kcc newsbyte issue no. 6
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November 2012TRANSCRIPT
NEWSBYTESThe official news information service of the Korean Cultural Center in the Philippines
KCC UPCOMING EVENTSRECENT EVENTS
nO. 06NOVEMBER 2012
KCC UPCOMING EVENTS
RECENT EVENTS
A lot of ‘days’ in korea
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A lot of ‘Days’ in koreaPEPERO DAY
Han-ok Exhibit Launch
The han-ok exhibit: ‘Con-temporary Han-ok’ will open on November 16 at the Ko-rean Cultural Center and will run until February 15, 2013. For more information, visit our website.
Special Class: Hanji and TaekyeonA Hanji pencil case craft and Taekyeon special classes were held last
October 17 to 19 with the members of the National Folk Museum of Korea as instructors. The classes were held at the Korean Cultural Center, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and Veritas Parochial School.
PEPERO DAYNovember 11 in Korea is a “Day”
called Pepero Day. On that day, eve-ryone gives and receives Pepero snacks. The long and thin snacks are seen everywhere in Korea such as in the streets, in schools, in markets, etc. Why those snacks on November 11? It’s because their figure looks like 1 and when we write November 11 with the Arabic number it looks like 1111. So if you meet a Korean friend on November 11th, it will be a good idea to give him or her the stick snacks!
In Korea, every 14th of the month is a “Day”. Let’s learn some major “Days”.
February 14th Valentine’s Day March 14th White Day April 14th Black Day. Done differently in other countries, on Valentine’s Day in Korea, only the girls give chocolate to their boys. However, don’t get disappointed, girls because on White Day, it is the boys who give candies to the girls. For the pitiable singles who didn’t get any chocolate or candies, they will eat jjajang-myun(짜장면). Because the color of jjajangmyun is black, they call the day Black Day.
Except for the 14th day of the month, they also have other Days like Samgyupsal Day. It is held every 3rd of March and we eat Samgyupsal(삼겹살) on that day.. It is derived from the pronunciation of Sam, the first syl-lable of the food’s name, the same as of the Korean number for three which is why the 3rd of March became Samgyupsal Day. The Days are normally commercial but why don’t you remember them for fun?
VENUE: KOREAN WAVE HALL DATE AND TIME: November 27 (TUESDAY) 06:30PM Online registration will be open on November 20
2012 Concert screening: JYJ WORLDWIDE CONCERT IN SEOUL
HANJI Doll Craft ExhibitHanji Doll Craft Exhibit: The KCC Hanji Doll Craft, featuring the works of
teacher Jae Hee SEO and her students at the center’s exhibit area on Oct. 19. It ran until October 27.
*The dates may change depending on schedule conflicts that may arise.