wait...you're ready to go home, Freya?

What's in the bag? 

Meeting her friend on her way home after the 3-hour activity of celebrating Chuseok.

Oh, she was holding the songpyeon (rice cakes) that she made today. 

Hmmmm...It was indeed such a memorable day for her... 

then..the playground became deserted once again..

all kids were gone. 

But..the memories linger on.

Chuseok: Wearing Hanbok to School

One day before Chuseok, Freya and her friends wore Hanbok.

She just couldn't wait to go to school wearing it.  

Before entering the school, she took a pose for us, first.

Have a great Chuseok, Freya. 

Unlike any other days, today all girls and boys were wearing hanbok. Gee...it's a good thing that Chuseok does not last long or else...they got to keep on changing their hanbok every other day. ^^ 

Take a bow...and off you go to today's class, Freya. 

More and more kids were coming in and then... 

during which..they're flying kites and making songpyeon.

Gosh..I should've taken the pictures while they're having them.

Idul Fitri/Eid-ul Fitr/Aidil Fitri/Lebaran/Eid Mubarak @ Seoul Central Masjid (part 2)

Arriving early even before the prayer started gave us a chance to be 'inside' the Masjid without having to worry of being exposed to the summer heat outside. 

We got there at around 9.30, enough to find a cozy space for us. 

'Selamat Lebaran yang ke-2 di Korea, Mama, Eyra, Freya'

This is our 2nd year of Eid in Korea. 

After the prayer, we met our students from UGM. I am sure this is their 1st Eid in Korea. 

Being among other friends and acquaintances like this...eliminates or at least 'lessens' the homesickness of being away from families back home.

Right? Yes....! 

Then..we met other Indonesian families, too.
Well..we are all students who live and study right her in Seoul, Korea.

Along with our families, we live in Korea and call Korea our home for 2 up to 4 years. (or more for others^^) 

For some...this is one of the happy times we have in Korea.

Eid Mubarak in Seoul. 

Let's see how many families there are. Hmm at least 7 families.(mine, Mas Purba, Mas Khoirul, Mas Wawan, Mas Eky, Mas Iwan, mas Sulis'....) 

Oh, some of our married friends got to celebrate the Eid without their wives or husbands since they don't live together in Korea. It must be ..well..a bit sad..for them....I don't know. It could be, though. 

But..with the Eid occasion in mind...along with other friends like this,

we'd need to think of only one thing: happiness of being blessed with the fact that we are celebrating Eid together.

Once again..

"Happy Eid" Eid Mubarak. 

Mohon Maaf Lahir Batin....May We Live Prosperously and Happily. Amen. 

Eid-ul Fitr /Idul Fitri/Aidil Fitri/Lebaran/Eid Mubarak...........in Seoul Central Masjid (part 1)

Happy Eid Mubarrak, Selamat Hari Raya, Selamat Lebaran.

After 29-day long fasting month, Muslims in Korea celebrated the first day of Syawal Month or better known as Eid Mubarak.

We, Indonesians, call it 'Lebaran' or Idul Fitri. 

We went to Seoul Central Masjid in Itaewon to have our morning prayer and then..meeting with other friends to 'congratulate' on passing the Ramadan Month. 

I think thousands flocked into the Masjid. Not sure how many..but I am sure that Masjid was full..over capacity^^...so many that (as it happened in previous years) people were praying on the parking lot of the Masjid. 

After the prayer, they surely did not want to miss a one-year only chance of meeting with other fellow Muslims from around the world to greet and congratulate one another..

 and..yes...taking pictures. oh, well....

Lebaran 2012

What? yes..yes..yes.I should have put these pictures months ago. Now that I have time, I just want to make sure that these pictures are right here on the blog.

it was during Lebaran or Eid Mubarak last year (2012). 

We were at Indonesian Embassy in Seoul where most of Indonesian citizens flocked to the venue to perform the annual Eid prayer. Well, I did not perform mine--a loooooong story. 

All I could say is that...I came, I saw, I met some students, and then...enjoyed the festivities.Looking at these pictures...oh...how I miss summer^^

( well, it is a chilling winter now.)

Chuseok--Korea's Thanksgiving Day

풍성한 한가위 되세요^^

"Have an affluent Chuseok"

Chuseok, Chuseok, Chuseok..that's the catchy word for these days.

추석 or Chuseok or Thanksgiving Day for Korean comes today on September 29. 

Of course based on the lunar calendar, it is the 15th day of the 8th month. The full moon is right her for us to behold. 

Ok, I am not going to tell about this festivity directly but....what comes along with it...is what prompted me to write this entry.

I was walking by, transferring at, going to several subway stations....and..to my surprise, something caught my attention. Lots of new-to-my-eyes snacks were like popping out of nowhere in just one night..or that..I never paid any attention to i before? Anyhow, these traditional snack, candies, cookies, and sweets were all there to celebrate the Chuseok Holiday.

Since they were so tempting and that..I never tried those kinds of snacks before...I was urged to try it. The price was not pricey. It cost only 1,200 won per 100 grams of any kinds you took. So, I took some that interest me. A kind of random sampling^^

This is what I bought. So colorful, right?

Although I did not know most of their names^^:D....I enjoyed eating them very much.

Some resembled snacks back home in Indonesia. I guess...the rice flour being the main ingredient of this traditional snack was the reason why we had similar stuffs back home.

Happy Chuseok, everyone.^^

Have an affluent chuseok.

(I know that we should have eaten some songpyeon--the representative tteok or rice-cake in Chuseok), but  we have not yet eaten them.^^Instead, we had this first.^^