Context : My informant is an adult female who was born in Seoul, South Korea. She received Korean education throughout her life and mainly speaks Korean. She believes in Buddhism and has been attending temple events for a long time. Her family also are Buddhist and follows the Buddhist way when it comes to events […]
Ok… so we have a tradition in the family that—probably in the summer… at least the extended family on my mom’s side—we get together in the summer and we celebrate our birthday. It’s never really anyone’s actual birthday we just celebrate everyone’s birthday on one day because of convenience and it gives us an excuse […]
Agra Hadig Tooth Wheat First Tooth Party Agra Hadig is a party that celebrates a babys first tooth. Mary had one when she got her first tooth as well. She told me that the wheat of hadig denotes a special food that is made with boiled wheat, cinnamon, dried cranberries, and roasted walnuts. Another popular […]